Gwen Rigdon

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Towel
I love hand knitted towels, but they take so long to knit. So I designed this one with two strands of yarn held together. Not only is it quick, it also hangs and it’s nice and thick for drying hands.
Knitting: Washcloth / Dishcloth
I’ve been inspired by 2 different dishcloths: Not Your Ordinary Knitted Dishcloth by Erica Berge and Nai-Nai’s Favorite Dishcloth by Ali Crockett. However, both are corner to corner patterns which I am not particularly fond of. My pattern uses 2 strands of cotton thread held together like in Erica’s pattern. I love the weight of the doubled cro...
Knitting: Scarf
You’ve seen mismatched socks? This scarf plays with that idea. The left half is one color and the right half is another. This is also a fun way to use up leftover balls of yarn, just find two that you like together.
Knitting: Cowl
Using only one skein of yarn, and hand painted buttons I designed this pattern. Since the yarn color is Caribbean Current I wanted a pattern with a wavelike design so I used a textured stitch on the diagonal with knits and purls. It is a 4 stitch, 8 row repeat with garter stitch edging.
Knitting: Throw
If you’re like me, you hate to waste yarn! But how do you use the leftovers in a beautiful way? With this problem in mind, I designed this scrap yarn lap throw. It eats up scrap yarn so I hope you have a lot. I used about 3 pounds of yarn or 2,100 yards of worsted weight yarn for a 42” x 48” blanket. The stripes go long ways, the opposite of mo...
Knitting: Rug
This is a great way to use up yarn in your stash! This rug is two parts, a bottom that is your canvas and a top which is colorful fur. It makes for a beautiful squishy, soft rug that feels wonderful under your feet.
Knitting: Rug
This is a great way to use up yarn in your stash! This rug is two parts, a bottom that is your canvas and a top which is colorful fur. It makes for a beautiful squishy, soft rug that feels wonderful under your feet.