3 Little Mittens is a collection of three stranded mitten patterns including Reykjavik with its Icelandic flower and snowflake motifs, Delft, which brings to mind the lovely blue tiles and windmills of my Dutch heritage, and Aberdeen, inspired by the haunting beauty and ubiquitous thistles of Scotland.

I’m a new grandmother! And little Serafina is already demonstrating that one is never to young to speak out.

When our house was built, in the 1840’s, these northern Illinois woods were still inhabited by peaceable native families - hunters and gatherers mainly, and if one (me!) is particularly lucky, their arrowheads may yet (just this past summer!) be found along the banks of our beautiful Kinnikinnick creek.

The Stone Hollow collection includes patterns for mittens, scarf and hat. All three make use of brioche techniques … thick, cushy and warm!

Leafy lace makes a heavenly border for a garter stitch scarf

Hat and cowl set in a captivating wandering rib pattern that looks like cables, but is created using simple increases and decreases that form an organic-looking herringbone.

Classic ribs meet classic stripes.

A versatile little one-skein scarf with riffles, ruffles, and wide bias ribs.

Cute slant-front hooded vest with flattering back ties and shaped with pretty cable decreases.

Southwest-inspired stripes in a symmetrically-shaped shawl with a distinctive kite motif in the center back.

Willowback is a delightful project for all you stranded knitters out there, and perhaps for some of you experienced knitters with stranded aspirations!

All That Jazz is a jam of syncopated stripes, geometric mosaic, texture patterns, and picot edges.

Country French is a delightful lace stole with a pretty lattice stitch pattern, lovely border panels, and bobbles that really pop! Beautiful to wear, fun to knit, and a project that you can take anywhere.

Like its worsted weight predecessor, Ann Arbor Sport melds bohemian elements with sporty ones. Just the thing for an afternoon at the stadium, lunch at Zingerman’s Deli, or a stroll across the Quad.

Trees, plants and mushrooms share information and resources via vast underground networks of mycelia. Amazing! Ever more evidence indicates how much we are connected. One creature to another. We’re all in this together.

Chiaro Scuro is Italian for light-dark, or more precisely, clear-obscure. And light to dark is what this pullover is all about, with a beautiful ombre effect resulting from a very simple geometric stranded pattern.

Like its quintessential college-town namesake, Ann Arbor melds bohemian elements with sporty ones.

This funnel-shaped cowl is the perfect way to warm your neck and a bit of your shoulders too!

Oh my!

Top down . seamless . saddle shoulders . funnel neck Gorgeous stitch patterns . Twisted ribs . Relaxed fit . Cropped … or not. Everything we love in a sweater!

Diagonal lines of feathery vines

The popcorn tuck stitch I developed for this design waffles back and forth to create a subtle herringbone effect. Deeply textured, yet so very light and airy.

Pure knitting pleasure with a tribal vibe.

A subtle slanted front edge gives this vest a feminine profile, with a slight dip in the front and a bit of a flare.

This seamless pullover is a lacey version of my Tia Teva design, and uses the same pretty lace pattern I developed for my Water Hyacinth shawl. The short-row lace inserts shape the neckline and dip the hemline.

Clear mountain streams and long summer evenings …

Dancing on Water is a lovely mash-up of my Dancing with Bears shawl construction combined with my own Water Hyacinth stitch pattern.

Thistleback starts like a hat, ends as a shawl, and is pure pleasure to knit.

Tamback starts like a hat, ends as a shawl, and is pure pleasure to knit.

WARNING!! Do not let your friends and family see your Aldolpho. You will not be able to knit anything else until they all have one.

A pretty honeycomb border wraps around graceful cables and lace, balanced with an allover pebble pattern. This artistic open-front cardigan is designed with a subtle high-low hemline - no short rows needed.

Colorful birds and leaves zig and zag across the stranded yoke, and bas-relief birds are scattered across the body of this loose-fitting pullover. Slender sleeves are worked in a staggered rib pattern and are finished with stranded leaves at the wrists.

Breton stripes combine with stranded knitting in this asymmetrical pullover. The short-row stranded sections aren’t just pretty … they are used to shape to the neckline and also add a lovely dip to the hemline.

A sweater you’ll want to knit and wear again and again! Thornapple’s special details include a baffled neckline, short-row shaping, a pretty “thorn” stitch pattern scattered down sleeves and body, and a gorgeous yoke made up of little twisted-stitch cables.

This pretty scarf is worked flat on the bias. It’s completely reversible, and its simple yet interesting knit-purl stitch pattern makes it a perfect project for taking with you or getting into the zone right where you are.

Originally published as part of Knit Spot’s Red Scarf Project, Foxy Kitty is a cabley cowl or capelet knitted in an asymmetrical funnel shape to wear kerchief style or with the point positioned behind to warm the back and shoulders.**

Twisted-stitch lace rockets combine with slender stripes and slip-stitch (mosaic) stars.

Tapestry II is a worsted-weight version of an old favorite. It’s a richly textured cardigan in cables and lace, with a stitch pattern that enhances the waist. The cabled-button band is knit in up the front, then wraps cozily around the neck.

This chevron-shaped shawl has an upbeat tribal vibe, sure to ward off knitting boredom with a variery of techniques: stripes, stranded colorwork, & lace.

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I’ve always loved the stitch pattern called Wickerworks, and my newest design uses that classic stitch pattern along with a very scaled-up version of it, together with a lovely narrow cable and some twisted ribs.

A sweet little garter-stitch jacket with brioche stitch raglan shaping, a cute pouch-shaped pocket, and (optional) knitted toggle buttons.

Mrs. Grimmet is my style guru. I borrowed some ideas from her playbook, and the result is this cowl-neck, cabled, sideways-knit pullover with kangaroo pockets. Fun to knit, easy to wear!

A lot of my designs are inspired by traditional textiles and motifs of America’s native southwest, and this new bias-knit scarf is no exception. I love its spirited tribal vibe, as well as its ability to ward off knitting boredom with a variey of techniques: stripes, a little stranded colorwork, and an easy lace.

This little infinity scarf was knitted in an easy 2-color slip-stitch pattern. Color changes every couple of inches create a beautiful landscape of hues. Wear it necklace style, or double it for a cozy accessory.

Mrs. Grimmet is my local style guru. I borrowed some ideas from her playbook, and the result is this cowl-neck, cabled, sideways-knit pullover. It was a fun knit, and turned out so wearable!

Basic brioche stitches circle around to create a striking cowl.

Not long ago, my husband told me to mark my calendar, because he wanted to take me out for dinner and the theater. My first thought was, Nice! And my second thought was that I really needed something new to wear.

Two Sisters is a butterfly-shaped shawl worked in two related lace patterns - one little, one big, with parallel waves running between them. Lovely.

Icelandic style cardigan with a Bohus-inspired stranded yoke and a nubby brioche body. Color plus texture equals fun!

This thirteen-colored striped stole drapes with style thanks to wide ribs knit on the bias, and the fringe is easy - it’s knit in, so no loose ends to weave in later.

I love my original Capture the Moment so much that I wanted one in worsted weight.

The Arts & Crafts movement of the late 19th century found its muse in the beautiful and enigmatic Jane Morris. If she were around today, I expect that this sweater - relaxed, sexy, stylish and unique - is what she’d be wearing.

If you are looking for a go-to classic cardigan to knit, this one is all that, with an impeccable fit and fine detailing.

If you’re like me, you’ll be reaching for this open-front cardigan again and again. In fact, I’m wearing mine as I’m writing this, while a second one is on the needles, beckoning me to finish it.

Sunday Morning, as in, easy as … and this shaped-raglan pullover is both easy to knit and easy to wear, with its striking cable decreases, split high-low hem and pretty folded crewneck. The fit is very relaxed in the body and a little more slender in the sleeve.

Brioche knitting is so much fun! If you never did, you should. And this is a good project for a new briocher. Since it’s worked flat and in one color, every row is a brioche knit row (all brks, no brps).

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This chevron and garter shawl is worked from narrow beginning to wide lacey end, to form a triangle. I admit, as the rows get longer … and longer! it really is a little like skiing uphill, but the color changes provide a welcome change of scenery, so it’s easy to keep your momentum going.

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“If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.”

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In college, my best friend, Nancy, was my fashion guru. She had an impeccable grasp of the classics! It was Nancy who turned me on to the beauty of Frye Campus boots, camel wool reefer coats and black knife-pleated skirts. And she had this enviable little gray merino knitted vest that looked so perfect with everything from her Cat Stevens T-shi...

I just couldn’t decide which neck to use for this cozy cabled pullover … so I made a pattern with options for four! Besides a cowl neck (photo #4) there’s a T-neck (#6) that can be worn rumpled or folded, and there’s also a tidy Y-neck (#5), and a wide crew (not pictured).

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Autumn is a second spring, when every leaf is a flower. Welcome fall with this stylish poncho, knit in mainly stockinette stitch with a dramatic cabled border, knit-in fringe and a cozy collar that can button up as a cowl.

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Leaves and branches are pure enchantment in this light weight lace and ribs cardigan.

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Sometimes knitting a sweater is like reading a good book. Each piece is an act and the stitch patterns are the characters. We get to know them in one chapter, we watch as they develop in another, we notice how they interact. Another act brings in new characters, reintroduces familiar ones. The plot thickens, parallels are made, everything comes...

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Open front cardi with pretty shawl collar, lightly-gathered bodice, yokes in front and back. Sweater can be made in cropped, mid- and tunic length versions, and sleeves can be optionally short, three-quarter length or long.

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A real head turner! I just loved combining cables and lace in this long jacket. Seed stitch (moss stitch if you’re across the pond) wraps around the bottom, curves up along the front and around the fabulous shawl collar. Construction is straightfoward and from the bottom, and the collar is a continuation of the front edge, shaped with short row...

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See this tutorial on the crochet trim and buttons

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This reversible lace pattern is easy enough for a novice lace knitter - besides knit and purl, the only stitches used are k2tog and yo.

Raglan-styled, stockinette stitch cropped V-neck cardigan, knit from the bottom. Shaped with darts, cable decreases. Garter stitch trims sleeves, sweater bottom, and front band which wraps around neck. (Buttons and buttonholes optional)

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