Fiddlehead Fern Fingerless Mitts are one of the featured patterns in the Knit Picks IDP Pattern Showcase for Palette Yarn, December 2023. Fiddlehead Fern Fingerless Mitts are seasonally transitional, leaving knitterly fingers free to work in any temperature. They will also leave non-knitterly fingers open to sip a cozy cup of tea or pick apples...

This is the start of a series of hats that will include different styles/colors of bands and with or without embellishments such as pom poms (The pom pictured is 4.5” in diameter=huge!).

A word on sizing for this pattern

A word on sizing for this pattern

This unisex hat is knitted using the stranded knitting technique typical to Fair Isle Knitting, in the round on circular needles. Color work fabric can be a bit unforgiving, so the fabric gauge has been designed to provide enough stretch to fit a head up to an inch (or maybe even a bit more than an inch) larger in circumference than the unstret...

Like your fingers free for knitting out of doors? Like toasty fingers that just peek out enough to text? Looking for something in between? You’ll find it all here. And improvisation is welcome, too!

These slippers grew out of a need for indoor footwear that would be durable and long-lasting. They would be great for gifting or keeping, and they knit up so quickly that it would not be out of the question to make several and keep them in a basket by the front door for guests.

When I saw this stitch pattern in a stitch dictionary, I immediately thought of quilt squares. The coziness of a quilt brought to mind the beloved story The Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. This created confusion for me in naming the pattern; I wanted both ideas in the name. So it’s pretty darn long. Maybe I should just ab...

Green Giant Cabled Ski Hat is meant as a complement to my pattern Green Giant Fingerless Mitts. Like the mitts, it is a very quick knit with minimal yardage required.

These basic socks are worked from the toe, up with stitch options for stockinette or simple ribbing. This pattern has been tested by some fabulous knitters.

This pattern is currently undergoing a face lift. I am adding several sizes and possibly also some different gauge ideas to change the firmness of the fabric if desired. I will be updating it within the next month or so (by June). If you have already saved this pattern to your library, you will receive an “update” in your library.

These mitts were knitted for my mother-in-law, who has terribly painful arthritic hands and—in particular—thumbs. I wanted a pattern that would fit her snugly and gave support to her hands but would be warm and stylish as well.

Now full pattern available in pdf, sizes sm, med and lg. Please contact me with errata, questions via email at earthtogspatternhelp@gmail.com.