A Treasury of Magical Knitting and its sequel, A Second Treasury of Magical Knitting, were published in 2004 and 2005. The books sold like wildfire and I even considered writing a third Treasury, but was diverted by my fascination with new sock architectures and methods, which became in my New Pathways for Sock Knitters series.

A Treasury of Magical Knitting and its sequel, A Second Treasury of Magical Knitting, were published in 2004 and 2005. The books sold like wildfire and I even considered writing a third Treasury, but was diverted by my fascination with new sock architectures and methods, which became in my New Pathways for Sock Knitters series.

Sometimes things just happen, as if by a miracle.

This ebook is a set of 9 Folios, each one a separate PDF with several related patterns, which makes the large collection user-friendly. Your purchase includes all the Folios, including any I may add in the future.

Sweet Tomato Heels may be the easiest way to knit socks ever. They will fit beautifully, and you will know how to knit them without referring to a pattern after the first pair.

New Pathways for Sock Knitters, which I published in 2007, is by far my most ambitious and comprehensive sock book. It contains 8 unique architectures, each one introduced with a quick little baby or toddler sock, followed by a collection of adult designs, and a Master pattern so that you can literally knit an infinite number of variations on each architecture.

Personal Footprints for Insouciant Sock Knitters is a refreshing way to knit socks, whether from one of the 28 designs in the book, or by designing your own. This is the ebook version of my out-of-print 2009 best-seller.

My first book is now available as an eBook. Print copies are still available, but are likely to run out soon.

I’ve been developing the Versatildes for over two years, and have been unable to wear them because I didn’t want them out before I published. Hundreds of my students with whom I shared the designs have kept my secret. Tildes rival anything I have ever done, from socks to the Moebius…I’ve knit 20 Tildes and 4 Branching River Vests and I am hungry to continue. They are one of those totally satisfying knits, and so long as you work with colors that you love, they will probably all go together. Throw a Tilde or two around your neck, put on the vest, and you will look and feel magnificent.

This very elastic neck cozy resembles the bottom of an egg crate on the purl side and has an elegant knit design on the other side. The original design was to show off the knit side, however, attendees at Cat’s retreats loved the bumps the best!

Cat designed this hat for her dear friend, Deb. Many of you know her as the talented caterer at Cat’s retreats. Deb brought me the hats and claims it is easily her favorite and she wears it all Fall and Winter. Of course, Cat made three different variations, but the first one has a fun little story and I reached out to her knitters to see if we...

Yarn: HiKoo Sueño Worsted (80% superwash merino, 20% bamboo, 100 g/ 182 yds). The capelet is knit side-to-side in wedges that are narrow at the neck and widen over the shoulders. One wedge uses about 25 g and provides 1” of collar and 2.6” of hem circumference. Use this information to decide how many wedges will fit you (a 20” neck, or 20 wedge...

This cozy vest can be knit with any weight yarn in any gauge suitable to that yarn. The super-friendly pattern uses your garter stitch swatch (in the yarn of your choice) and your own measurements to produce a vest that fits you beautifully.

The construction is similar to my Guadalupe Mitts, with a different thumb approach so the 4-row band repeats can stay in sync. I also include a thumbless version with an extra band.

Guadalupe Mitts ~ an intentionally transformative design by Cat Bordhi

La Capa and DeColores, a cape and pair of half-sleeves, may be worn alone or together. The knitting is simple and serene, and the yarn, Skacel HiKoo™ Llamor, is spun of kitten-soft yet cougar-strong baby llama and is the distillation of more than a year of fiber communion between me, my brother Jim “Pecos” Petkiewicz, and a beloved Peruvian yar...

This Moebius cowl starts with the Mohair Loop yarn alone, is joined by Wooly Feathers, and when the Mohair Loop runs out, it continues with just the Wooly Feathers to make a stunning accessory that appears to have a halo around the border.

These very warm socks knit up quickly and are perfect for playing in the snow or hiking across a parking lot with a bag full of good things for dinner. You may choose to knit the knee-highversion or keep going for a thigh-high version, which may be worn pulled up or slouching down. An optional purl design on the top of the foot mirrors the colo...

The yarns that inspired this particular design come from Nova Scotia, where they know a thing or two about cold weather. I combined 3 strands of the lace-weight silk/kid mohair yarn with 1 strand of sock yarn to produce a warm, cushy, and durable fabric (together they equal a worsted weight yarn). Silk and kid mohair are, as my friend and colle...

These indoor boots will thrill an imaginative child or adult. With these 2 particular yarns held together, the boots quickly felted to a pliant yet sturdy felt. To substitute, choose wool yarns that are not superwash. I combined a bulky wool with a worsted; 3 strands of worsted held together would produce a similar weight. Gauge must be signifi...

All my life I have loved the word, Dardanelles, which is the name of the waterway that connects the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara. I have finally found something that deserves the name: this graceful, lively crescent of knitting that will flow around your neck in any way you wish to arrange it.

Introducing my new Cat Bordhi Workshop Pattern Series:

These socks, which are the 8th sock in my eBook, Cat’s Sweet Tomato Heel Socks, exist because of Danny Herbert, who was my fifth-grade student long ago, and is now a professional wildlife-whisperer photographer (and the photographer for this book). I was admiring his bluebird photos, which are astonishing both for the rarity of bluebirds where ...

This is one of 2 “Menagerie” sock designs in my eBook, Cat’s Sweet Tomato Heel Socks. Menagerie socks use a smocked ribbing technique which is easy to learn and perform.

This is one of 2 “Menagerie” sock designs in my eBook, Cat’s Sweet Tomato Heel Socks. Menagerie socks use a smocked ribbing technique which is easy to learn and perform.

If you wear an Anemone Hat, you will have to get used to being stopped by strangers who are smiling at you and want to tell you how much they like your hat. In the Pacific Northwest, I wear my hats fall through spring, and they inspire ten times as many comments as anything else I have ever designed. An Anemone Hat can provide all these things ...

Pattern includes live links to my video tutorials: 1. How to create a face opening with flawless corners and 2. Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-0ff, so the opening is elastic and ready to stretch or bounce back.

These socks are the third sock featured in my eBook, Cat’s Sweet Tomato Heel Socks. You may buy the patterns as singles for $8 each, or for $20 you can buy the whole eBook and will receive all 16 designs (one of which is exclusive to the eBook, not to be released as a single).

These socks are the first sock featured in my eBook, Cat’s Sweet Tomato Heel Socks. You may buy the patterns as singles for $8 each, or for $20 you can buy the whole eBook and will receive all of the designs (one of which is exclusive to the eBook, not to be released as a single).

This is the 4th sock in my eBook, CAT’S SWEET TOMATO HEEL SOCKS, and it introduces the Padded Sweet Tomato Heel for the first time, with an accompanying video which you may watch here.

These socks are the second sock featured in my eBook, Cat’s Sweet Tomato Heel Socks. You may buy the patterns as singles for $8 each, or for $20 you can buy the whole eBook and will receive 16+ designs (one of which is exclusive to the eBook, not to be released as a single).

These socks are the fifth sock featured in my eBook, Cat’s Sweet Tomato Heel Socks. You may buy the patterns as singles for $8 each, or for $20 you can buy the whole eBook and will receive all 9 designs (the 9th sock is exclusive to the eBook, not to be released as a single). To learn more before purchasing, watch my video.

The seed stitch heart design on these socks is simple to follow, and the combination of wool and silk ensures that your feet will be warm and your socks long-lasting. The yarn is one of many varieties hand-dyed by the talented Julie Packard right in the back room of her shop Island Wools, here on San Juan Island, Washington, where I am so very ...

This is a fresh new take on my Coriolis architecture, which first appeared in my book, New Pathways for Sock Knitters. This design offers a menu of choices for the leg: a diagonal ribbing can follow the Coriolis band from ankle to cuff, or the diagonal ribbing can begin later, a few inches before the top of the leg. For a Sweet Coriolis in its ...

Pattern requires about 15 yards of additional yarn of similar weight, in a contrast color.

Note: This blanket came to be nearly 6 years ago, and has been available only on my website. It is the first pattern I am putting on Ravelry. More will come, both new and old.