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This 7 pattern collection featuring Malabrigo yarn will be released September and into October.

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The ‘ over mossy stones…’ e-book contains 9 patterns.

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The shawl for the easily bored or the indecisive side in you!

Off the B-List is part of my 4 pattern collection Better Together: Flirtations with Brioche, a collaboration with Malabrigo Yarn for their Malabrigo Freelance Pattern Project.

B Train Hat is part of my 4 pattern collection Better Together: Flirtations with Brioche, a collaboration with Malabrigo Yarn for their Malabrigo Freelance Pattern Project.

Vitamin B is part of my 4 pattern collection Better Together: Flirtations with Brioche, a collaboration with Malabrigo Yarn for their Malabrigo Freelance Pattern Project.

Beam me up Scotty is part of my 4 pattern collection Better Together: Flirtations with Brioche, a collaboration with Malabrigo Yarn for their Malabrigo Freelance Pattern Project.

Kien Fora is a top down open front raglan cardigan,

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Worked top down like a toe up sock!

Björt means bright in Icelandic and to knit and wear these is pure happiness!

The second Lettlopi pattern from the Topdown Mitten collection!

Do you find yourself in the Fire Swamp of last minute crafting? Maybe due to procrastination or an innate ability to have a perpetual positive outlook on your ability to bend the space time continuum?

Do you find yourself in the Fire Swamp of last minute crafting? Maybe due to procrastination or an innate ability to have a perpetual positive outlook on your ability to bend the space time continuum?

Do you find yourself in the Fire Swamp of last minute crafting? Maybe due to procrastination or an innate ability to have a perpetual positive outlook on your ability to bend the space time continuum?

Do you find yourself in the Fire Swamp of last minute crafting? Maybe due to procrastination or an innate ability to have a perpetual positive outlook on your ability to bend the space time continuum?

Do you find yourself in the Fire Swamp of last minute crafting? Maybe due to procrastination or an innate ability to have a perpetual positive outlook on your ability to bend the space time continuum?

Stranded colorwork mitts to remind you of the bright colors of Spring on those long dark days in winter.

Do you find yourself in the Fire Swamp of last minute crafting? Maybe due to procrastination or an innate ability to have a perpetual positive outlook on your ability to bend the space time continuum?

Join the Björt KAL!

What could be better than a crisp and misty fall

What could be better than a crisp and misty fall

This shawl with its frivlous candy edging brings to mind poolside fun, water and summer deserts, as well as rainbows, which just so happen to also appear when the water gets splish-splashed and sprayed about!

Lyta is a wide shallow shawlette, that combines simple garter stripes and eyelets with some fun brioche stitches!

There are few things cozier than a thick cushy brioche knit cowl, especially when paired with a soft merino yarn like Malabrigo Chunky!

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Gintaras is a variation on the traditional top down triangular shawl, making it wider than deep so it sits nicely on your shoulders. The shawl uses mosaic color work techniques for the larger patterns (no carrying or stranding of yarn!). The only time you have to carry both colors is for the 2- color lateral braid, called a Vikkel braid, but yo...

Hauch is a top down cropped length raglan cardigan,

Spring Tide is the official shawl for the 2018 Knit North Yarn Crawl held March 15th - 18th, 2018. More details on the official website: knitnorthyarncrawl.com

Koivu hails from the north woods and can easily go from office to campfire for the weekend.

This fun shawl is the result of a collaboration between 5 yarn companies (and me), who all dyed a special mini skein to be joined in one shawl! A collaborative project for the TNNA 2018 Winter show in Vegas, we wanted to tie the theme into some of the other things this city has to offer: bright lights, deep desert night skies (if one leaves the...

Do you find yourself in the Fire Swamp of last minute crafting? Maybe due to procrastination or an innate ability to have a perpetual positive outlook on your ability to bend the space time continuum?

Do you find yourself in the Fire Swamp of last minute crafting? Maybe due to procrastination or an innate ability to have a perpetual positive outlook on your ability to bend the space time continuum?

Tiff is a cozy headband with wider areas to cover your ears.

Do you find yourself in the Fire Swamp of last minute crafting? Maybe due to procrastination or an innate ability to have a perpetual positive outlook on your ability to bend the space time continuum?

Morgenrot is what we call the pinkish red glow that often is seen spreading across the mountain tops at first light, when the first rays of light reflected pink off the snow and the rock. First only at the very top, then reaching further down the mountain. Like the pattern on this hat, which is inspired by one of the locations for my new retrea...

Do you find yourself in the Fire Swamp of last minute crafting? Maybe due to procrastination or an innate ability to have a perpetual positive outlook on your ability to bend the space time continuum?

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Deutsche Version kommt gleich / coming soon!

Fissure is about change. Letting change happen and making change happen. Change that takes place in nature and in our lives everyday. In nature change often is seasonal and cyclical and ever repeating in a never ending dance. Fissure can be the dry earth cracking open in the hot summer sun, or concrete giving way to roots pushing up from below ...

There is a matching cowl and hat available as well here:

Tamangur is an open front cardigan with a seed stitch facing, worked top down with raglan shaping.

Beach Pebble is a top down sweater, with raglan increases and a simple textural seed stitch panel in the front. Joined in the round after the button placket, this sweet baby sweater works equally well in summery yarns like in the sample (a cotton silk blend yarn) or using warmer fiber blends for the colder months!

This hat (which pairs with the Temperance Cowl and if you put both in your cart now, you save $3!) with jewel tone accents uses a mixture of simple slip stitches and delayed decreases.

This cowl (which matches the Temperance Hat and if you put both in your cart now, you save $3!) with jewel tone accents uses a mixture of simple slip stitches and soothing garter stitch.

Join us for the KAL sponsored by Knitter’s Pride!

Granite cove, an airy raglan tunic with open sleeve design is an essential piece for any summer wardrobe. Worked in a warm weather friendly linen viscose blend, it will become the perfect companion for breezy days by the shore, when the sun is out, but the wind still brings in cold air off the water.

Nemunoki is the Japanese name for Albizia Julibrissin, a beautiful flowering tree. You may know it, it’s here commonly referred to as mimosa tree, or powder puff tree. The pattern stitch on this little sweater top reminds me of those delicate flowers, suspended between filigree leaves.

Asymmetric triangle shawl in a gradient of shifting colors. Make yours like the firelight it’s inspired by, or perhaps in blue tones like waterfall mist, or the faded greens of receding hills and mountain ranges! Whatever your flavor, you’ll need one contrast color to offset your 5 hues and off you go!

Sometimes an idea just won’t leave your head until you have turned it into a project, no matter how much work is involved to bring to fruition. So after many hours of planning and charting and knitting, here is the result.

Engadin, an open front cardigan with gorgeous cable details along the front V-neck opening, the cuffs and a sweet panel down the back, is worked from the shoulder down, then seamed. The sleeves are picked up from the armhole and worked in the round, with a short row sleeve cap.

I have been wanting to make mittens like I make socks for a while: Toe up, or perhaps that would be called ‘fingertip down’?

I designed this blanket for all of you who are a little bit like me: A scrap blanket with no ends and no sewing together of squares and it still can be super fun and colorful, made from all the happy scraps of sock yarn you have and therefore not a daunting task of making a huge thing all in one shot.

Silk Road

Growing up we would take vacations to a little town called Ascona on the shores of Lago Maggiore in the southern part of Switzerland.

Silk Road

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due to government regulation I cannot name the shawl Isfahan, as Paypal is flagging it and declining all payments. Isfahan happens to be in present day Iran and apparently the search bots flag anything that has these words in it.

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Upland from the stream stand the tall old trees, vines twisting around aged branches and gnarled roots appearing out of underbrush so dense only the occasional glimpse of the stream can be seen.

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Who isn’t fond of two-color hats? Endless combinations of color to express your preference and style, and the warm noggin is worth spending a little time on making your own hat.

Who isn’t fond of two-color hats? Endless combinations of color to express your preference and style, and the warm noggin is worth spending a little time on making your own hat.

charted instructions only

Silk Road

Ever since making Rinde, I have been in love with textured single loop cowls. Warm yet not bulky, they snug into your coat without gaping, and never give you that ‘turtleneck choke-hold’ feel!

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These slippers are like wearing handmade sheep on your feet, little clouds of comfort!

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Nocturne in M, wraps around your neck like a soft and soothing melody. A quick one skein project for her or him, this neckwarmer is the best option for those that want a scarf for their neck but won’t have the time (or the patience) to knit a loooong scarf. Me, for example. Perfect for last minute gifts.

When navigating the seas depended upon the night sky,

Auch auf Deutsch! -- Aussi disponible en Français!

Auch auf Deutsch! -- Aussi disponible en Français!

Auch auf Deutsch! -- Aussi disponible en Français!

Auch auf Deutsch! -- Aussi disponible en Français!

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Sometimes your favorite knits are the littlest knits. These charming boot toppers will keep your feet on the ground and your fires stoked when the chill finds you from every possible direction.They will liven up dreary days with a bit of wooly color.

Named for a beautiful feature of classical architecture, Astragal brings to mind the fluidity the Old Masters. From solid marble came form, strength, and beauty; here interpreted as geometric keys bounding the sweeping drape and tidy lines of this cozy shawl together. Shaped gradually as an asymmetrical shawl,

Errata: Bottom Edge Chart row 11 and 12, should have a slip stitch in the second position, not a knit/purl.

Riversong

Riversong

Cloches are particularly sweet hats, framing short do’s and pushing longer tresses forward. The Sima Cloche pairs cleverly structured slipped stitches with short row construction to create an upturned decorative rim. The mosaic pattern is worked with only one color at a time, a deceptively simple technique with classical appeal.

The triangular spaces above arches are spandrels, and this shawl wraps around your shoulders, fitting perfectly to your body like a spandrel fits into an arch.

Named after the overlapping roof tiles used in ancient Greek and Roman architecture, the Imbrex Mitts are the final touch atop your heavy base layer. These go nicely with silk longies and endless mugs of steaming tea or thrown in your car for that overly cold office building. Put them on for early morning walks with your pampered pup and don’t ...

The perfect travel companion to the Relics Bonnet, this clever scarf is ready to fight the wind during your grand adventuring. A pull-though keyhole and built-in pleats make this charming scarf easy to wear gracefully.

Perfect for an evening out, these delicate lace cuffs are

Perfect for the scrambling and climbing it takes to get to the good views, this bonnet will stay put even on the windiest of days. Whether you prefer your ancient buildings surrounded by pigeons and worldclass coffee or being slowly reclaimed by the natural world, explore them from under this cute hat. A fun shape is enlivened by a sweet border...

This cowl lets you keep your sea legs all winter. Cables like pulleys and cheerful bands of color like so many interlocking lines keeping sails aloft, this hard working accessory means that the brisk winds carry you merrily on. The cowl is worked flat and then bound together with versatile loops of a contrasting color that let the wearer play w...

Named for the feminine forms adorning Greek architecture, Karyai brings to mind the grace and beauty imbued by finishing touches. All the romance of stepping under hand-hewn marble arches and hearing footsteps echo off of master craftsmen’s work is captured in the sweeping drape and tidy lines of this cozy shawl.

Fernweh is the sentiment of longing to be someplace far. A bit like homesick, but with a twist, longing for a far away place and not necessarily one you have actually been to.

Riversong

Riversong

Dappled sunlight filters down to moist ground, vines reach up along tree trunks, there’s mushrooms in the shady undergrowth and moss on old tree stumps. Shoots and twigs grow and stretch up towards the light, over and under everything are twisted roots.

English version out now, German version coming soon!

Available in English and German

Perfect as a last minute gift and since there are 4 sizes to chose from, a great Mother/Daughter knit. Quick to make and warm to wear boot toppers are worked up in the round using bulky weight yarn for that instant gratification project.

The Fox Crossing Cardigan is worked in one piece from the yoke down to the hem, the stranded color design at the yoke is worked back and forth over the top rows of the sweater. The sleeve stitches are then picked up and worked in the round with stranded detailing at the cuff.

Oh, there surely is a fine line between love and madness -- especially if you are madly in love, like Medea, and get betrayed.

If you like my designs, you can now get on my ‘New

If you get both Summer Haze and

Pattern available in both English and German

If you get both Summer Haze and

Airy, light and delicate, this cowl gives just the right amount of coverage on windy Summer evenings or mild Winter days and will collapse and scrunch down into a soft collar when worn under a jacket.

His and Hers simple cable sweater is classic and warm and works up in a jiffy using bulky 100% American grown and processed Merino wool.

This asymmetrical shawlette is worked tip to tip with easy lace panel insertions and a simple lace border detail worked along one side, inspired by meandering creks that cut across a meadow – designed to use just one skein of ‘Entropy’ a handspun look yarn, it is easily customizeable and can be made to any size you wish (instructions included)

As the ice melts and the thaw frees up water from its winter rest, placid babbling brooks turn into streams and rivulets into rushing creeks. The water runs down over the rocky hillside towards the deep, launches itself off the cliff and is suspended in free fall, splashes and foams on rocks and transforms into thousand droplets of delicate mis...

A unisex fingerless mitt in three sizes to fit hand circumference of 7”, 8” and 9” (17.5, 20, 23 cm ) .

’Rinde’ is the German word for tree bark and just like bark on a tree, this cowl will protect you from whatever atmospheric conditions come your way, this winter, spring or autumn.

Digit-a-less Fox Gloves is part of the exclusive designs that premiered at VKL NYC 2014.

Jetzt auch auf Deutsch erhältlich! German version is now available!

This pattern is part of my ‘over mossy stones…’ e-book, featuring 9 designs.

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In dark green with red buttons it says ‘tis the season’ like nothing else. It’s also something Holly Golighlty might have worn on cold days, peeking in the windows at Tiffany’s as the shape is somewhat of a cross between a hat and a cloche with a little bit of bonnet mixed in.

This hat is named for the hedgerow bounty we would bring home from our weekend excursions. My Mom would cook the berries into a delicious jam that could sparkle just as red as the raspberries beckoning between the green leaves, or be dark and jewel toned when there were more blackberries in the mix.

This cowl is named for the hedgerow bounty we would bring home from our weekend excursions. My Mom would cook the berries into a delicious jam that could sparkle just as red as the raspberries beckoning between the green leaves, or be dark and jewel toned when there were more blackberries in the mix.

Hold on to the soft light of early

This pattern is also available in

Oxford chic and studied, a look you can now pull off easily, even if your not into books! Or you only have time to read magazines at the coffee shop.

Early morning in your garden, the dew feels cold and wet on your bare feet and the morning glories are unfurling their flower buds, as the first rays of sunlight wake them up. Winding vines, sparkling dew drops on the leaves and delicate flowers soaking up the sun’s warmth!

Carrot Cake is a top down, triangular/faroese hybrid shawl knit in lace weight yarn.

Sanguinella is a shawl as romantic as the sunset. Inspired by the color of the yarn, which reminds me of sunsets on snow covered mountains and its namesake, my favorite oranges. When the sun sets, the mountain top snow glitters and shines in a myriad of colors, sparkling like diamonds. and the last rays of sunlight dance and reflect over the mo...

For German version/Für die deutsche Version bitte hier schauen: Tulpenbaum

Great first color project!

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