Owlchick's Nest

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Edges are filled with choices. Do we go around, over, above them, or just stand and look at them? They’re a natural part of our surroundings, and we can choose how to deal with them.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Whether worn simply crossed in front or with one end dramatically flung over one’s shoulder, it’s a quick and simple knit with flair!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Dreaming of a warm-weather holiday getaway?
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Pine trees are evergreen; their branches are symmetrical and provide a sense of order & peace.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock, for A Star is Shorn’s new sock yarn (Parallax), uses some oldies but goodies to give a new sock pattern some familiar beats. They’re perfect for tip-toeing around! Shhh!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
I liked the wrong side of this stitch as well as I liked the right side. You might, too. When you complete the leg, look around at the wrong side and decide if you want to continue with the right side out, or with it facing inwards.
Knitting: Cup / Mug
This is perfect for quickly knitted gifts using bits and bobs of leftover yarn. The stitch pattern breaks up variegated yarns, but looks equally nice in a solid color. Couple it with a nice reusable coffee cup, maybe a little gift certificate, and you’ll be set for last-minute gift exchanges.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Starting with a two-color cast on, these top-down socks feature corrugated ribbing, and a simple mosaic stitch. There are six rows in the repeat, and only one row uses anything beyond simple knits and purls and slipped sts to create the design. The sock has a reversed slip-stitch heel, with the mosaic pattern traveling down the instep. The sole...
Knitting: Cowl
Quick and easy, this cowl has twice the texture when knit in a handspun worsted weight yarn, and is equally suited to commercial yarns.
Knitting: Shrug / Bolero
Sometimes, the Little Black Dress wants a touch of added drama. You need an easily memorized lace stitch for mindless knitting with big impact.
Knitting: Cup / Mug, Mid-calf Socks
Masculine. Feminine. Subdued. Elegant. These socks fit many descriptions, and once you’ve knit one pair, you may very well need to knit another in completely different colors to experience all the variations.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
New! I’ve uploaded the pattern as a .pdf to Ravelry to make it easier to keep the pattern handy.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This stitch pattern is really a mistake gone right. I picked out a likely looking image from my Japanese stitch dictionary, charted it, and then knit the socks with a band heel.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Aqueduct Socks are designed for Magic Loop, with DPN instructions at the end for the bits that need special DPN instructionizing. :)
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
The lace designs come from a Japanese stitch dictionary, combined to make an easily memorized sock pattern that’s also extremely stretchy.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Crocuses are harbinger of Spring. Just when one tires of
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This lacy stitch pattern is based on one from an old Japanese stitch dictionary I inherited from my mother. Its title is Knit-Pattern Design Book, published by Josei-No-Tomo-Sha and dates to 1962.