The Craft Beer Collection Ebook is now available for $22.95. All 6 patterns in the Craft Beer Collection are included in this Ebook, 3 sweater, 2 shawls, and a cowl! Patterns are also available individually.

The Quarantine Shawls is a collection of 3 shawls from the Spring & Summer of 2020. The collection includes Thriving, an asymetrical shawl with lace and garter, Freedom, a lace crescent shaped shawl, and Brave & Kind, which is a combination of brioche and lace.

The pattern is available now at a 15% discount at www.wiseowlknits.com in February 24. The Wildflower KAL begins on March 1, 2024. Check out the Wildflower yarn kits from Mystery Mouse Yarn Co. and the Wildflower Project Bags from Delightful Works.

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The pattern is available now at a 15% discount at www.wiseowlknits.com in February 24. The Wildflower KAL begins on March 1, 2024. Check out the Wildflower yarn kits from Mystery Mouse Yarn Co. and the Wildflower Project Bags from Delightful Works.

The Solomon Poncho will be one of your favorites! If you love cables, this pattern will give you a stunning poncho that will also get you lots of compliments.

The USA Christmas Stocking is worked in the round from the top down. The stocking features a stars & stipes colorwork motif and can be personalized by adding an optional name band.

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Scrunch is a textured slouchy hat knit with chunky or worsted weight yarn.  The scrunch technique is achieved by knitting live stitches together with stitches from a previous row. 

A 2-color Brioche hat for all sizes, Baby - Large Adult, and for sport-worsted weight yarns.

The Solomon’s Trellis Hat was inspired by the Celtic Solomon Knot and is derived from the X Knot cable pattern found in Norah Gaughan’s Sourcebook. I have had so much fun with this particular motif and variations of this motif. You can expect a variety of patterns derived from the X Knot. Thank you Norah, your creativity is amazing!

The pattern is both written out and charted.

The pattern is free for members of Wise Owl Knits

This pattern is available at no charge at www.wiseowlknits.com

A warm & rugged Aran Sweater for men (or women!)

The Zwan Wrap is simple, yet classic. Two zigzag stitch patterns alternate from one end of the wrap to the other on this long, rectangular shaped wrap. I used an DK weight Alpaca yarn that came from the farm of a friend. I had been saving the yarn for just the right pattern, and I am so happy that I chose to use it for this project. It is a gre...

This top-down, circular yoke pullover is designed to be a wardrobe basic. It begins with a provisional CO to be finished later with an I-cord BO. 

The Dusty Cardigan, Fingering-Weight Version is the popular Dusty Cardigan knit with fingering-weight yarn. The front opening is off center and is framed with a pretty and simple lace pattern. All of the trim is applied i-cord, which gives the sweater a simple elegance. The cardigan is A-line and tunic length. The sleeves are set in and are fit...

This hat is called the Pretzel Hat because that is what the cable pattern resembles! It is knit as a band that goes around the head. It is seamed, then stitches are picked up around the top edge for the crown.

If you love knitting cables, you will really enjoy the Celtic Swoncho! The swoncho is knit in raglan fashion, with increases adjacent to each raglan cable until the sleeve separation. The front and back are worked in an allover cable pattern that gets larger for the length of the swoncho. The sides are worked in Moss Stitch, which gets larger t...

This pattern was originally available through Classic Elite Yarns, which is no longer in business. You can now get the pattern for no charge by becoming a member of Wise Owl Knits.

Hat Squared is a 2 layer hat that is knit in a long tube that is folded so that one end nests inside the other end. This hat is totally reversible. It can be knit in any weight and in any size, which makes it a great stashbuster.

The Shamrock Cardigan is worked from the top down in one piece with raglan sleeves. At cast on, markers are placed before and after each of the 4 2-st raglan sections. On RS rows, you will increase one stitch before the first marker with a yo, then you slip the marker, k2 for the raglan section, slip the second marker, then yo again after the s...

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The Tartan Plaid Christmas Stocking is worked in the round from the top down. The stocking features a 3-color plaid motif and an I-cord trim at the top. The stocking can be personalized by adding an optional name band.

The Geometric Colorwork Christmas Stocking is worked in the round from the top down. The stocking features a geometric motif and can be personalized by adding an optional name band.

The Colorwork Sampler Christmas Stocking is worked in the round from the top down. The stocking features 5 colorwork motifs and can be personalized with a name to become a family heirloom.

The Cable Christmas Stocking is worked in the round from the top down. The stocking features 3 cables on both the front and the back of the stocking. The heel is worked with German Short Rows, and the toe is worked with a double decrease and is finished with the Kitchener Stitch.

The Buffalo Plaid Christmas Stocking is worked in the round from the top down. The stocking features a colorwork buffalo plaid motif and can be personalized by adding an optional name band.

The stitch patterns are both charted and fully written out.

Intermittent Frivolity is a crescent shaped shawl that was inspired by the colors of the Intermittent Frivolity colorway by Ewe & Dye Yarns. The colorway combines sections of black speckles alternating with bright pink, blue, and green speckles. It reminds us that we need to

Please note - As long as you get gauge, you could also use a DK or worsted weight yarn for this pattern.

The Slouchy Braid Hat was originally published in 2011 under the mantel of Cheryl Beckerich Knits. This version of the pattern, under Wise Owl Knits, is essentially the same pattern with just a few little tweaks. I have added a chart, so the pattern includes both written instructions for the cables as well as a chart.

Do you have some beautiful hand-dyed yarns that you are yearning to use? The Plaid & Polka Dots Cowl uses 4 colors. The main color will serve as the background to show off the 3 contrasting colors. The Plaid & Polka Dot Cowl is the perfect pattern for your treasured hand- dyed yarns!

The Bulls & Braids Boxy is a boxy style cable pullover. The sweater has lots of positive ease in the body. The sleeves are more fitted, which gives a boxy style sweater a more finished look, and it holds the sweater in place. I also have a Bulls & Braids Hat you may want to try first to practice the cable patterns before diving into the...

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The Woven Braid Ski Hat begins with a provisional CO, then is worked as a flat band. The band is grafted together, then stitches are picked up around the top of the hat to work the crown in the round.

The Brave & Kind shawl is a crescent-shaped shawl using brioche in combination with a simple lace pattern. Brave & Kind is inspired by all of the people in the knitting community who have been bullied in this past year for no discernable reason and have had the bravery to not apologize for doing nothing wrong. These brave business peopl...

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Bulls & Braids combines a horseshoe cable and braids for cable fun. The horseshoe cables are placed tight together, which makes them resemble bull horns. The crown of the hat is one of the best features as the cables join together beautifully to close the top of the hat.

Thriving is a trapezoidal shawl with garter stitch, German short rows, and colorful lace panels. I used a neutral for my main color which is worked in garter. The German short rows are in the garter stitch section, and the short rows shape the shawl. Thriving is wider on one end than on the other, and also angled on each end. The lace panels ar...

This boxy pullover has a cable pattern on each shoulder, a turtle neck, and that boxy shape that we all love! Do you like unique construction? The pullover begins with the ribbed turtle neck worked first. The back & front stitches are bound off, but the shoulders are worked first. Stitches are picked up along each shoulder and along the fro...

This rectangular shawl starts with a long double-sided cast on, and is worked in the round from the center out. Width and length are added by increasing in each corner every other round, like a raglan sleeve

Lat Cab has an interesting construction. The ribbing is worked in the round. The body of the hat begins with a provisional CO, is worked flat and joined to the ribbing every RS row. Once the body is complete, all of the ribbing sts have been joined to the body, and the CO edge and the last row are joined with a 3 needle BO.

A cable and brioche hat that can be worked in sport, DK, worsted, or aran weight yarn. This hat is worked from the bottom up in the round and is sized from infant through large adult. This hat is not only a good stash buster because it is written for different yarn weights and gauges, for all sizes, but it is a great beginning brioche pattern, ...

Tri Bri is a hat knit in the round with one color yarn using the Brioche Stitch. The hat can be knit slouchy or can be worked to a longer length so that it can be folded up and worn like a beanie or watch cap.

The Scottish Ale II sweater is based on a previous design of mine, Scottish Ale. Scottish Ale is a man’s sweater that was originally made for a friend, who had been asking for years for me to make a dense cable sweater that he could wear outside instead of wearing a coat. I eventually designed and made the Scottish Ale sweater for him. It has b...

Strawbarb is part of the Craft Beer Collection, which is now available as an Ebook and as individual patterns.

The Craft Beer Collection Ebook contains all 6 patterns in the collection and is now available for sale. New patterns will be added to the ebook as they are released.

Try a Flight is an introduction to the Craft Beer Collection. At the craft breweries, you can often order a flight, which is a small glass of several different beers, so that you can try the different varieties of beer that the brewery offers. Try a Flight is a way to sample the Craft Beer Collection.Try a Flight is a fingering weight cowl that...

The Craft Beer Collection KAL begins December 26, 2018. Please come over to the Cheryl Beckerich Knits Ravelry Group and click on the Craft Beer Collection KAL thread. I would love to have you knitting along!

The Craft Beer Collection KAL begins December 26, 2018. Please come over to the Cheryl Beckerich Knits Ravelry Group and click on the Craft Beer Collection KAL thread. I would love to have you knitting along!

Designer Notes

The Celtic Runner Headband is knit in the round then sewn together with the ribbing overlapping and button accents. This double layered cabled headband just the ticket anyone who wants to stay warm. Whether you are a runner, a hiker, or you just appreciate a nice warm headband, this pattern is for you!

The Pint Size Ale is a hat based on the main cable pattern in the Scottish Ale Sweater. Knit from the bottom up on circular needles with worsted weight yarn, this attractive hat has extra warmth thanks to the cables. The pattern is totally written out and is also charted, so whether you like to follow written instructions or if you love charts,...

The Brown County Brioche Cowl is intended as a project to introduce knitters to brioche knitting. Though brioche looks similar to ribbing from a distance, it actuallycreates a much loftier fabric. Brioche uses an alternating pattern of slipped stitch witha companion yarn over and knit stitches.

Video Tutorial for attaching ponytail band

The band is knit flat, then stitches are picked up around the top edge for the body of the hat and then the crown.

Anchor Bay is a new yarn that will be available soon. It is 50% Cotton and 50% Superwash Merino.

Proceeds from the Wrapped in Love Stole in September 2017 will be donated to Hurricane Harvey Relief

The Waved Wrap is scrunchy and reversible. It features a gathering or scrunch stitch that is more concentrated on each end of the shawl. The gathering stitch gives this shawl a scrunchy, textured look. The shawl gradually gets wider, and the gathering stitch less concentrated as you move towards the center. The scrunch stitch is worked by picki...

This pattern was designed and written in loving memory of David Hobson and Layne Tacy. Both were students at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis and both left this world too soon. Though I did not know either of them well, I could not help but be touched by them and their struggles, and the way their classmates and friends from their school &...

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The Anytime Cowl is quick to knit, fun to wear and SO versatile! It can be worn long, or wrapped around the neck twice. It can be casual or dressy. This attractive cowl will be a “go to” piece in your wardrobe!

This attractive shawl pattern really shows off the color changes of this self striping yarn.

The Ruched Ruffled Scarf is and elegant scarf knit with worsted weight alpaca. It features a ruffle that utilized short rows, and a pattern stitch that is totally reversible for the main body of the scarf. The scarf is gathered or ruched by picking up stitches further down on the scarf and knitting those stitches together with the live stitches...