My husband, a conductor, arrived at a guest gig in Atlanta to discover he had left his cufflinks at home in NY. What’s a girl who NEVER leaves home without sock yarn to do?

A simple, beginning sock pattern to be knitted using double-pointed needles. Superwash yarn is recommended; can also be worked in DK-weight yarn. Feel free to use for teaching purposes, so long as the designer is credited--THANKS!

A very basic, ribbed-cuff sock with gussets and heel flap, to be worked on double-pointed needles with sport-weight yarn. Suitable for beginning sock knitters. May be used for teaching purposes, so long as the designer is credited. Happy Knitting!

Developed for the inaugural Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild “Batts to Hats” competition in February, 2012. Pattern appears on p. 4 of the download. Uses 4 oz. super-bulky handspun yarn (spun ~3 wraps per inch, knit at 3 sts = 2”), and a size 19 circular needle (ideally 16” long--or a longer needle used “Magic Loop” fashion). A team of two can...

Developed as a prototype for a “Batts to Hats” competition, this speedy hat spins up fast at 5 wraps per inch, and knits up fast at 5 sts = 2”. The swirling rib pattern gives pizzazz (and poking fluffs of contrasting silk top into your roving gives a color ping to the reverse stockinette stitch at the turn of the crown!). Double-pointed needles...