This is a ribbed entrelac scarf. The ribbing pulls the individual entrelac tiles into interesting bow-tie shapes. And the ribbing means that the scarf is thick and plush, with a satisfying texture. It frames your face in a swirl of energy and color.

This Crazy Quilt Scarf can be adapted to any colorway, and creates a swirl of colors that will frame your face. It is a great stash-buster project. I used all those bits and bobs of my favorite yarns, that just weren’t enough for a bigger project, but were crying out to be used in something beautiful.

Floyd’s hat was inspired by a customer from my Etsy shop. This Cowichan-style hat has a double-knit hat band which can be folded up, for extra warmth around the ears. It’s a snug-fit beanie, and although I oppose the idea of a particular kind of hat being for men or for women (just wear whatever you like!), it does seem like it might appeal to ...

These mitts have thumb-holes that are snug and sturdy, so you can keep your thumbs free without worrying about gapping, or wearing out. The thumb-holes are formed by knitting modified gussets with a cast-off edge. There’s a pretty cable design up the back of the hand, but you could just as easily leave out the chart, and knit them in a plain st...

This is the pattern I invented for my Noro Ito yarn. Ito comes in lots of different colorways, and its uneven texture and bright colors lend themselves to something a little larger, that will allow the bulky hand-spun texture to harmonize with the design. The pattern uses slipped stitches to create both vertical and horizontal bars to make a pl...

This pattern includes instructions for two different weights of yarn: Aran and Light DK.

For just about forever I’ve been fascinated by the idea of translating quilt blocks into knitting patterns. My knit sampler blanket has several quilt squares, but the patterns are made of textured stitches, rather than colors. Knitting in color poses different technical challenges, so I decided to design this one using stranded colorwork, like ...

After knitting up a bunch of my original Foray into Fair Isle hats, I was ready for something new. So I picked a Fair Isle pattern that was wider, and a little more complex. But every time I knit it, it looked awful. I put the whole thing in time out (or maybe I put myself in time out - for a little self-reflection). As I thought about it, I re...

When you are knitting with a variegated/multicolored yarn, the colors sometimes bunch up and form “pools”. Some people like this effect, and design things to show off the effect. I am the opposite. I don’t care for the pooling, and have spent the last year or so exploring stitch patterns which will break up the colors, and prevent pooling. This...

I designed this pattern after our last Polar Vortex winter. Between the hood and the yoke and the cowl, you will never get cold across your neck or shoulders. And to complete the look, I added a celtic design around the bottom. But it’s not mine any longer. As soon as my son saw it, he asked for it. I gave it to him in return for modeling it.

A few years ago, I designed a hooded scarf with celtic cables around the hood and down the scarf. It was my first pattern, and I’d only ever knit for fun, and all my yarn was one weight: DK. The original scarf was called Deirdre, and it took a long time to knit those long cable tails.

Like a well-known trade blanket, this baby blanket has stripes along the top, only in soft pastels. It consists entirely of knit stitches, so it is an excellent project for a beginner knitter. The pattern has directions for two sizes, 34 inches, and 36 inches.

Fair Isle patterns have intimidated me forever, with their complex color palettes, and the idea of knitting one scared me silly. How do you know what colors to choose? What if you pick a wrong one? What about contrast, and warm colors and cool colors? What about rhythm and repetition of colors? There just seemed to be so much to keep track of. ...

So there’s this style of knit hat called “Fisherman’s Kep” from the Shetland Islands. It has a patterned hat band, and it stands up taller than most hats, with a tassel at the top, so you can wear it tipped off to one side.

Pastiche: n. Fr Artistic composition made up of bits from various sources.

The first time I tried brioche, it was written without using Brioche Notation, and that is how I have written this pattern. If you’ve never tried brioche before, this is an easy way to learn. If you know brioche already, you shouldn’t have any problems translating.

This scarf is knit with two contrasting balls of colorful yarn. The linen stitch creates a soft and supple fabric that looks like it’s woven, but stretches like a knit.

This pattern is made almost entirely of knit and purl stitches. There is one block which requires the use of a cable needle, (unless you know how to knit behind stitches). The different sampler blocks are separated by rows and columns of garter stitch.

For this scarf, you will cast on stitches across the top, and knit downwards first on one side, and then the other. Only after you reach the tip of the hood, will you knit both sides together. The result is a downward-sloping hood, with no seam across the top, or down the back. It’s an unusual construction, but my goal was to design something c...