This cowl or neck warmer combines regal elegance, with its lace center panel and graceful shaping that follows the curve of the neck, and cozy softness, with its thick garter stitch edging. It also makes a beautiful headband. Choose a yarn that is lofty (to stand up nicely when knitted), soft, and has clear stitch definition for best results!

All proceeds are donated to Expanding Lives, a nonprofit that educates and empowers young African women to become leaders in their own families and communities.

This garment, which could be a neck warmer, ear warmer, or headband, is completely reversible. The welted fabric creates both insulation and elasticity. I prefer it with the purl side visible in the bands at top and bottom, but it’s up to the wearer!

All proceeds are donated to Expanding Lives, a nonprofit that educates and empowers young African women to become leaders in their own families and communities.

This is a modification of the ever popular Fetching fingerless mitts, to make child size convertible mitts/mittens with worsted weight yarn.

These simple ribbed fingerless gloves / arm warmers are designed to resemble the front legs and hooves of a fawn. They can be worn for fun as a costume, or as “ordinary” hand warmers. The thumb opening is a slit, so it can be invisible if the wearer hides his or her thumbs inside and pulls the mitt tips up to the fingertips, to look more “reali...

The simplest of diagonal garter stitch scarf recipes. The whites, blues and grays of this yarn make me think of mountain peaks in a gathering storm.