This is the second in a series of designs created especially for The Knotty Goat Fiber Company in Columbia, Missouri.

This hat begins with an 8 stitch pinhole cast on and uses YO’s worked through the back loop to create crown increases.

This hat starts at the crown of the lining using smaller needle with fingering and mohair yarn held together. Once lining is completed, switch to larger needle and a Vikkel Braid is worked using the main color then the outside of the hat is completed working from the bottom up. It is important to weave in ends as you go with this technique beca...

Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL details:

It is possible to work all of the cables in this design without using a cable needle if you are comfortable with that technique. A video link is provided and is meant to be a general guide to this technique.

Sizes: XS, S, M, L, XL details:

This design can easily be worked using 2 full skeins of solid, speckled, or variegated fingering weight with high contrast, or a solid paired with a long color changing skein or a solid paired with mini skeins.

This pattern has 4 sizes designed to fit toddler, child, teen, and adult but if none of these sizes work for you you can easily adjust by adding or subtracting a multiple of 6, which adds or subtracts approximately 2”/5 cm to the final size.

This rectangular shawl begins by casting on the total number of stitches to create a shawl that is approximately 18” wide. It has 3 different simple texture patterns that along with a slip stitch transition pattern creates a squishy shawl that looks much more complicated than it really is. Over sized needles are used to create an airy fabric bu...

These are the mitts to match the Urchin Hat. Another free pattern so not tested or tech edited. Please contact me with any questions or suggestions for improvement. I usually respond within 24 hours!

This fun hat is made using a simple mock cable (so no cable needle needed!) and variable repeats. Coordinating Mitts are also free on Ravelry

And finally the December Breed is the American Pit Bull. I wrestled with this decision for quite a while. I know that in some places this breed has a questionable reputation but I also know many kind, gentle Pit Bulls who take wonderful care of their loving families.

Where has this year gone?!? For November I selected the Border Collie. The internet says it’s one of the few remaining working dogs that actually works! I have seen my friend’s dog in action and it was quite impressive.

These mitts coordinate with the Rhombus Delight Hat . Just like the hat, this pattern is written with 3 different sizes and 2 different yarn weights. To avoid confusion, each yarn weight patten is written as a stand alone pattern so when you purchase this design both pdf’s will be added to your Ravelry Library and you may select the weight your...

And we have made it to month 10! This monnth it is the friendly Beagle.

This hat begins with a half twisted rib (knit through the back loop, purl as usual) . Once ribbing is completed, stitches are added to accommodate the cable pattern, a 10-stitch/6-Rnd repeat which many might find easy to memorize. Plus, there are now matching fingerless mitts available! Buy both and save an 25%! (previous purchases apply)

September already! Where has the time gone? With the start of school, I’m sure your schedule has changed if you have school age children or you are a teacher. Hopefully you can find time to make yourself or a friend this cute hat before the weather turns cold!

This is more of a recipe than a pattern. I knit hats for my friend, an alpaca farmer, to sell in her shop. This year the popular version seems to be black and white hats with simple fair isle patterns as a band right above the ribbing. I’ve been keeping track of the different hats on a project page which you can find all of the samples Here if ...

Can you believe it’s already August?! With the record breaking heat worldwide, a hat is the perfect knitting project, small, portable and and ready to wear once this heat breaks!

Welcom to the July Breed of the month: Bull Mastiff. This time in order to get the kind of detail we wanted, this hat is worked in sport weight yarn.

Welcome to Month 6! Frehch Bulldog (or Frenchie for short). This is another Grand-dog.

Welcome to Month 5! This time it’s the West Highland White Terrier (or Westie for short). This time I tried for simplicity. This time I did not include a border but you can always add one if you like.

Named after my favorite character from the TV show X Files, this fun alien inspired hat is perfect for anyone, believer or not!

Welcome to Month 4 of my dog breed hats. This month I am featuring Boxers! This is another breed close to my heart. One of my grand-dogs is a Boxer and she’s a sweetheart! She loves to chase squirrels.

Welcome to Month 3 of my dog breed hats. This month I am featuring Corgis! This breed has a special place in my heart as we currently have 5 living with us. They are all rescue dogs. Sadly, our state has very lax breeding laws so many of these dogs are kept for breeding in what could be considered deplorable conditions. We take the mama dogs wh...

Welcome to Women’s History Month 2023! This year I am changing things up and bit and doing a KAL with no Mystery! The theme this year is Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories

This pattern is written to accommodate 3 different yarn weights and is my attempt to duplicate a hat worn by one of the characters on the television show The Librarians.

Welcome back to my Breed of the Month Club!

Welcome to my Breed of the Month Club!

Daise is a DK weight top down, fair isle yoked sweater. It is meant to be worn with 1-3” positive ease but this can easily be adapted to accommodate individual preferences. All measurements given are actual garment measurements so you can easily select the size that gives you the amount of ease you prefer.

Bernadette is a sport weight beanie designed in honor of the new puppy my friend just adopted!

In keeping with my design philosophy, This shawl uses simple stitches in unusual ways to create a one-of-a-kind accessory, easy to knit and fun to wear.

Addison is a sport weight lacy beanie that works well with several different fiber options.

This is my first attempt at an Assigned Pooling design. In my research of this interesting technique I identified a few “problem areas” which I tried to avoid in this design. By working in the round I was able to eliminate dealing with edge stitches and wrong side rows.

Welcome to the 2022 Women’s History Month MKAL! This year’s theme is Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.

Solis is a fun textured cowl that works up quickly using worsted weight yarn on US size 8 (5.0 mm) needles. The textured wave pattern, which is both charted and fully written, is worked over 25 stitches and 24 row.

Solis is a fun textured hat that works up quickly using worsted weight yarn on US size 8 (5.0 mm) needles. The textured wave pattern, which is both charted and fully written, is worked over 25 stitches and 24 row. This hat is equally cute with or without an optional Pom Pom!

Solis is a fun textured mitts or mittens that works up quickly using worsted weight yarn on US size 5 (3.75mm) needles. The textured wave pattern, which is both charted and fully written, is worked over 25 stitches and 24 row.

Hilary is the younger sister to Haylie. She has many of the same attirbutes but also has some sublte changes to make her unique in her own right.

These final 2 accessories complete my Bumble Accessories collections. Using only 3 skeins of Encore Worsted—2 MC and 1CC— I was able to complete these Boot Toppers and an Earwarmer measuring 4”/10 cm x 18”/46 cm to wear with the Cowl completed earlier!

Finished sizes:

The Bumble Mitts or Mittens are a fun, quick knit made using your favorite worsted weight yarn and are sized for every member of your family. The 4 round pattern repeat is easily memorized which will make these Mitts or Mittens fly off of your needles while creating a squishy fabric sure to keep everyone warm on cold winter days. Afterthought t...

The Bumble Hat is a fun, quick knit, slightly slouchy hat made using your favorite worsted weight yarn and is sized for every member of your family. The 4 round pattern repeat is easily memorized which will make this hat fly off of your needles while creating a squishy fabric sure to keep everyone warm on cold winter days. This is the first des...

Emmeline is a reversible asymmetric shawl beginning with a 4 stitch cast on and growing to 114 stitches. A variety of relatively simple stitch patterns keeps the knitting interesting to the very end. The design can be completed using only 2 skeins (500 yds/457 m) of most brands of DK weight yarn.

Haylie is the first of 2 sister shawls. Being the “older” sister she is longer and slightly more complicated. Little sister Hilary is now also available

Dianella begins at the neck edge with a provisional cast on. Back sleeves and bodice are worked flat in one piece from neck to underarm then placed on waste yarn or spare needle while front and sleeves are also worked flat to underarm. Front and back are then joined and body is worked in the round with A-line shaping.

Dashing Calotte is the perfect hat for everyone in your family. The pattern is available in 5 sizes from baby to Adult.

Kaylee is a larger version of Ryanne. It uses the same stitch patterns in the same order, but pattern repeats have been modified to create this larger version.

In celebration of Pi Day, I’ve created a series of accessories loosely based on Pi. Unlike most pi designs, these pieces do not represent the digits of pi using color changes. Instead, they represent those digits by using twists in cables! This means there are not numerous ends to weave in when you are finished. Each column is used to represent...

In celebration of Pi Day, I’ve created a series of accessories loosely based on Pi. Unlike most pi designs, these pieces do not represent the digits of pi using color changes. Instead, they represent those digits by using twists in cables! This means there are not numerous ends to weave in when you are finished.

In celebration of Pi Day, I’ve created a series of accessories loosely based on Pi. Unlike most pi designs, these pieces do not represent the digits of pi using color changes. Instead, they represent those digits by using twists in cables! This means there are not numerous ends to weave in when you are finished.

Deeds Not Words was the battle cry for suffragists and is the theme for this year’s Women’s History Month MKAL. You may be familiar with the sayings “Pretty is as Pretty does.” and “Actions speak louder than words.” These are just a few that represent the journey. This truth was (and in some cases still is) the battle cry for the courageous suf...

Looking for just a little extra layer to be comfortable during chilly days? Ryanne is a lacy cotton shawlette perfect when all you want is a light wrap, uses only 1 skein of fingering weight yarn, and works up quickly.

This slouchy hat is perfect for all of those special people in your life! The wide K3P2 rib creates that perfect “ear warmer” feeling, while the ribbed slouchy pattern has just a few eyelets “Peeking Through” on the purl rows. Samples have not been agressively blocked to feature the ribbed nature of this design. To emphasize the eyelet aspect, ...

Bridging the 6 Feet with Love was inspired by a very dear friend. Social Distancing and limited travel may keep us physically apart, but cannot separate our friendship!

This is the fourth in a series of 4 market bags designed to accommodate the the size of your purchases. This bag is meant for really big trips for essentials.

This is the third in a series of 4 designed to accommodate the the size of your purchases. This bag is meant for longer trips for essentials.

This is the second in a series of 4 designed to accommodate the the size of your purchases. This bag is meant for slightly longer trips for a few more small essentials.

The local grocery store is encouraging the use of reusable bags so I decided to make some market bags. This is the first is a series of 4 designed to accommodate the the size of your purchases/ This bag is meant for quick trips for a few small essentials.

To Love and To Cherish, a design with the Mother of the Bride in mind. Beginning at the center back with a pinhole cast on. A heart motif is worked in the round creating a diamond design for the center back. Once completed, the sides are worked (one at a time) using modular joining techniques creating a flower motif.

Little Bobbles, Big Shawl is an asymmetric triangular shaped shawl using 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn. The design begins with a 5 stitch cast on. Increases are worked at the beginning of each right side row. Decreases at the end of the right side rows help create the asymmetric shape. Faux I-cord edge creates an easy to execute, neat edge ...

Although this design is labeled as a cowl, it could pulled down over your shoulders and worn as a cropped poncho. Additionally, it could be easily adapted to create a true poncho by adding in a few more increase rounds along with more length before the final border is worked.

Shuana (short ruana) is a rectangular wrap available in 2 different sizes. Large size is created by using heavier yarn and working more pattern repeats.

The groundhog didn’t see his shadow. That means Spring is coming! Be ready to greet the season wearing your new perfect Spring Accessory!

How many times have we been told things like “ Girls can’t - - - “ or “ Girls don’t - - - “ ? This year the Women’s History Month MKAL is featuring women who currently are demonstrating that women “CAN” and “DO”!

These are the coordinating mitts for the Pearl Lattice Hat. Instruction include 5 sizes so you can make a pair for everyone on your list!

Just in time for the cold snap! This hat will keep you toasty. It’s an easily memorized 4 row pattern that includes cabling without a cable needle and can be completed in about 2 evenings. Cast on today (Thursday) and you’ll be wearing it by Saturday!

Choose Your Side is a fun, easy vest is a good beginner project or a quick knit for more experienced knitters. This reversible, beginner friendly design can be worn with any ease you please! One vest, three models. Which look do you prefer?

Nonchalant Swancho is an oversized gartment that is a cross between and pullover and a poncho. The body is meant to be loose fitting with a deep V neckline so that it can be comfortably worn over as many layers as you like.

These are the matching Boot Toppers for the Hourglass Fall Mitts and Hourglass Fall Headband. This trio was designed to keep you warm from head to toe! Made from sport weight yarn, it only takes 150 yd/137m to complete both toppers so is a perfect stash buster and would make a wonderful gift for all of your friends!

These are the matching mitts for the Hourglass Fall Headband. and the Hourglass Fall Boot Toppers. They, too, are the perfect accessory for those fall evening when you want a little something covering your hands but not full blown mittens. Made from sport weight yarn, it only takes 140 yd/128m to complete both mitts so is a perfect stash buster...

The matching Mitts and Boot Toppers are ready!

To Bead or Not to Bead is a light, lacy (otional) beaded scarf. It is the perfect accessory for that special occation or for times when you just want to feel special! Beads, is used are placed in the center of each blossom. The design is equally lovey without the beads if you are not a fan of bling.

Linen & Lace is a lightweight summer cardigan. However, it would work equally well as a Fall/Winter layering piece if made with wool/woolblend. The open front design can also be closed using your favorite shawl pin if you prefer.

This design is worked top down seamlessly using a simple slip stitch (Mosaic) pattern and stockinette stitch. Short rows are used to create crew neck shaping and yoke increases are worked using a kfb which is hidden in decortive garter ridges separating the different stitch pattern.. The body has A-line shaping to create a loose flowing feel al...

This design is worked top down seamlessly using a simple slip stitch (Mosaic) pattern and stockinette stitch. Yoke increases are worked using a kfb which is hidden in decortive garter ridges separating the different stitch pattern. The sleeves are worked with no shaping to contribute to the flowing effect of a poncho and end with dramatic decre...

This shawl starts like a tradional asymmetric shawl and could stand alone in this shape if a smaller shawl is desired. Color1 and Color2 alternate in this section. Non-working yarn can easily be carried loosely along the faux i-cord edge as it hides nicely in the curl or cut and woven in at each change. Short rows are used to create desired sha...

This cap was made using one skein of Plymouth Hannah to create this comfortable cotton hat perfect for spring and summer wear or as a wonderfully soft chemo cap for someone special during a stressful time.

This cowl was made using one skein of Plymouth Hannah. Ends were twisted before sewing to create this comfortable cotton blend mobius cowl, perfect for spring and summer wear.

Mostly, I design shawls, but current fashion trends appear to be moving toward ponchos so I have decided to “stick my toe into the water” and create a poncho that is based on a classic triangular shawl. Two identical shawls are worked separately then joined along the long edge to create this poncho.

This design combines many of my favorite things: Easy colorwork in the form of stripes, Working on the diagonal, Rectangles, Fibonacci numbers, Surprising design elements. This wrap is a basic rectangle worked on the diagonal using 2 skins of coordinating or contrasting fingering weight yarn. Each skein needs to be AT LEAST 480 YDS (439 M). Mod...

How often have you seen those dreaded words: “being careful not to twist stitches before joining” as you begin an infinity scarf or cowl?

Even beach lovers need to stay warm on snowy Missouri mornings! This had does the trick!

For those who don’t know about Dusters they were originally utilitarian in nature. Their main function was to keep the dust off of your clothing while travelling. Thus the name, Duster. My Grandma wore one around the house when she was cleaning for the same reason. Dusters have come a long way! Because we no longer ride horses or drive around i...

Layered crescent panels give this shawl a sweeping, unusual shape.

This shawl-like scarf features spiraling, frilled edges.

Fall is coming, I’m told. When it gets here we will all want a nice cozy wrap for those cool evening strolls. This design fits the bill. It uses 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn so isn’t too heavy but it’s big enough to generously wrap around almost every body shape to create that nice cozy feeling. The unique conbination of crescent and yoke ...

Dinah is a boat neck, dolman pullover with a diagonal lace design. It comes in 4 sizes.

Johanna is a two color shawl with all of my favorite techniques: a mosaic style slip stitch pattern, texture, eyelet, and stripes combined in a way to make it look much more complicated than it actually is!

This crescent shape shawl begins with a stockinette stitch tab cast on (like garter tab but using stockinette stitch in place of garter stitch). The design alternates lace sections with texture sections separated by garter stitch. It ends with a lace scallop border. It is appropriate for an adverturous beginning knitter.

This is the second in a series of design inspired by my musical grandson. I call this one Variation on a Theme. The theme is the crescent shape created for Crescendo. This design uses the same stitch pattern but by varying the cast on and bind off, the result is a ruffled scarf. This, too starts it starts as a gentle garter curve that rythmical...

Crescendo is one in a series of designs that came into being during a recent visit with my 2 year old grandson. I don’t get to see him often so it was a real joy to spend nearly a month helping to care for him while his father traveled for work.

Roselyn is my first attempt at a totally reversible accessory. The final shape is what I call a modified boomarang because increases only occur on some but not all of the right side rows. On patterns where stitch count does increase, complete instructions are written to avoid confusion on how to work new stitched into the pattern. (one of my pe...

Sometimes a yarn just calls to me begging to be used. That was the case with with beautiful Natural Organic Ewe from Done Roving Yarns. So despite the tempeatures in the 90’s and heat indices topping 100 I answered the call.

Cali is my version of a classic cable and lace shawl. It starts with an alternating cable lace pattern that looks like butterflies and morphs into a traditional cable with growing lace. This creates a natural scalloped edge. Rolled stockinette stitch is used to mimic icord at the cast on and along the inner curve. Reverse rolled stockinette is ...

Katakena is an intermediate ability shawl using 2 constrasting yarns. This shawl is based on the basic heart shaped shawl (2 increases on each edge and 2 increases down the center) but has added garter short row wedeges to influence the overall shape making it wider and shorter than than the usual heart shaped shawl. Swt is used with garter sti...

This neck warmer /cowl is worked flat and is has button closures to create the cowl.

This neck warmer /cowl is worked flat and is has button closures to create the cowl.

Estoile is my first attempt at a slouchy hat. The hat starts with a simple k2p2 rib. Once the ribbing is complete, stitches are increased for the crown which is worked in Wavy Lace pattern consisting of a 10 stitch/18 row repeat. Crown shaping is accomplished by omitting the YO’s on the first 9 rows of the established pattern and a final row of...

These socks are knit cuff down using mostly a rib stitch so that they stay up and stretch to accommodate varying size calfs. I used dpn’s but any technique will work well with this design.

Boomarangle is my take on the popular boomarang shawl. The simple garter stitch boomarang is interrupted by bands of triangles created using texture and eyelets. Stitch count for these bands do not change, instead the “straight” sections create an interesting curve along the normally smooth edges. The sample was made using 2 skeins of YARN IN T...

Looking for a change in pace? Do you have hibernatingust shawls because the rows have become so long that you can’t face finishing them? Is the excitement from the initial cast on gone? This just might be the project you are looking for. This shawl is worked from the bottom up. You start by casting on a larger number of stitches and working the...

This cowl is made using 6 different spiral stitch patterns. Each pattern is worked though the marker meaning when you encounter the marker, just slip it and continue where you left off until the required number of rounds have been worked. It is worked in one piece from the neck down using a combination of stockinette stitch and eyelet stitch. A...

Lily is one of my dogs. When the weather cooperates we walk around the path at the local park. I have long admired the structure of an older house we pass by on our walk. Not long ago it struck me that the lattice design would be perfect for a shawl design so I started experimenting until I was able to (sort of) reproduce it.

My friend Betsy does not like to be cold. But then who among us does?

This pattern will soon be available in a kit from Yarn In The Box

Suna Asobi is Japanese for “play in the sand” (if the Google translation site I used is correct). I chose that name because I think it really fits the feeling of this shawl. This design consists of 2 different stitch patterns. The body is worked in a modified k3, p3 pattern creating an easy but interesting sand-like texture and the last 15 sts ...

According to google, originally a Tippet was a scarf-like piece of clothing worn over the shoulders with ends hanging down in front. In later fashion it came to mean any scarf-like covering or capelet. Since this shawl can be worn either way this seemed like the perfect name for this design.

Remember the feeling you experienced when you (or your children or grandchildren) received that first box of 8 Giant Crayons? Excitement? Anticipation? Expectation? Joy? Consternation? Anxiety? Those are all of the feeling I felt when I received my first skein of Crayon Colors Yarn from Done Roving! With all of those feeling in play, I decided ...

It also comes in a kit from Done Roving Yarn. Check your LYS for availability!

I enjoy using simple stitches in unusual ways to create interesting designs. My grandsons have never shown any interest in learning how to knit but all of them enjoy being involved in the design process. As I was working on this design my oldest grandson was quizing me about the process. He was particularly interested in how I decide on names f...

This shawl was actually the inspiration for the Juste Millieu Cowl.

This design was created using Done Roving DK Gradient Builds. You could probably use different yarn but why would you want to? The experts at Done Roving provide the exact yardage and the perfect color combinations. No need to struggle with yarn color choices, they do the hard work for you!

I found this phrase on a google search. It means “happy medium” and that is the perfect description for this cowl. Mostly garter stitch with a lace edge that consists of a simple 6 row repeat, it combines the best of both worlds. Garter stitch with just enough edging to keep the knitting interesting but not overwhelming.

This is my second experiment with the Feather and Fan stitch. The first was Sangfroid. I loved the look of the flaring stitch pattern so I decided to try it on both ends of a scarf. The stitch count on each half does not match exactly by that was necessary to insure that the pattern would continue without interruption in opposite directions.

What happens when you combine cherry colored yarn with a Chevron Flame stitch? You make Cherries Jubilee!

This is a square-ish shawl designed to stay put on your shoulders. Three of the 4 sides are the same length while the fourth side creates the V-shape shawl opening. It consists of 3 identical sections which create this interesting shape. The neck edge is curved but the other three sides are straight before triangle edging is added.

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The name of this shawl means “nothing in excess” which I feel is the perfect description.

Several of my knitting friends really like the feather and fan stitch pattern. One day when we were discussing the versatility of this particular pattern someone pointed out that the only shape she had never seen was asymmetric. I love a challenge!

This is an asymmetric shawl starting with just 3 stitches and increasing one stitch at the end of each right side row. Worked mostly in garter stitch, there is a single column of Stockinette stitch every ten stitches to create the “line”. Using markers, while entirely optional, is encouraged as it helps reduce the need for constantly counting s...

This is the third in a series of six shawls featuring Done Roving Yarn. This is the wonderful Panda Light, a merino, bamboo rayon blend with fantastic drape and gorgeous sheen. It comes in an array of spectacular handpainted colors and is a true joy to work with.

This is the second in a series of six shawls I am designing using Done Roving Yarn.

When my children were small, we spent every summer vacation visiting Grandma and Grandpa in Florida. They live on an island within walking distance of the beach. My daughter especially enjoyed going to the beach every day looking for shells. When she was little, any shell would do, but as she grew (and with Grandma’s excellent tutelage) she dev...

I decided at the end of 2016 it was time to do something about my out-of-control stash. My original plan was to make a simple striped boomarang shawl using some yarn that I had be hoarding for years! With family around, I thought garter stitch with simple increases and stripe pattern would be easy to do while visiting so I cast on and got to wo...

Errata:

Cozenage: noun: The art or practice of cozening (deceiving).

This design really is all about the yarn! I love the way the hand dyed yarn creates areas of “dots”, “stripes” and “blobs: using a super simple boomerang worked to showcase the beauty of the yarn. I’t s a simple 2 row pattern using a kok to create a chain stitch along the long edge to mirror the chain edge created by a k2tog at the end of each ...

This cowl combines the best of three countries. The main stitch is the German Herringbone Rib. It is separated by a simple 2 stitch Turkish Faggot Lace and the finishing touch is an Italian bind off . The basic pattern consists of a simple 19 stitch/6 row repeat. This makes the pattern easy to personalize by changing the length and/or width wit...

This shawl begins with the Casey Picot Point design from Knitting on the Edge p 85. I made one small modification to the original pattern changing the decrease to a decorative double decrease.

Shortly after finishing Just A LIttle Neck Warmer(free in my pattern store) I was showing it to several of my knitter friends looking for constructive criticism. They supplied me with the perfect list of suggestions:

After completing my second shawl using a new colorway from Done Roving Yarn, I find that I love it even more! I’m changing the pattern name to reflect the shape of the shawl and the changing colors from the gradient dying technique. I’ve also added another chart (for the edging) to the pattern, corrected a few errors (sorry about that) and upda...

I wantd a pattern for a sleep sack for my newest grandson. After looking at several options and finding nothing that satsified the criteral outlined by his mother, I decided to write my own.

If you are using the written instructions you might need some clarification when you start repeating rows 7-12.

This little neck warmer is the perfect spring accessory to really show off that one skein of special yarn. Knit from DK weight yarn, it is warm enough to ward off the spring chill while strolling outside or block that annoying air conditioning draft when sitting at the office computer.

This design combines my favorite plaited cable with a simple diagonal lace. The pattern is written for 2 different sizes but includes suggestions for customizing it to suit your personal preferences. The alpaca yarn creates a warm accessory without a lot of bulk. The short version uses 250 yards and the long version (shown wrapped twice around ...

This pattern was revised in 2020 to include a chart of stitch counts for each increase row.

This design was part of a special request from my daughter-in-law. She wanted a scarf (1) long enough to wrap around her neck twice and still hang to her waist (2) with more than one cable design and (3) fringe.. She’s almost 6’ tall so that meant a long scarf!

This hat was designed for my daughter-in-law as a special request. She wanted a warm hat with a simple cable design to wear during the cold Philadelphia winters.The cable band is worked flat to desired head circumference then seamed. Instructions create a 22” circumference but instructions are given to customize this number. Stitches are then p...

This Fair Isle Hat begins with an I-cord cast on and Mosaic button band and then changes to traditional fair isle. It uses a 3 row wave background in shades of gray. Following tradition, I did not repeat a pattern but made a small change in a previously used pattern by reversing the direction of the 4 row peerie. The designs are based on tradit...

Band of hat is worked flat using short rows to create triangles and seamed in the back. Stitches are then picked up around the top and worked in the round. To create a more slouchy hat simply work more rounds between increase rounds.

This cowl uses unique construction to create a lined, super warm, easy care cowl. A provisional cast on starts the lining trim in an easy 4 row stripe pattern. When the desired length is reached, live stitches are grafted to the provisional cast on stitches. Stitches are then picked up along the top edge and the houndstooth pattern is worked us...

This family of hats uses unique construction to create a lined, super warm, easy care hat sized to fit every member of the family. A provisional cast on starts the facing/bottom trim in an easy 4 row stripe pattern. When the desired head circumference is reached, live stitches are grafted to the provisional cast on stitches. Stitches are then p...

This cardigan is worked in one piece from the bottom up to the armhole. Fronts and back are then worked separately. Shoulders are joined using a 3-needle bind off. Sleeve stitches are picked up around armhole and worked from the top down using short row shaping. Stitches are picked up along front and neck and worked in one piece for front and n...

This cowl is my variation of Entrelac Made Easy. It uses a picot cast on and rolled edge bind off. A daisy lace design is placed in every 3rd rectangle. I used EXACTLY one skein of cascade 220 to make this cowl. Top triangles are not bound off. Instead, short row shaping (without wrap-I liked the looks of slight “holes” between stitches) is use...

This ruffled mobius scarf uses one skein of Malabrigo Arroyo and has a circumference of approximately 26 inches. After a mobius cast on, the main body of the cowl is worked with a combination of garter stitch, stockinette stitch and reverse stockinette stitch. Ruffles are created over the final 7 rows using a knit, yo, knit increase. The entire...

errata : size small front should cast on 63 stitches,

This pattern contains ONLY the charts I used to create Intarsia sleeves for the pattern designed by Margaret Zellner: Lightning McQueen. I followed her directions for all sizing and shaping, but used these designs instead of the crochet cord she suggested. It took slightly more yellow and black yarn.

This pattern uses both side-to-side and bottom-up constructions. The main body is worked side-to-side with a leaf edging worked as you go. Then stitches are picked up and a simple lace mesh pattern forms the yoke. Sleeve stitches are pick-up around armholes and worked top down using short row shaping to create a set in sleeve with no seams. The...

This is the modified version of my Entrelac Made Easy Cowl using worsted weight yarn and two colors.

This is a lace version of my previous chunky cowl. I chose to alternate solid and lace units, but think all lace would also look nice. The simple eyelet design is easily memorized so does not complicate the entrelac construction. I hope you enjoy this pattern and find interesting ways to modify it on your own. Please post Projects for me to adm...

This fun, over-sized top is meant to be worn over a close fitting tank or tee to add a splash of color. The easy mesh pattern stitch creates a super stretchy fabric that is fun to work with and even more fun to wear! Front and back are identical except for a button extension which can be worn either way. I-cord loops make for easy finishing and...

This over sized Entrelac Cowl is the perfect beginner project using only 1 skein. It knits up super quick on large needles with chunky yarn. Knit in the round with no yarn changes makes for simple finishing--only 2 ends to weave in when you’re done! There are only 3 rows: the base triangles, right leaning rectangles, and top bind off triangles....

Using only 1 skein, this easy cowl is the perfect introduction to Entrelac. Knit in the round, no side triangles are used. This pattern also does not use color changes so there are only 2 ends to work in when you are finished. Step by step instructions guide you through the cast on, knitting base triangles, constructing right and left leaning r...

This pattern was sold as a kit with 3 skeins of Cabin Fever Cotton Tweed DK yarn.