Carrie Oster
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Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock features a panel of cute wrapped taffies down the front of the leg and foot. The taffies are worked in cables and are written as a chart. The pattern includes directions for socks in 7”, 8”, and 9” foot circumferences.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Cardinal courtship is very sweet--the male feeds the female a seed, and it looks like they’re sharing a kiss. A panel of triangular cardinal beaks made of elongated-stitch cables adorn the front of these socks. They’re knit top-down, have an eye-of-partridge heel, and instructions are given as a chart.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
When a friend asked me to help her assemble a purple martin house, I noticed the box said “everything you need to be a purple martin landlord.” That phrase inspired me to create this sock pattern. Each sock features a panel with groups of four cabled rings representing entryways to purple martin apartments. The cable pattern is charted and hint...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The waterwheel plant, like the Venus flytrap, has small traps it uses to catch food. The traps are arranged in whorls around a central stem on this aquatic carnivorous plant.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Roll the dice to make a pair of socks inspired by the lines of holes drilled in a tree by hungry yellow-bellied sapsuckers!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Tiny rows of elongated stitch traps peek out from between garter ridges on this asymmetric triangular shawl. Size is adjustable depending on your yardage.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Simple and stripey, these socks are intended to take advantage of the way that reverse stockinette stitches play well with highly variegated yarns. They feature a reversed heel flap and reverse stockinette soles.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Tiny venus flytraps made from elongated stitches peek out from between paired purled rows in this pattern. Don’t worry, these carnivorous socks won’t eat your feet!
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These fingerless gloves feature garter stitch on the back of the hand and stockinette on the palm with a cable running down the side twisting the two together. Instructions for the cable are included in both written and charted form. One size should fit most adult hands.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock features a panel with an angular line of slipped stitch cables rising to a ladder, reminiscent of a downy woodpecker hopping up a tree looking for insects. The pattern is a companion to my Nuthatch Socks pattern.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This pattern features a panel of slipped-stitch cables spiraling downwards to horizontal bars reminiscent of a white-breasted nuthatch’s headfirst descent down a tree. It’s a companion to my Woodpecker Socks pattern.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
These socks feature a textured pattern of checkerboard squares containing tiny coffee beans. They’re the perfect simple project for sharing a cup of coffee and a knitting session with a friend!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
A lacier version of my Thundersleet Socks pattern, these socks feature a series of “holey” broken zigzags.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This pattern features a textured pattern of broken zigzags resembling the rattling of sleet punctuated by bolts of lightning.