Rachael Huffman

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
2024 was the year of the Total Solar Eclipse. My daughter and I drove to our favorite yarn shop to celebrate that day, and while I had high expectations for what I was about to see, the actual eclipse exceeded anything I had imagined! It was an absolutely breathtaking experience seeing night fall during a warm spring day, watching street lights...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Warm, bright afternoons and cool evenings with sparkling campfires, cold drinks in the hot sun, the feel of cool waves tickling your feet, endlessly long days with golden, brilliant sunsets: summer is here in all of its splendid glory. This design was inspired by the sensational beauty of summer sunsets over the waves!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Late last year, I was browsing yarns from a local dyer (Indigo Guinea Fibers - shop linked below!) and found a beautiful combination of worsted-weight yarns. The name given to one of the colorways struck me: “Kindness.” I had wanted to design a shawlette to celebrate the coming of spring, and I found particular beauty and similitude in kindness...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This wrap was inspired by watching storms roll in over the Great Lakes as a child; I remember seeing fluffy white storm clouds on the horizon, a great distance away. They would slowly meander over the endless expanse of water. Rain would play and splash on top of the water before reaching us at the shore. The sky would turn a dark steel-grey, a...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I’ve always loved the look of cables - the way they twist and turn reminds me of blowing winter winds. I created this as a gift for my mother and my daughter, since they love cables as much as I do!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
I remember the first time I saw the Aurora Borealis. I was visiting friends in Winnipeg and we had gone out for ice cream in the evening. The sky was completely ablaze with brilliant teals, bright greens, and shimmering blues threading through the night clouds! I was awestruck, and that moment inspired me to create the Aurora Borealis Shawl.