According to an online Latin dictionary, a Basilium is a royal or princely ornament, or crown. What better way to ornament your feet than with golden crowns knit from uber-soft superwash Merino sock yarn. A lovely lace-and-bias cuff, sweet eyelets along the leg and foot, and ridged accents across the heel and toe make this a princely sock for a...

A nearly traditional Shetland triangle shawl with an asymmetrical twist, Binx is a basic shawl formula that allows you to use any 5-shade gradient yarn. The skills needed for this pattern are very straight forward: you should be able to knit, knit 2 together, increase by knitting into the front and back of a stitch, and knit through the back lo...

This quick-knit, soft hat with two simple lace panels is great for gift-giving! Use just one skein of your favorite color of hand-dyed superwash bulky yarn and keep yourself or someone you love warm in no time at all.

This simple but fun-to-knit shawl was inspired by the market scene in Gurinder Chadha’s “Bride & Prejudice”. The amazing sari colors called out to be combined and worn and will brighten your day every time. Garter stitch mitered squares and triangles in contrasting colors make this shawl quick as well visually and texturally interesting. Us...

A sweet and simple pattern with a braided vine climbing the cowl. Bordered on either end with Garter ridges.

Elegant and colorful, this slightly curved triangular shawl ends with an sweet but not overly lacy ruffle. The body of the shawl alternates garter ridges knit in a sport weight yarn and smaller contrasting stockinette sections knit in fingering weight yarn.

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Our Gradient Tweed Cowl pattern is a smaller circumference (with an option for making it double the length) but tall cowl with great texture and an easily memorized stitch pattern. Knit with a Main Color and a series of Gradient Contrast Colors, you’ll get the most out of this pattern by choosing great colors that contrast well and suit your wa...

The yarn for this pattern is a Spectrum Gradient kit consisting of 10 colors, 25 grams each. A variety of Spectrum Gradients are forthcoming in early 2014, and the pattern specifically calls for the Arco Iris Spectrum Gradient, seen here.

A highly versatile sock pattern, this

This pattern was the hybrid inspiration of stash busting, need for an easy-to-manage airplane project, and my desire to have a cowl-neck sweater. Since I couldn’t readily come up with a pattern from my copious personal collection, I made one up. I make stuff up a lot, but that’s a different Instagram account entirely.

Using two colors in three shades each of my Whimsical Solids, this blanket project uses garter ridge texturing and a rolled i-cord edge for a simple and sweet baby blanket.

A soft, sweet little shawlette in merino and silk, this project looks great in high- and low-contrast stripes. Sections of Garter ridges are offset by sections of Stockinette to keep you on your toes while knitting and add to the textural lushness of this piece.

If you wait 5 minutes in Portland, you’re likely to get a change in the weather. Being prepared when you go outside here in Oregon, especially in Spring or Fall, is of paramount importance if you want the chance to leave your house. A great cowl like this one, that can be worn up or down and will keep you warm when knit in wool even when you ge...

This very easy cowl only requires the most basic of stitches: knit, purl, and slipping a stitch purlwise. Using bright color and large, luscious yarn will make a comfy cowl that will be cozy in even the coldest weather.

Using 2 colors and several different sections, this shawl shows off the lovely ways hand-dyed yarn colors swirl and change inch by inch. A garter & stockinette section, a little bit of lace and a fluttery ruffle make this shawl easy to knit, easy to wear and loads of fun.

A baby blanket just made for sock knitters! Use your stash or your left over 10 and 20 gram balls of sock yarn and make a colorful and comfy blanket in no time.

Sweet Bea is a one-row-per-color striped hat from worsted weight yarn and has several textural features including a lattice stitch brim, slipped stitch highlights and a cute (and optional) top knot. The mild conical shape adds a light-hearted touch.

Release delayed due to…being far too busy to sample knit. Thanks to everyone who bought the pattern at Sock Summit! Aiming for wide release September 1, 2011.

Vault lights are those wonderful prisms you see embedded in the sidewalks of older cities such as Seattle. They were meant to provide light in the underground portions of the city before the advent of electricity. This hat’s colorwork mimics the close diamond patterning of the original pale lavender Seattle vault lights.

Volume Cowl uses linen stitch and two-row striping to achieve a textured appearance that showcases contrasting solid and multi-colored hand dyed yarn beautifully. The light silk content of our Quadra super bulky gives the finished cowl wonderful drape.