The winding cables of these fingerless mitts echo a columella, the central coil of a spiral snail shell. They’re knit from the knuckles down with lots and lots (and lots!) of cables, for a huge dose of texture and a comfortable, stretchy fit. The cabling is reversed between the left and right mitts for a neat, mirrored look.

This squishy, stretchy, two-color brioche stitch beanie has swirling decreases at the top that are identical inside and out, making it completely reversible. Better yet, you can make it with any yarn from sock-weight to bulky, and its deep texture looks great with handspun yarn.

The stripes in this easy asymmetrical triangle shawl echo the sharp, stacked angles of the Flatirons, a neat arrangement of five linked peaks just outside Boulder, Colorado.

Oakland’s Lake Merritt is half urban, half wild: It’s the United States’ first wildlife refuge, right in the center of a busy city. Its birds swim through reflections of office buildings and gnarled oaks. Ringing the lake is a string of iconic fairy lights that throw long, white stripes across the dark surface of the lake at night and mix with ...

Knit from the top down to the brim in anything from sock- to aran-weight yarn, Temescal is a hat as multifaceted as the Oakland neighborhood it’s named after. It’s wispy and delicate in soft colors or lightweight yarn; low-key but deep in solids or semisolids; or satisfyingly bold and chunky (and warm!) at heavier gauges.

PDF chart for a two-color pirate-like “dead kitty” pattern.