Kiana Minkle
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Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A trip to the Pacific Northwest inspired this hat. It’s the perfect hat for winter hiking, skiing, or whatever else you like to do outside when it’s cold.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A trip to Seattle inspired this fun beanie hat. This pattern includes instructions for three sizes: child, adult and large adult. One skein of a sport weight yarn is all you need to make either size.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I knit this hat at the end of summer, when a cool breeze was blowing the leaves in the trees above me. The ripple stitch in this hat contains a sense of movement, much like the breeze. Irish Moss stitch is a fun brim pattern, that lies flat and doesn’t curl. If you don’t want a foldable brim, just knit less inches in Irish Moss.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Irish Moss stitch perfectly complements stockinette in these cozy fingerless gloves. They knit up quickly in a few hours, and the pattern is a simple combination of knits and purls. They should fit an average-sized adult hand.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
When the weather gets cold, you’ll need these armwarmers to keep your hands warm. The design matches the one in my Forest Soul Hat pattern, and can be worn together or on their own. The design uses Hunter’s rib for the edges, and a textured tile design to create a basketweave look.
Knitting: Cowl
Nothing is cozier than a neckwarmer, and this one doesn’t disappoint. Irish moss adds the perfect amount of texture, creating a checkerboard design when paired with stockinette. The entire cowl is knit on circular needles with a bulky weight yarn. Feel free to substitute a different yarn than the one I used, as long as it has a similar weight.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This hat was inspired by the forest, and is the perfect thing to wear on long walks among the trees. The textures in this hat work well together, without being too fancy or difficult to knit.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes we get snowstorms when the leaves are still falling from the trees. The crisp, white snow was such a stark contrast with the reds, oranges, and yellows of the leaves. The combination of these colors inspired this hat.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Everyone needs a hat to wear when it’s snowy and cold, or just really cold. This one is a perfect fit. Simple yarnovers create the diamond lace pattern. I have included written instructions in addition to the chart, in case you prefer one over the other.
Knitting: Cowl
I started designing this neckwarmer in the fall, when there were brilliant colored leaves everywhere. It wasn’t too cold out, but still chilly enough to warrant wearing something around your neck. I didn’t want to wear a scarf, so a neckwarmer seemed the perfect compromise.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Fall is my favorite season, mostly because I love the leaves. I designed this hat with a simple leaf pattern created using small cables. The original hat I made was in a silver gray color, so that’s how it got the name Silverleaf. But this hat can be made with any color yarn. The Irish Moss border pulls it all together.
Knitting: Boot Cuffs / Toppers
These boot toppers are perfect to add a touch of elegance to any outfit. They fit just under the boot and aren’t too tight. They fit a calf size of 16” but are stretchy, so should fit larger calves also. They are a quick knit as well.
Knitting: Cowl
This neck warmer is soft and warm, combining an eyelet stitch border with dandelion stitches. It knits up quickly on circular needles. One skein is all you need to make it, with yarn leftover. I’m usually not a fan of Red Heart but this yarn was super soft and easy to work with, and looks amazing. Any 5 weight yarn can be used for this pattern.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These fingerless armwarmers are the perfect complement to any outfit, and are great at keeping your hands warm while allowing your fingers the freedom to move. The pattern includes a double eyelet stitch for the top and bottom borders and a dandelion stitch for the main part of the armwarmer.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This hat is a simple pattern that starts with a double eyelet stitch on the brim, with a dandelion stitch pattern for the main part of the hat. It’s a fun pattern to make, and knits up quickly. I made one in about three hours.
Knitting: Cup / Mug
Now you can keep your fingers from burning while drinking a hot beverage on the go. It’s also a nice wrist warmer if you wanted to wear it as well. You can add a handle to the outside of the cozy for added finger support.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Intricate Viking cables inspired these fingerless gloves, which are versatile and comfortable to wear. A lighter weight yarn would create more delicate gloves for warmer weather. I created a longer version of these in a pink yarn that extend up to the elbow just by knitting an extra cabled section, so you can adjust the length to your liking.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This is the hat for you if you’re looking for a cable stitched hat pattern that’s easy and quick to make.
Knitting: Scarf
I was inspired to create this pattern from the Baffled Box scarf sold by Anthropologie. It combines cables, ribbing, and the use of small and large needles to create the ruches in the main part of the scarf.
Knitting: Scarf
I designed this pattern using a combination of a dropped stitch with a meandering cabled vine and eyelets. It’s as close to the scarf worn by Amy Pond in Doctor Who that I can come up with. Since this is a scarf, gauge isn’t really important. I’ve included both a stitch diagram and row by row instructions in the pattern.