The Squirreltail shawl features modular sections worked Log-Cabin-style in varying stitch patterns, outlined with a striking embellishment technique that loops tall stitches together for a beautifully textural result. The braided-look embellishment rows, together with a rich edging of treble fans, evoke the wild grass for which the pattern is n...

A tribute to my love of bicycling, Vuelta is a top-down triangular shawl with a scooped neck edge. Named for La Vuelta a España, the final Grand Tour of the professional cycling year, the Vuelta shawl is open and airy, with lacy stitch elements inspired by sprockets and spokes and wildflowers growing along the road.

Named for Anteos maerula, the Yellow Angled-Sulfur, Maerula is a shallow, asymmetrical triangle shawl with rounded corners and a scooped top edge. Maerula is crocheted side-to-side in a lacy stitch pattern inspired by butterfly wings; the striking edging is worked in one with the rows.

Olive Twist II is a lacy, top-down triangular shawl featuring twisted loops for a filigreed effect. It works up quickly in any yarn weight from fingering to worsted, and the size is easily customized by working more or fewer repeat rows.

Like the rock for which it’s named, the Rhyolite Hat features a fascinating combination of textures, from the smooth, linked-stitch crown to the cushiony, crystalline-looking star stitch band accented with drop stitches. Wear it inside out for a totally different look!

Ashborn is a shallow, elongated crescent shawl, worked side-to-side with a softly zigzagged lower edge. The simple stitch pattern and intriguing short-row edging - reminiscent of fire-crackled wood and charry log-ends - make for a happy mix of mindless crochet with regular pops of interest. Wear it bandanna-style, or swirl it around your should...

Inspired by the song of wind rippling through pine boughs, Music in the Pines is an asymmetrical triangle shawl with a softly curving neckline. Shawl is worked corner-out in a lacy combination of chain loops, v-stitches, and treble crochet clusters. A scalloped edging is worked in one with the rows, and an openwork section across the short end ...

Lilac Winds is a lush and lacy trapezoidal shawl with a softly scooped neck. Worked from the top down, it features stitch patterns inspired by lilac petals, wind, and pine boughs. An easy foundation loop row lets you customize your shawl’s relative width and depth.

Crystallon is a scooped-neck triangular shawl worked from the top down, with lacy stitch patterns inspired by ways that water can crystallize. Optional drop beads on the final row are a subtle tribute to the pattern’s name, which means “frozen drop” in Greek. (Beads may be replaced with picots if desired; pattern includes instructions for both.)

Are they i’s or exclamation points? You be the judge. (I chose the one that made for a snappier pattern name.)

Torch Lily is a crescent-shaped shawl that combines chain loops and v-stitches into a lacy, openwork fabric. The striking beaded edging was inspired by the flower for which the pattern is named.

This flower-inspired top-down shawl combines single crochet v-stitch with chain loops and half-treble fans for a dainty, allover lace pattern. Milflores can be worked with any weight yarn, and is easily customized for size. For best appearance, choose a solid, tonal, or gradient yarn.

These snug-fitting, bottom-up mitts, designed to coordinate with the Syncline Hat , get their stretchy good looks from a unique ribbed fabric formed by single crochets worked in the front and back loops. Edge options include a picot edge, narrow band, or wide band.

Inspired by thoughts of twining vines in a twilit garden, this poncho uses trebles and chain stitch to form an open, undulating pattern. Treble block stitch adds interest at the short edges. Use moderate tension to get the most out of your yarn, and wet-block to open up the lacy pattern.

This curly-tipped, shallow crescent shawl works up quickly in lacy single crochet v-stitch, with eyelets to add a delicate touch, and picot trim inspired by the petals of Sweet Rocket, a wildflower that blooms every June.

This quick and lacy top-down shawl features a single crochet v-stitch body accented with rows of chain loops and cluster stitches. A uniquely-constructed border evokes the shape of jewelweed blossoms.

There’s a new kind of ribbing in town. Columns of single crochet worked in the front and back loops make for a stretchy hat with clean lines and great texture. Optional stripes add a sporty touch and look great in team colors. Stripeless versions are reversible.