Thien-Kieu Lam

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Note: The individual pattern PDF for design is published in a different format from the original publication. Pattern includes both charted and written instructions.
Knitting: Cowl
Accessibility: This pattern includes an additional digital pdf in an easy-to-read format. The easy-to-read format is written in 22 point sans serif font (Arial) in all black text, in a single column. It has no italics. All of the directions are fully written out, and fewer abbreviations are used. No charts are used for this version.
Knitting: Scarf
Note: Purchase of the individual pattern includes four digital files: (1) pattern in English with charted instructions only; (2) pattern in Japanese with charted instructions only; (3) written instructions in English for the charts; (4) an easy-to-read format in English with written instructions only.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Note: The individual pattern PDF for Yumi is published in a different format from the original publication. Pattern includes both charted and written instructions.
Knitting: Cowl
Note: The individual pattern PDF for Nestlian is published in a different format from the original publication. It includes both charted and written instructions.
Knitting: Scarf
Note: The individual pattern PDFs for for Sojourn is published in a different format from the original publication. Pattern includes both charted and written instructions.
Knitting: Scarf
Note: The individual pattern PDF for Asawa is published in a different format from the original publication. Errata for the book editions can be found at the above link.
Knitting: Cowl
The Tadaima cowl is worked in the round with twisted rib hems and an arrow motif created with twisted stitches. Home can be many places, and the bidirectional arrows reflect the way we travel back and forth among the places we love and call home.
Knitting: Scarf
Watersheds inspired this gorgeous reversible shawl - its cables diverge and converge, like water flowing through a watershed, against a garter stitch background that represents the land. The gentle transition from one cable pattern into the next forms bookmarks the ends of the scarf for one of the most meditative knits we’ve ever published.
Knitting: Cowl
The lush texture of ribbing and cables creates a visual ode to the roots and rivulets that branch, entwine, and move through the earth, symbolizing the water and flora that nourishes life throughout the planet.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Inspired by young buds, the main motif of Calyx is reminiscent of sepals just beginning to separate, revealing a glimpse of the petals inside. The hat is worked in the round from the bottom up, starting with a twisted rib brim.
Knitting: Cowl
The cowl is worked in the round from the bottom up, starting with a twisted rib hem. The twisted ribbing flows into parallel lines of twisted stitches that frame diamonds of stockinette, and the cowl is finished with a twisted rib hem at the top.
Knitting: Cowl
The cowl is worked in the round, from the bottom up. A scalloped edge and leaf motif form the bottom hem, and decreases are used to create the tapered shape, for a closer fit at the top. The pattern includes both charted and written instructions.
Knitting: Scarf
Parallax is worked flat from end to end. The combination of twisted rib, cables, and borders of twisted stitches results in a richly textured scarf.