Issue no. 1 of Filament, a quarterly publication featuring women’s garments and accessories. This is a collaborative effort with patterns by Anne Podlesak and Kathleen Dames. Our first issue features 8 patterns - 2 pullovers, 2 cardigans, a mitts/cowl set, a lace shawl, socks, and a hat/gloves set.

Filament No. 2

Filament No. 3

Our Fall 2017 collection - featuring yarns from Black Water Abbey, Harrisville Designs, Spirit Trail Fiberworks and Wooly Wonka Fibers. Lots of cables and textured patterns to keep you company by the fire or out in the fields this fall!

Filament No. 5

Filament No. 6 (Spring 2018)

Worked bottom-up in a luscious merino and silk blend yarn with a seamless, circular yoke, Starshine features textural stitches on the body, Starlight Lace in the yoke, and ruffles of a contrasting color at the collar and cuffs.

So very simple to knit, yet so very dramatic to wear, this poncho takes full advantage of a lovely gradient pack, while being the perfect social knitting project.

When you want a cozy shawl tout suite, turn to a luscious yarn and knit to your heart’s content. This crescent shawl has a Garter Stitch base and an easy-to-work lace edging that adds just the right amount of gorgeous detail to liven up any outfit.

Moonglade is a lovely layering piece for the changeable spring weather. Wear it over a long-sleeved tee and jeans for a casual bit of sparkly warmth, or toss it on over a short-sleeved dress and head out to an al fresco dinner on a warm evening.

Jacinth is a lightweight, drapey cowl that can be work long, or doubled-up as a warmer layer around your neck. It features a beaded lace pattern and delicate beaded picot edging.

Genoise is a season-spanning sweater worked in a soft and squishy cormo wool yarn. It is trimmed at the bottom hem and cuffs with pretty lace bands worked in Kid Silk Haze.

Flutterby socks are knit from the top/cuff down, featuring a picot cuff, a beaded lace pattern on the leg, short-row heels and rounded toes.

Wrap yourself in a cozy cardigan with a touch of Star Rib Mesh ventilation on sleeves and back. The high collar can be buttoned up for a funnelneck effect or allowed to drape like a shawl collar. Afterthought pockets keep your hands warm (and phone nearby).

Wrap your hands in love and Cormo with this cozy muff covered in heart-shaped cables. Worked in one piece and finished with an i-cord wrist strap, this handwarmer will give you a taste for the finer fibers. Plus only you will know that it is stuffed with more Cormo—what a delicious secret you hold.

Eira means “snow” in Welsh and this twisted-stitch patterned vest is the perfect layering piece to wear on frosty, snowy, wintery days.

Sparkling with a generous dusting of beads, Hoarfrost shows off a gorgeous gradient yarn pack fading from one shade to the next before finishing with a seamless set-in sleeve and high neck.

This women’s cabled jacket is knit from the top (neck) down to the bottom hem using raglan increases to shape the upper body and sleeves. After dividing for the body and sleeves, sleeves are worked in the round down to the cuffs. The center back features a wide cable panel, and the sleeves and front edges feature a matching cable motif. The fro...

Knit from a center panel outward this snowflake-inspired beaded shawl is a perfect extra layer. Wear it as a shawl over a little black dress for a bit of bling, or wrap it around your neck and tuck it into a jacket heading out for your work day.

Swirling columns of cables and lace evoke the meteorological phenomenon known as Sea Smoke. Worked in Harrisville’s flyWHEEL, this stole counters smooth glass beads with heathered, woolen-spun yarn for a wrap you will love to show off. I-cord edgings provide a crisp finish while echoing the Seasmoke cables. Optional tassels add an extra bit of ...

Have you always wanted a Winter wedding? Protect yourself from the chill by wrapping up in Heart String cables plus hugs and kisses (XOXO). Wear as a traditional cardigan with buttons up the front, or dare to turn it around and lace it up the back with luscious ribbon.

Zhivago is a beaded cowl knit in the round from the top edge down to the bottom hem. It is decorated with beaded snowflakes which increase in size from top to bottom.

This cabled poncho features alternating vertical cable motifs with

Covert (pronounced cover) A patch of woods or brush where fox

These unisex socks are worked from the cuff/top down to the toe. The cuffs are worked with a 1x1 twisted ribbing. They feature a short-row heel and a textured knit/purl pattern on the leg. This pattern is also worked on the top of the foot, with a plain stockinette sole.

These fingerless mitts are worked in the round from cuff edge to finger opening. Thumb stitches are increased then set aside to be completed

Worked in one piece, this capelet, bordered in Garter Stitch, is filled with the vines and streams one might encounter in the Queen’s Wood. Bobbled cables and a Garter Rib add structure and contrast. Secure the capelet with a vixen head clasp to complete the woodland scene.

This sweater is begun by casting on stitches for the cabled collar and working the back neck width. Stitches are then picked up along one edge of the collar to begin the body of the sweater. The sweater is then worked from the top down, back and forth, with raglan shaping. The collar is worked contiguously with the body of the sweater. The cent...

This women’s Henley pullover is worked from the bottom hem up to the underarms in the round. The body is shaped with the use of a vertical cable and ribbing pattern. (If you prefer the body less form-fitting, you can block this pattern straight. To keep a bit more form-fitting shape, leave this section lightly blocked.) The sleeves are worked s...

This trim-fitting women’s sweater is worked in the round from the bottom up, then body and sleeves are joined together on long needle to work a seamless set-in sleeve yoke. Shoulders are joined with three-needle bindoffs for a tidy finish. The center front is decorated with a cable/bobble panel, which is presented in chart form only.

Changing tents of the early 20th century and colorful waves lapping at the shore spring to mind with Cabana. This blanket shawl is first worked from the center-out in the round, then each wing is worked back and forth, separately, to its gently ruffled conclusion.

This women’s camisole-inspired top is knit from the bottom hem up to the underarms. The body is then divided and each half is worked separately. The bottom features a simple eyelet rib patterning, while the top is worked in Stockinette stitch. The scooped neckline and arm openings are trimmed with a picot edging. A row of eyelets between the la...

These unisex socks are worked from the cuff/top down to the toe in the round. The cuffs are worked with a 1x2 ribbing. They feature a short-row heel and a simple textured cable pattern on the leg. This pattern is also worked on the top of the foot, with a plain stockinette sole.

This women’s cardigan sweater features a simple eyelet pattern at the yoke and on the sleeves. It has a slightly A-line shape created with increases along the side seams of the body. The sweater is cast on at the top neckline, and knit through the yoke which is shaped with M1 increases between the eyelet lace pattern bands. Stitches for the sle...

This elongated triangular-shaped shawl is knit from the center back neck down to the bottom hem. It is shaped with the use of kf&b increases, as well as YO’s to create this very wearable shape.

The term “fleur de sel” is so poetic, but in reality salt forms rectangular crystalline blocks, whether harvested from the earth or gathered from shallow ponds by the edge of the sea. This scarf combines the romance of fleur de sel in the pretty lace panels with the literal block structure of salt. Capped off with a lovely edging that is surpri...

Whether crossing the Atlantic or crossing the street, French Line is the perfect summer skirt to keep you cool and elegant. Drawstring waist is easy to knit and secure to wear. Six purl fabric gores at the lower edge add a subtle flare to the hem. Bon voyage!

One of the Newport Summer Cottages, The Breakers has been a glamorous “pile” for one of the Vanderbilts since 1895. Three “ropes” of Antique Diamonds seemed just the right amount of bling for this triangle shawl—when you’re a Vanderbilt, you don’t need to shout. Everything is finished with a beautiful knitted-on edging.

This women’s slightly cropped, laceweight cardigan features rows of eyelet bands at the sleeve cuffs and circular yoke which may be left as-is for an open, airy effect, or trimmed with slim bands of ribbon for a pretty, feminine touch. The sweater is worked in Stockinette Stitch from the bottom hem up to the underarms with waist shaping. The bo...

The cowl is knit in the round, with a matching wide leaf lace pattern on both edges, and a simple floral eyelet pattern in the center.

The mitts are knit from the cuff up in the round. They feature a gusset thumb with a wide leaf lace pattern on the cuffs and a simple floral eyelet pattern on the hands.

Inspired by the elegant Delphos dresses of Fortuny Venezia, with their secret pleating techniques and block-printed silk belts, this stole makes excellent use of two skeins of fingering weight yarn with virtually no finishing work. Fortuny Stitch evokes the organic motifs that were hand-printed on the sashes for each dress, while Ribbon Rib bri...

These socks are knit from the toe up to the cuff. They feature a large blooming rose lace pattern on the top of the foot/front of the sock, and a smaller climbing rosebud lace motif on the back of the sock, as well as flanking the larger lace motif. They are sized for women’s shoe sizes 6–9 (Medium) and 9–11 (Large).

Knit from scrumptious silk tape, this surplice-wrap cardigan will become your favorite seasonless sweater. Let the fronts hang open for maximum insouciance or button the points at either side for a second look. Gently belled sleeves keep you covered, but the gleam of silk makes sure you’re never hidden.

Rich with knots and a beautifully scalloped border, Naiad will settle around your shoulders like ripples in a pond. Delicate fronds of lace are separated by rings of stockinette and reverse stockinette stitch. Worked from the border in, you will be richly rewarded for your lengthy caston by the concentric decrease rows governed by every knitter...

This women’s pullover is knit from the top (neck) down to the bottom hem. Stitches are cast on for the neckline, and then the sleeves and front and back of the garment are shaped with the use of raglan increases. The neckline and waist are worked with 2-color stranded knitting patterns of a stylized thorn and rose motif. The hems and neckband a...

Inspired by Whistler’s beautiful Symphony in Flesh Color and Pink, this short-sleeved sweater combines flattering waist shaping and a simple round yoke with a handful of special buttons and three-dimensional flowers for an unforgettable Spring top.

Inspired by polka dots and high fur collars, both popular in the 30s, this set will keep you cozy in style.

Inspired by polka dots and high fur collars, both popular in the 30s, this set will keep you cozy in style.

These gloves are knit using a fingering weight yarn from the tips of the fingers to the cuffs in the round. They feature a textured knit/purl ripple pattern.

This beret is knit using a fingering weight yarn from the I-cord at the top down, in the round. It features a textured knit/purl ripple pattern. It is sized to fit most women’s head circumferences.

These women’s socks are knit from the top (cuff ) down. They feature a pretty lace pattern on the leg, which extends onto the top of the foot. They have a heel flap and a wide toe.

This unisex sweater is worked in the round from the bottom up. When sleeves are joined to body, then work will change to back-and forth to create the shawl collar and finish working the sleeves and upper body shaping. The sweater features several different cabled patterns and a ribbed shawl collar. Inspired by the 1930s designer, Cecil Beaton, ...

Bittersweet vines encircle the yoke of this pretty women’s cardigan, while buttoned cuffs add a special finish to the sleeves. The body is shaped with waist decreases and bust increases for a trim, tailored fit. Knit with a hand-dyed fingering weight yarn, this sweater is a great layering piece for fall.

This women’s cardigan is knit from the top (neck) down to the hem and features a simple eyelet lace pattern worked over the back and sleeve cuffs. It is knit back and forth with raglan sleeve shaping. The neckband, cuffs and hems are finished with garter stitch. It is shown here in size 36 3/4” with about 1” of positive ease.

This slightly elongated triangular shaped shawl is knit from the top (neck) down to the hem. It features panels of double seed stitch alternating with a lacy wheat sheaf pattern.

This women’s pullover sweater is knit in the round from the bottom hem up to the armholes. It is then divided and the front and back are worked back and forth to the shoulders. The sleeves are worked in the round up to the underarm, and then shaping is worked back and forth for the set-in sleeve caps. The body and sleeves have an elongated ribb...