This pair was inspired by a skein of farm yarn from Avalon Springs Farm. All of the fiber is locally sourced, processed and milled. It has a lovely texture that is perfect for toys!

This cute little panda bear is dedicated to my mom. She loved panda bears and I thought about her a lot as I designed this little bear. The sample Patty was knit with Bloom from 29 Bridges Studio. This beautiful DK weight blend of domestic wools is soft and squishy and is perfect for toy making.

These inquisitive bears were inspired by Reggie and Spencer from The Fiberists. Armed with a lab coat and a sense of adventure they are ready to collect samples for their color inspirations. The sample bears were worked in Collins Worsted and Collins Sport from The Fiberists. This soft and squishy yarn is perfect for toys and is a joy to knit.

This stegosaurus was inspired by the hand dyed yarns from Dancing Leaf Dyeworks. These soft and colorful yarns make beautiful toys!

Bertie was knit with natural dyed yarn from Colorstorms:

Norman was knit with natural dyed yarn from Colorstorms:

Say hello to Emma the Tiger! Emma loves to read and carries her book in her sweater pocket. Cute and cuddly, Emma is small enough to fit in your pocket :)

Karolyn the Zebra was inspired by the lovely hand-dyed yarn from 29 Bridges Studio. The zebra was worked in Bloom and the cape was worked in Go To Sock:

Elliot is knit in the round from the bottom up. The arms are knit first and then set aside to be attached later. Next, each leg is knit and then joined together to work the body. The arms are then joined before knitting the shoulders, neck, and head. Stitches for the muzzle are provisionally worked with waste yarn which is later removed. The li...

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This gentle alpaca was inspired by a farm yarn from Avalon Springs Farm. Made from a combination of merino, mohair and alpaca this soft and squishy yarn is a perfect blend for toy making.

This accessories packet was requested by a few of my test knitters as a way to expand the wardrobe for their collection of critters. With some tweaks to yarn and gauge these patterns should fit all of the critters made with DK and Aran/heavy worsted weight yarn - Syd, Eldon, Paul, Gordon, Ruth, Maurice, Lauren, Willa, Ellis, and DK weight Murph...

These lions were inspired by the hand dyed yarns from Kim Dyes Yarn. Soft and squishy, these yarns make beautiful toys!

This mountain lion was inspired by the hand dyed yarns from 29 Bridges Studio. Soft and squishy, these yarns make beautiful toys! You can find the yarn here:

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This gentle giraffe sports a comfy cardigan with pockets so he can carry his favorite snack of acacia leaves wherever he goes. Paul is knit from the bottom up in the round and the sweater is worked flat from the top down.

Gordon was inspired by a skein of locally farm raised and milled wool and mohair blend from Avalon Springs Farm. This soft and fluffy yarn with the gentlest of halos just begged to be a cute little goat in a sweater vest!

In the spirit of thanks and joy this holiday season The Planet: Venus

Originally created for the Fiber Arts Studio Tour, Mini Meditations is designed to make the most of your mini skeins. While it looks complicated, it’s really a repeat of just two rows of slipped stitches. The magic happens with the combination of colors. The sample used nine colors, but you can use as many as you like or as few as just two. You...

The lace pattern for Full of Joy was created using Naomi Parkhurst’s system for embedding words into knitting patterns. For this shawl I used the word joy. I wanted a simple stitch pattern that could be used to create an overall lace pattern. The result is an easy and relaxing knitting project that looks far more complex and complicated when bl...

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Arabian Dream was inspired by my horse, Watson. He is the sweetest little Arabian you’ll ever meet! I used Naomi Parkhurst’s technique for encoding words into knitting patterns to create a lace pattern out of his name. This lace pattern alternates with fields of lacy clover. The sample was knit with one full skein and five mini skeins of Shimmy...

Velvet Sofa is a large, comfy, top-down shawl meant to warm you on a crisp fall day or a cold winter night. It uses a lace pattern called Hobbit Day created by Naomi Parkhurst in honor of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins’ shared birthday. Named after one of the colorways of Brioche DK used in the sample, Velvet Sofa might be a little fancy for Bilbo or ...

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Hopper is an asymmetric triangle shawl with an easy lace and cable pattern. You can make the cable border as wide as you would like and can even knit the entire shawl in this pattern. The sample was knit with Bee Bop from Dancing Leaf Dyeworks in the Hopper colorway, hence the name. While the sample was knit in DK weight, this pattern can be kn...

Snug is a large cozy shawl featuring bold mosaic pattens alternating with wide bands of lace. The mosaic pattern is an adaptation of the Snug mosaic pattern by Naomi Parkhurst. Knit with Wandering Wool Heights Worsted, Snug is a satisfyingly quick knit. If you want to take your time and savor the journey, Snug can also be knit in fingering, spo...

Gingerbread Cables is a top down triangle shawl full of cables. The sample was knit with three skeins of Trasna from Flying Goat Farm. Available here:

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Rusted was inspired by the Tin Roof Rusted colorway from 29 Bridges Studio. It is knit on the bias in two pieces and grafted in the middle. The shawl alternates between an easy slipped stitch pattern and a simple lace pattern and is easily adjustable to any width and length. If you choose to make a larger size than the sample you will likely ne...

The Alewife shawl is a very long isosceles triangle. It begins with just a few stitches and can be knit as wide as you like, for as long as you like, with as much or as little ribbing on the end as you like. The richly textured pattern used in the shawl resembles fish scales. The sample was knit with Kim Dyes Yarn Brioche DK in the Williamsburg...

Verdant Pines was inspired by the beautiful Pine Forest color way of Alto, by Flying Goat Farm. This yarn is a blend of Bluefaced Leicester and silk and has a lovely drape and sheen. Alto can be purchased here:

This shawl was inspired by Dancing Leaf Farm’s Honey Bee Bouquet. It features dancing bees and honeycombs in simple lace and mosaic patterns. Gauge is not essential for this shawl, but keep in mind that if your gauge varies from the sample you may risk running out of yarn. You should have a bit of yarn left after each section. All of these left...