Enjoy this lovely hat and cowl. A beautiful opportunity to play with color!

If you like Christmas stockings with cute animals, you’ll love this e-book. As the mood strikes and I continue to design stockings, I’ll keep adding them to the e-book.

If you’re the kind of knitter who can pick up any sweater pattern, and make a sweater that fits beautifully, then you may not need this book.

Introducing the Shadowed Cowl – a pattern that transforms two colors into a dueling stripes. Crafted with simple knits and purls, this cowl reveals bold, horizontal stripes when viewed straight on—but tilt it slightly, and you can see vertical stripes. (Want checks instead? The pattern shows you how!) This graphic design offers a modern appea...

Ponchos are timeless garments that provide warmth while staying perfectly in place—no shawl pin required! Whether you’re out for a brisk fall walk or need a cozy layer for winter, a poncho is the perfect go-to accessory.

September 15 (or really any day!) is Make a Hat Day. Let’s do that!

I designed these mitts for a Jane Austen brunch, hence the name “Jane Austen Mitts.” They are perfect for a bride, a chilly yet elegant typist--or for any knitter who enjoys a small, amusing project.

Celebrate the beauty of nature with the Cicada Symphony hat! This unique design features larger-than-life cicadas encircling the hat, a celebration of these fascinating creatures. Beads create the eyes, and a bit of embroidery creates the wings. You might want to embroider 2024’s two brood numbers, to be extra scientific! We have videos to show...

Hello! Introducing the Building Blocks Baby Sweater pattern, a sweet and simple project designed to bring comfort and style to your little one! Made with the sumptuously soft Cumulus cotton yarn by Juniper Moon Farms, this sweater offers gentle warmth and a touch of luxury for delicate baby skin. The modular design allows for no sewing and l...

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Introducing: Fake-Out Thrummed Mittens! Say goodbye to the thrumming hassle and hello to the ultimate in coziness. These mittens feature a genius design: Instead of traditional thrums, they showcase a luxurious thick yarn, such as the fabulous Malabrigo Rasta. You simply strand, rather than having to add separate thrums. The result is a toasty ...

Did you know that half of all resolutions are broken as soon as the end of January? We here at Really Clear have experienced this personally and are on a mission to solve the problem!

Josué’s Hat combines simplicity with style. Using an easy slipped-stitch pattern alternated with rounds of knitting, this hat is a journey into color and creativity.

Are you ready to embark on a knitting journey of fun and sparkle? This basic stranded hat will provide a few hours of amusement, followed by many years of warmth and comfort.

Team Meow is an adorable pillow for anyone who likes cats (or teams with cat mascots!).

Let’s combine simplicity and charm in the new Garden Pathway shawl. Think rows of flowers, framed by brick pathways. With the Noro yarn I chose, the shawl is particularly colorful and inviting.

Helix 101 is the perfect pattern to unleash your creativity! Whether you’re a beginner or a more experienced knitter, this pattern will be a go-to pattern for gifts--or better yet, for stash busting.

One should always have a spare knitting project along on vacation, in case the current project hits a roadblock. Because we’ve hit a supply snag with Great Lakes Road Trip, I have at the ready a second mystery project.

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In celebration of Local Yarn Store Day on April 29, we’re presenting our fourth Road Trip mystery pattern knit along!

Are you learning to knit? Or are you looking for a quick pattern to get those hands warmed up or for gifts? The Quick-Knit Mitt is the perfect pattern for all these situations!

The Certainly cowl is potato-chip knitting--you need to make more than one! It’s the perfect project for using up scraps, working while watching TV--and yet it holds interest.

Can you make this hat quickly? Can you use lots of scraps and play with color? Can even a beginner do it? The answer to everything is, “Certainly!” 

Are you crafty? Do you prefer living underground? Do you have a penchant for guarding jewels?

Come join me for another Andi Adventure story! You may have already made the Magic Crystal Hat or the Andi’s Beach Adventure cowl. Now, Andi is off on a Halloween Adventure, and you’ll be making a poncho, as you knit motifs and patterns based on the story. Be careful! There may be witches and ghosts! Not a Halloween person? No worries! Make ...

Note before beginning: Once you see the bunnies in the cabbage patch on this hat, you can’t un-see them.

This shawl was first designed as an Advent mystery. Now all the clues are out--but it’s a nice one for knitting one day at a time.

This beautiful hat was inspired by Valerie’s stitch patterns in our Maryland Road Trip shawl. It incorporates cables, slipped stitches, textures, and--of course--beads!

In celebration of Local Yarn Store Day on April 30, we’re so excited to present another fantastic mystery knit along. After journeying through our home states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, we decided to head south for some fun in the sun for our 2022 Road Trip Mystery. What better location than The Sunshine State? We’ll continue our celebration...

Have you ever wanted to make anything that you don’t need, but then suddenly … well … you realize you do NEED it?

Andi’s Beach Adventure is part of an Andi’s Adventures series. Our heroine, Andi, goes many places with her magic crystal. In this adventure, she meets up with pirates and mermaids! And you get a beautiful cowl as you knit along with her story. Who doesn’t love the beach? Now you can bring a beach adventure to your own knitting with “Andi’s Bea...

My knitting friend Mary Ellen and I have been putting our heads (or maybe it’s our feet?) together. This is our tutorial pattern for top-down socks that fit! We’re so excited and hope you are, too! We do two things in this pattern:

Looking for a hat that will keep your head and ears warm? Look no further. Whether you’re heading out to the gas station or just getting dressed in the morning, Joyfully will keep you warm and happy.

Join me for a mystery fairy tale!

I wanted a cowl that would fit cozily against my neck, and I wanted it to fill it at the top where a coat is open. Because I wanted to be … warm!

We’re taking a wonderful road trip around the state of Maryland, celebrating knitting and local yarn shops and American history and natural wonders and Maryland landmarks as we go! We hope you’ll join us on this grand adventure.

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This easy cowl has wonderful texture and just a little bit of striping interest. It’s the perfect project for … ready for it? … going to the beach, watching TV, or riding in an automobile!

Do you have a single skein (about 150 yards) of DK or worsted-weight cashmere? (Or yak? Or maybe even qiviut?) The Dress-Up Cowl is the perfect pattern for using these gorgeous fibers! Beads add both glimmer and happiness.

I designed this stocking for my friend Alice, who’s a big fan of penguins. When I noticed that the word “ice” was in her name, the title of the stocking pattern became instant: “Al Ice.” So now you have the inside scoop on how the pattern got its name!

My friend Katherine had been obsessing over felted bowls, and she got me caught up in her enthusiasm! So I designed one.

This pretty cowl is fun to knit and quick to make! It’s knit in the round, which is easy to do in brioche.

Slipped stitches make a stunning transition from one color to the next, to create this delightfully cozy shawl.

This pattern gives a shawl recipe with many possible variations, including how to do yarn-overs, a ruffle, beads, etc. Once you make one, you’ll have more and more ideas for others! It is perfect for beginning knitters who are ready to expand their repertoire.

Mittens or mitts? Which do you prefer? With this pattern, there’s no need to choose! This basic, unisex mitts or mittens are perfect for just about anyone or any yarn. The pattern is easy to understand and pleasant to make! The mitten decreases in the round at the top, so that it always sits well on your hand, no matter which way you move y...

We’re taking a wonderful road trip around the state of Pennsylvania, celebrating knitting and local yarn shops and American history and natural wonders and PA landmarks as we go. We hope you’ll join us on this grand adventure.

Happy Paws is a perfect pattern for those who cheer on teams that have mascots with paw prints. It’s knit as a long tube, then joined, and so it’s very, very warm for those games where you’re sitting outside. It has lots of nice drama!

“Baa Humsheep” is an adorable Christmas stocking that you’ll enjoy knitting, and your family will enjoy seeing on the fireplace. It’s knit in a modern (yet still classic) style. A full alphabet is included so you can knit any name you wish into the top.

“Meowy Christmas” is an adorable Christmas stocking that you’ll enjoy knitting, and your family will enjoy seeing on the fireplace. It’s knit in a modern (yet still classic) style. A full alphabet is included so you can knit any name you wish into the top.

“Santa Paws” is an adorable Christmas stocking that you’ll enjoy knitting, and your family will enjoy seeing on the fireplace. It’s knit in a modern (yet still classic) style. A full alphabet is included so you can knit any name you wish into the top.

“There May Be Beads” lets you play with yarn in all sorts of ways!

Do you have gradient kits sitting in your stash, or have you drooled over them at your local yarn shop? If so, here’s the perfect pattern for using them. It’s called Chevron Sandbox, because the point is to play with color. I started initially by using the Sweet Georgia Prismatic set, but then I wanted even more colors, so I added a little bit ...

Bead Isle is a delightful pattern, making use of beads in the same way that you’d create Fair Isle motifs. You can use either DK weight (5.5 stitches per inch) or worsted-weight (5 stitches per inch) yarn, and you can make it slouchy or not. Use either a solid or a variegated yarn, but be sure that the size 5 beads are highly contrasting.

“Reflecting the Love” is a design meant to reflect your love for your local yarn store. The letters “LYS” are written forward and then literally reflected. The effect is a cool, abstract effect that becomes almost a secret message.

Learn intarsia with an easy project: a mug mat. The heart motif is perfect for learning. This low-risk project makes a terrific hostess or housewarming gift!

These beautiful mitts are quick to make and fun to wear! They have an easy lace pattern and use size 5 beads that you add with a crochet hook.

Combine elegance and happiness in this festive little tree! Beads adorn a garland ruffle that is attached as you knit. The only thing you need to sew is the star button at the top of the tree. (There are loose ends, but you can needlefelt them in if you prefer that to weaving!) You’ll want to be comfortable working on double-pointed needles and...

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Want to make a new, pretty hat in Christmas colors? (Or possibly in different colors?) This is your hat!

If you are the kind of person who can’t get enough stripes, this pattern will make you happy. The entire shawl has more and more stripes!

Now’s the time to take a breath and try brioche. No worries: It’s just another stitch pattern. We’ll keep it simple here, using only one color, and working with a pattern that has a “lifeline” built in. If you make a mistake, no problem! Just rip back to the garter-stitch rows.

If you’ve never cabled before, this is the perfect starting pattern. You’ll learn how to cable to the right and to the left. There is purling in the pattern, but not during the cabling part. (One less thing to worry about for the first try.) The tutorial explains all. You can do this!

This pretty scarf is written for both Sport/DK and fingering weights of yarn. (More repeats are given for the fingering weight, and you’ll want roughly 400 yards of each yarn instead of 300.)

This hat is perfect for the person in your life who thinks that going “wild” means buying a dark-green shirt instead of a blue shirt. Choose two colors of yarn that are just a wee different so that the Fair Isle doesn’t show too much. Trust me. This will be a hit.

The only problem with this adorable hat is getting stopped and squealed at so many times that you won’t get your Christmas shopping finished in time!

Relax on an autumn afternoon and make a Fair-Isle hat. Use your scraps and your imagination.

Children always seem to grow too fast. Of course, all talk aside, that’s actually what we want! But you, the knitter, do spend a lot of time for what seems like a very few wearings of the sweaters. This sweater provides at least a bit of a solution.

This scarf is the perfect way to learn how to knit. It starts slowly and easily, with the same stitch over and over, and then toward the end gives you a little kick of new skills. Or if you’re a more experienced knitter, it is the perfect movie project.

Entrelac is a knitting technique that gives you a fabric which looks woven, but actually isn’t! It is easy and fun to learn. And it is the very easiest in the round. So if you’ve never tried it, this pretty cowl is a great place to start!

Clean and uncomplicated, this easy cowl combines linen stitch with garter. If you’ve never done linen stitch before, you’ll love it! It’s almost exactly like knit 1, purl 1—but without actually having to form the purl stitch. The garter adds interest and gives a bit of a break. This cowl also provides a beautiful way to use a few skeins of sp...

Fair Isle never loses its charm, with inviting choices of color, and never-ending interest during the knitting.

This hat is perfect for those who love and chase winter. It knits up fast with only two colors (or of course more, if you feel like it), and it has a glorious pom pom!

You’re feeling a bit of … Malaise? Vexation?

That tempting self-striping yarn. You keep buying it and buying it. And buying it some more. The original small stash grows.

This beautiful cowl, made of cables and hidden lace, glows with shape and texture.

You remember those days (they weren’t very long ago, after all): You left home, you made new friends, you studied, you learned what a party really was, you met your third true love, and on chilly days, you walked down College Avenue in a comfy sweater.

This flattering hat keeps things interesting by combining ribbing, Fair Isle, reverse stockinette, cabling, and every knitter’s dream: a pom-pom.

You are alone, waiting at the train station. About to wander across the country in an adventure of a lifetime. Free.

Let’s have a colorful party!

These beautiful knitted flowers give you plenty of room for playing with color. When choosing yarn, look for colors that are light and dark, contrasting or matching, complimentary or even clashing. It will all work, just as it does in nature!

Mini skeins of yarn are so appealing! But what do you do with them? This cowl provides one of the answers.

Wrought-iron railings have always fascinated me. The people who bend metal into a myriad of gorgeous shapes are true artists. This cowl is inspired by their work.

I grew up and still live near Tussey Mountain. (I admit that it’s barely a hill if you live in the west.) And because of that, no matter where I travel, I find that mountains are in me. Little or big, mountains always bring both a sense of adventure and a source of comfort.

I crave flowers.

It’s winter, and you have to be careful: You might catch a cold! So be sure to eat well, get lots of sleep, drink plenty of fluids—and wear your Vitamin Z!

“Snowflakes in the air

In the fall

Your grandmother had a box full of buttons that you loved to play with as a kid.

The bold, graphic stars make this contemporary patriotic U.S. flag hat a must have—so go ahead and knit one, and then on July 4, give three cheers for the red, white, and blue! (Or give the most patriotic Christmas gift ever.)

Swirling Ruffles is an easy, sweet little scarf that can be made with any yarn. It gives you a picture tutorial on doing short-rows, in case you have never done them before. Your gauge or yarn weight actually makes no difference--just get a fabric that you like, and knit till it’s the length you please!

There’s a bin in your closet, and it is filled with colorful little balls of yarn that you have kept: Scraps from so many projects. Scraps you couldn’t bear to throw away because they were so beautiful. Scraps that are simply the aftermath of that Lizard Ridge blanket.

It is a cold winter. Very cold.

This hat will show your school spirit!

Late autumn: You suddenly feel like taking a Sunday morning walk before breakfast.

When you begin learning how to knit, going from knits to purls and back to knits is always a challenge. There is only one way to master that challenge: Practice!

This pattern is a tutorial on double knitting. Knitting across one row, you’ll create what are actually two pieces of stockinette fabric, with their purl sides against each other. You’re using one color on one side, and the other on the other side. But you’re knitting them at the same time instead of separately.

Most mittens are knit from the cuff up. But knitting from the top down has several advantages: You can try on the mittens for sizing as you go, and you can avoid having to sew the end together. You can use any weight of yarn for this pattern!

“Clarisse” is a girl’s name meaning “bright,” or “famous.” There is no doubt that you’ll feel both bright and famous while wearing this beaded necklace!

Teegan is a Gaelic word meaning “little poet”—and this hat is like a beautiful dance of colorful poetry!

The log-cabin blanket is a classic quilting pattern. It has been found everywhere from Egypt to the British Isles to Canada to America. Knitters, however, can enjoy making it too!

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Jordi is a ponchette or shawl made from 4 different sizes of seven total wedges. They are knitted individually, then joined with a decorative 3-needle bind-off.

This möbius cowl reminds me of water running through a water wheel. Garter-stitch bands look as if they slow down the water-like flow of the cables between them. The play of garter and cables creates an undulating edge.

This adorable pillow is made from the intarsia technique. Instructions are given for a 10 1/2” round pillow, but it would be easy to make it square instead. (It could also be a tea cozy if you knit it straight at the bottom and curved it at the top!)

This is the easiest shawl possible! It has 3 variations--a diagonal triangle; one for a wide, shallow triangle, and one for a narrow v-shape using short rows. All of these shapes are pictured in the photos here, so don’t be confused if the shawls don’t look quite like each other!

This knit-to-fit t-shirt is easy to make and easy to wear. It walks you through a step-by-step process for making it any size, and it uses whatever yarn you choose. It’s a perfect first-sweater project!

This hat will help you show off carry-along yarn, or even separate beads if you wish.

There is nothing like Fair Isle to give the knitter the creativity to combine vibrant colors with stunning patterns.

Beautiful waves of stripes make this cowl a pleasure to knit and a dream to wear. It is designed with an uncomplicated lace pattern, separated into logical sections by stitch markers for ease of keeping track and memorizing the pattern.

This beautiful cowl with a Japanese-lace influence (and, for my model, Miyuki beads) gives you layers to keep you warm and gorgeous on those beautiful, snowy mornings.

Go find yourself some sock yarn that stripes, and knit up this fast and easy baby hat in a few hours. (For the model, I used Crystal Palace Mini Mochi.)

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This round shawl is easy to make and perfect for TV knitting.

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You may wear these versatile mittens with the top either up or down. They let you set your priorities for grip or warmth (and let you answer your phone in the cold). A contrasting color for the pop top makes the mitten even more fun!

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This sock pattern shows you how to make toe-up socks step-by-step. It includes many photos to help you on your way to making great socks! Because you are fitting as you go, the socks are always perfect when finished.

This pattern uses any yarn you wish. It is made with simple garter stitch, and it is custom-sized to fit you using simple instructions. It is a perfect first sweater, as it is made from easy shapes!

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This is a great little pattern for your favorite geek, at school or at work! The pattern includes chemistry, math, astronomy, computer, grammar, music, history, literature (Jane Austen), and medical geeks. And let us not omit the knitting geek.

This is the perfect scarf for your first lace project. The instructions take you step by step, showing you photographs for how to create lace and how to fix it.

This poncho is made out of two rectangles that are then sewn together almost like a typical poncho—or exactly like a typical poncho. Take your pick!

Team colors tend to be bold, dramatic combinations--gold and green, orange and blue, red and black. Make use of this drama with a super-long (to be super-spirited), happily striped scarf!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!

This wrap is made from two rectangles that are sewn together in a clever way to create almost a sweater. It is perfect for beginning knitters (or for knitters who need a travel project).