Cherry Tree Hill Yarn
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Knit this colorful shawlette with only 1 hank of Broadband fingering weight yarn.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A delicate Merino lace wrap lay folded over the back of Aubergine’s chair. She reached back, picked it up, and settled it around her neck. Hand knit in an allover lattice pattern, it hung like a mantle over her shoulders. Only Smokey Jo was familiar with the garment, a ceremonial piece dyed in shades of purple and black. Aubergine only wore it...
Knitting: Scarf
“In the middle of the afternoon, Ratta paused at the turnoff to Coventry, which led to her log cabin in the foothills. Perhaps she should just take Mamie home and lay her to rest her in the old family plot at the edge of the hayfield. She knew she could bury Mamie properly, because she had taken a ceremonial scarf from Esmeralde’s cottage. Hidd...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
“She turned a worried glance toward Mamie, who lay wrapped in the never-ending shawl and had barely stirred since yesterday. Ratta put a roughened hand tenderly to the old woman’s lined face. The skin on Mamie’s cheek felt hot and papery. Donning her soft, ruffled mitts, Ratta peeled back the shawl, searching for the rhythm of breathing, which ...
Knitting: Scarf
“The new moon cast silvery light across the drifts surrounding the sleeping camp high in the foothills. Still Winter Wheat waited, as she had for hours. Huddled in her traveling cloak beneath a snow-laden fir, she was certain that no one in the Lowlander encampment could see her. More than once passing guards had almost stepped on her. The two ...
Knitting: Backpack
“To stay safe, Wheat kept her true identity a secret. Always large, she had grown in girth through the years and doubted anyone would recall her as one of the Twelve. Only the contents of the felted backpack under her oilskin cloak or the two crystals knotted around the curl of her shepherd’s crook could give her away, if anyone were near enoug...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The old woman searched the gray horizon for answers and found none. She fingered the shawl that she called her magic wrap. Old and worn, even though made from sturdy mohair, it was lavender and plum tinged with black, hand-dyed in a colorway called ‘Aubergine,’ a combination to which she had given her own name. This familiar shawl provided war...
Knitting: Potholder
Knit this colorful reversible oven mitt from two colors of Potluck Wool and then felt it in your washing machine!
Knitting: Bag - Other
Knit and felt this cute combo! The big mouse is a satchel and the little mouse is a necklace with a little pound under its neck.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Clever Potter offers three options here. First, you may make a conventional beret from the brim up in the round with a variegated yarn. Or (more fascinatingly), you may knit the beret in wedges with variegated yarn, which pools the colours more, and makes the crown extremely unusual and artistic to look at. You have to sew the wedges together, ...
Knitting: Cape
This beautiful cape is knit from the top down and is accented by the bottom trim.
Knitting: Pullover
A traditional Icelandic pullover with a more modern look!
Knitting: Tee
This delicate summer weight tee is shown in ribbon but can be knit from any light worsted weight yarn. Wear it casually with jeans or dress it up with a summer skirt, your choice.
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
This extraordinary coat has some of the most detailed pattern instructions we’ve ever seen: directions are virtually row by row, and each of the back, left and right fronts, and sleeves are charted with their colour layouts plainly visible. No detail is left unthought of. The frog closure at the front is carefully wrought, and there are two ph...
Knitting: Poncho
This is an easy one piece poncho knit from babyloop mohair and finished with fringe. If you have never knit a poncho before, this is a good place to start!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Babyloop yarn and the simple rice stitch combine to create a lovely quick-to-make wrap. Reversible, suitable for beginners
Knitting: Scarf
Knit two scarves from only 200 yards of yarn--one for yourself and one for a friend! Simple enough for beginners, the classic Rectangular Scarf is glammed up with eyelash yarn. The Triangular Scarf is a good beginner project in which to learn shaping.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This clever construction technique combines the body AND fringe in one simple maneuver. No more worrying about running out of yarn for the fringe! Use your favorite eyelash yarn to glam up this simple but stunning triangle shawl. Knit side to side.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Beginner knitters can build confidence with this simple yet stylish pair of adult socks knit from fingering weight superwash sock yarn.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock pattern is unisex and written in 4 sizes. The simple stitch pattern works well with variegated yarn.
Knitting: Cardigan
This terrific jacket is a marvelous shape-- and length, too. Depending on how much ease you allow yourself (and that’s entirely subjective, with such a large size range), you can control the boxiness of the look. You can go wide and super-relaxed, as shown; or you can scale things down to a more Audrey kind of level. Everything works here: the...
Knitting: Purse / Handbag, Messenger Bag
This worsted weight garter rib satchel is surprisingly easy to knit and assemble. Finish it with a length of knitted icord.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
All right, it would probably show better in a quieter colourway. But this is an extremely attractive pattern, and a fun teaching one. The only time you have to pay attention is during the cable panel down the front of the sock; the rest is just merry old 2 x 2 ribbing. And there’s only serious cabling activity on even-numbered rounds. So there ...
Knitting: Poncho
A combination of wide and thin ladder yarns come together to create this stylish stole designed with over dyed black tracked ribbons.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These handy fingerless gloves are a quick knit in stockinette stitch with worsted weight yarn.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Such joyous socks, full of spring and meaning. Interestingly enough, there is absolutely no sewing at all-- the leafy band that encircles the ankle (and which you do first) has the cast-on and end rows cast off together; then you pick up stitches around its edge and work down from there in traditional sock fashion. Except that you untraditional...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This is just about the cutest beginner knit natural fiber baby set we’ve seen—- knit from machine washable 100% cotton worsted weight yarn.
Knitting: Ankle Sock
This pair of socks is especially comfortable for growing kids—- the top does not constrict the ankle and can be worn rolled up or down.
Knitting: Scarf
“This delicate pattern is used in Shetland almost exclusively for scarves, often with multi-colored stripes,” begins Noble, “so it is wonderfully appropriate for a hand-painted yarn. It is true knitted lace, patterned on both right side and wrong side rows. Two pieces are knitted from the cast-on up to the end of 11 pattern repeats. Leave the s...
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
One of the sexiest shapes going, because all the skin is revealed around the curve of the armhole and shoulder, and the necks (front and back are worked alike) are high and modest. If you are in the least toned and fit, so much the better. This is a great layering piece under a jacket or cardi in any climate, and always works for evening. Druch...
Knitting: Pullover
We’ve seen some baby sweaters made this way, but few adult ones-- this is a welcome change. You start at the front hem, cast on sleeves as you go, work up to the neck, cast off for it, continue on the sleeves, cast on gradually for the back neck, then continue down the back to its hem. At the end you have only the side seams to sew, and the nec...
Knitting: Poncho
This quick knit versatile poncho can be worn in a variety of ways and also doubles as a shawl.
Knitting: Pullover
This very attractive sweater has a rippling drape and is at once easy and interesting to make. You make it in two halves from the bottom up, with the sleeves forming part of the half (this mostly in the Oceania textured merino); then you knit the decorative strip down the centre of the sleeve with the Supersock Select DK, and unite the front an...
Knitting: Scarf
A traditional feather and fan motif characterizes this classic scarf. Try it yourself!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
So very delicate, beautiful, and regular a pattern that even someone new to lace knitting would be tempted to make it; and indeed the Elfin Lace pattern is only 8 rows high, so it’s not overly intimidating. This is one of those happy pieces where the chosen pattern, modest in scale though it might be, is so lovely that its impact equals that of...
Knitting: Cardigan
This cardigan is knit in one piece from bottom to armholes then back and front sides are knit to neck edge. Sleeves are knit separately, seamed, then set into the drop shoulder armholes. Stitches are picked up for the neckband, buttonhole, and button bands. The fit is loose and comfy.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Knit this sumptuous triangular shawl from bulky weight brushed mohair. It’s a quick knit beginner level garment that you finish with fringe.
Knitting: Poncho
This fancy poncho is knit from a variety of sparkly novelty yarns and ribbon. Make a matching hat with the leftovers!
Knitting: Legwarmers
These legwarmers are knit in the round using fairisle. Another wonderful way to use up a variety of leftover sock yarns!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is an ample shawl with shaped shoulders knit from sport weight boucle yarn. The shawl is an intermediate level garment that you knit in panels to form the triangle.
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
This is a fancy diagonal tank knit from wide fringed ribbon novelty yarn. Size 15 needles make it a quick knit and finish with a simple crochet edge.
Knitting: Electronics Cozy
These easy pouches hold cell phones, ipods and other small devices, plus they can be worn under a sweatshirt or jacket to safeguard money, passports and valuables. This is a great gift item and uses very little yarn.
Knitting: Pullover
This hat, scarf, and mitten set showcases giant cables knit in a luscious brushed mohair. The cable bands are knit to length and joined. Stitches are then picked up to complete the mittens and the turban-style hat. The keyhole scarf will keep your neck cozy warm.
Knitting: Scarf
These easy scarves use simple pattern stitches and are shown in alpaca with a strand of glitter wound through, but any fingering weight yarn will do.
Knitting: Vest
Knit in one piece from the bottom up, this pattern offers huge opportunities to play with all manner of yarns. The ‘furs’ and Glimmer called for originally are no longer around-- but in addition to the you can use the yarns suggested below to great effect, too, as long as you match the (easy, Aran) gauge. It’s a simple piece, fun, uses up all m...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
These comfortable ribbed sport weight socks are ideal for walking and hiking and easy to knit.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This striped triangular shawl has a block increase that creates tabs at the beginning of every stripe. It’s knit from a DK weight silk blend in an array of solids that co-ordinate with a colorway you choose.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Fancy ribbon and novelty yarns are ideal for this easy front tie shawlette. Great for evening wear or to keep the chill off your shoulders on a summer night.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Large loop boucle yarn and fringe create a pretty shawl. The fringe is added after the knitting is completed. Shaping is created with simple increases and decreases.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is a quick knit poncho made from coordinating large loop mohair and matching ribbon. Knit it in a weekend and wear it to work on Monday!
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
This kind of thing looks easy to think up on your own. We’ve tried it many times. But then you get bogged down with pickup ratios, or colour placement, or garment shaping, and then suddenly you have 5 expensive UFO’s (Unfinished Objects) in your closet for years. This pattern is comprehensive, encouraging, wise, and loaded with detail-- and muc...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
The #1 winner in Cherry Tree Hill’s first Design Contest of 2009. These spectacular mitts are one of the very few we’ve seen with the balletic, bridal finger loop. This detail alone would be enough to recommend them (it elongates and adds even more grace to the hand), but the pattern is wonderful and fascinating. Instructions are given separate...
Knitting: Ankle Sock
These cuff-down socks feature a lovely lace pattern and an Eye of Partridge heel. They knit up quickly with only 200 yards of worsted weight cotton.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
These subtle ripple stitch socks really do look like lake effects, especially when you use yarns with blues, greens and grays. Knit from one hank of fingering weight superwash merino/nylon blend sock yarn, they are sure to last!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock does have a very fairy-tale air; the top of the cuff looks almost like the battlements of a castle (or the top of the turret, at least), and the broad twisted cable pattern cascading down from it could indeed be a waterfall of Rapunzel hair. Happily the stitch patterns are all charted (no writing out), and O’Neill is careful to make s...
Knitting: Beret, Tam
This is a beginner level hat and scarf set knit with bulky weight boucle handpainted yarn. The yarn really does do all of the work for you here. You can adjust the length of the scarf as needed and finish with simple trim.
Knitting: Dress
Another showstopping piece from Cherry Tree Hill, using a most intriguing combination of easy and interesting techniques. The skirt is worked modularly; the garter waistband supports and elongates the waist; and the top reverts to good old st st, with back and front worked separately then seamed at the sides. Sleeves are picked up around armhol...
Knitting: Mittens
This is a quick and simple hat and mitten set, suitable for beginners. The hat features a ribbed brim and is knitted in the round The mittens feature ribbed cuffs and easy thumb gores and are knitted flat, then seamed.
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
Fascinating construction defines this lovely cardigan. You begin with the diagonal garter borders-- join them together at the corners-- and then basically fill them in with knitting, working a knit/purl pattern on the back which will be embellished with knitted (appliqued) butterflies later. Options are provided for working the sleeves either f...
Knitting: Shrug / Bolero
Easy, slouchy, knit in side-to-side garter stitch rectangles, this is a beginner piece that works almost everywhere. There are two fronts, a back, and two skinny sleeves, making terrific use of distinctive hand-dyed yarns and encouraging the use of that One Fabulous Button (buttonhole not included-- make it work somehow! Crochet a chain!) or Am...
Knitting: Pullover
Minimal finishing and clever construction techniques make this a simple and quick knit. Great for beginners! Single crochet finishes the neckline and sleeves.
Knitting: Skirt
It’s not just that it’s a great, beautiful, breathtaking laceweight skirt. It’s that Potter has you knit all the individual panels in a natural colour, and then provides detailed instructions (and helpful colour photographs) for dyeing them yourself to come up with the stunning effect you see here. She adds a lace panel at the bottom of each se...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
On the model’s left arm, and on the left side of the shawl as shown, you can see Potter’s little garter ‘rib’ pattern. That, and the double line of eyelets marching up the back of the piece, is the only patterning in this basic shawl. Yet the designer has judged the piece very well: knitting a variegated sock yarn in this simple a pattern, at t...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These delicate gloves, with their traditional Peacock Feather lace pattern at the cuffs, are a traditional take on a modern theme. O’Neill notes that “because the pattern repeat is so wide, there is a large variance between sizes. If you would like a size small mitt, or a mitt that falls between the medium and large, try knitting the medium or ...
Knitting: Pullover
Pick a textured dk weight yarn for this easy stockinette stitch tunic top.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The compelling thing about this piece is that while it looks intensely sophisticated, it’s actually very repetitive and not very difficult to make. The lace pattern is clearly charted, not written out at all, and is not extravagantly high (22 rows). There is lace action on both sides, though, so you do have to pay a little attention. This kind ...
Knitting: Mittens
Simple mittens with gore thumbs get a fun treatment with stripes and ribbing at the cuff.
Knitting: Pullover
A quick, easy, handsome pullover knit from the top down, with all the customizable features that implies. Try it on as you go and make sure the sleeves and body are exactly long (or short!) enough to please your tastes. The use of a variegated yarn makes choosing a cable important to the overall look; this one, with its generous proportions, st...
Knitting: Backpack
There are a lot of steps to make this backpack, but none are complicated. There is enough yarn recommended in this pattern to make a backpack and a small bag. Make the small bag first as practice for the techniques used in the
Knitting: Vest
Knit in one piece from the bottom up, this pattern offers huge opportunities to play with all manner of yarns. The ‘furs’ and Glimmer called for originally are no longer around-- but in addition to the you can use the yarns suggested below to great effect, too, as long as you match the (easy, Aran) gauge. It’s a simple piece, fun, uses up all m...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque, Mid-calf Socks
SKILL LEVEL: Advanced Beginner
Knitting: Pullover
We love it when a gorgeous handpainted yarn is knitted up in unusual ways. Here the entire yoke is worked from cuff to cuff, then the body is picked up separately for front and back and worked down from there. It makes a wonderful use of trinity and ladder stitches (the latter has a purl ridge on a st st field every 8 rows), so the viewer becom...
Knitting: Pullover
We’ve designed our Trinity sweater using the Trinity Stitch in three different weights of yarn. This is the Worsted weight example. This pattern is also available separately with DK and bulky weight instructions.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This Ruana is not as complicated as it looks as each triangle is picked up and knit from the border of another. Knit the strips separately, then sew or knit them together. This versatile piece makes a statement and can be worn any number of ways. Lots of fun to knit--create your own palette from the many colors of Supersock.
Knitting: Vest
Made in one piece, this garter stitch waistcoat demands no purling and little more than the ability to count a bit. Aside from joining the shoulders, there’s no seaming; tacking down the buttons is as complicated as the rest of it gets. And yet the look is so right for kids. To us it looks like formal hobbit child clothing, and seems made for s...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Pattern was designed to compliment Cherry Tree Hill’s fingerpaints and has been selected to pair with an exclusive colorway for Yarns on Stage.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Lace is much more difficult to work when you’ve got free-form patterns and lots of curvy lines to work. Correspondingly, short graceful geometric lines are easily followed and easier to track and correct (if necessary) while you’re working them. So this dramatic piece, disciplined and precise, is simpler to work than it appears. The two halves ...
Knitting: Shrug / Bolero, Shawl / Wrap
This top-down, sleeve to sleeve shrug is knit with bulky weight luxury alpaca boucle and is ideal as a shoulder warmer for a sleeveless dress or shell when the weather turns cool.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
These lively socks are knit from brightly colored fingering weight sock yarn—and they are great for outside work too. The yarn is 100% natural fiber machine washable yarn.
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
A marvelous piece that represents the very best in original knitwear, and seems to reinterpret a whole style genre. It looks complicated but isn’t, really. The bodice is garter stitch and the sleeves stockinette. The lace pattern on the ‘skirt’ is only two rows high, and one of those is purled, so that’s no big deal. The contrast-colour bodice ...
Knitting: Market bag (slouchy)
This lacy shoulder bag is knit from worsted weight silk and mohair yarn. Take it to market—- it folds up as small as a string bag when not in use.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This wide ribbon stole can be worn on or off the shoulders, as a beach cover up or the keep the chill off on cool summer nights. It is a very quick knit and requires just beginner skills.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
“This sock design has two sets of directions, one for toe-to-cuff knitting, and one for cuff-to-toe knitting,” explains Glowacki. “For fun, you can knit one sock using each set of directions, to see how the pattern stitches look the same knitted in either direction. There are two patterns: one with a lacy center, and one with a ribbed center. I...
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
Worked in the round until the armholes, and then divided into front and back, this is a jazzy little tank that combines a graceful, sexy ‘skirt’ with a modest bodice. The horseshoe lace melds into a modified lace stripe, then a rib as you move up the body; by the time you’re ready to cover the bosom, you’ve switched into a demure field of st st...
Knitting: Cowl
This piece won second place in the first Cherry Tree Hill Design Contest of 2009.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
“These unusually appealing fingerless gloves took Third Place in the first Cherry Tree Hill Design Contest of 2009. They seem to warm you even as you look at them; their main motifs really do look like candle flames, and as such, these gloves are perfectly well suited to men as well as women. The pattern is detailed, with the cabling written ou...
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
This swishy little cropped jacket, easy and versatile, is great fun to make from the top down, with raglan sleeves and an A-line flare to the body. Its shaping is extremely easy, with the traditional markers delineating the raglan seams, and garter stitch borders at the sleeve ends, hem, and front opening (built-in: no button borders on finishi...
Knitting: Beret, Tam
This hat won honorable mention in the first Cherry Tree Hill Design Contest of 2009. Charming, disarming, the scale of it is quite perfect: you have a dainty little cable (worked back and forth in a strip to start) encircling your head, tiara-like. Joining this band is the only sewing. Then you pick up stitches around its perimeter, a lot of th...
Knitting: Pants
When you’ve made many socks, it’s natural to look around for a similar project, but perhaps a little more ambitious in scale. So Cherry Tree Hill presents these Pantaloonies, or leggings: “you’ll be the coolest girl in yoga class,” promises Schmidt. They start identically to socks, with the lower cuffs. You knit up the legs, increasing as you g...
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
A luxurious and cozy knit coat with a touch of fair isle.
Knitting: Mittens
A fine collection of felted mittens, in an unusually wide variety of children’s sizes. There’s nothing like felted mitts for natural warmth, and Druchunas has written a lovely pattern with lots of options. You can choose from a garter or st st hand, and a beaded, ribbed, garter, or plain cuff, as well as a round or pointed tip. You can also add...
Knitting: Pullover
Which word describes it best-- enchanting? Graceful? Feminine? And have you ever seen anything that makes better use of a fine hand-dyed yarn? We thought not. The airiness and soft swing of this piece is as becoming as it is comfortable. 6 colourways of yarn are used, and the construction is intriguing: the skirt of the tunic is made of squares...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
One of those splendid simple sock patterns that work beautifully with variegated or handdyed yarns, and breaks up colour pooling and concentrations in a most attractive way. This ultra-easy slipped stitch pattern is also perfectly suited to men or women. This design features an attractive and unusual reverse st st heel and sole, with the patter...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap, Throw
This is one of those arresting pieces where you catch your breath the first time you see it, and say, “Of course! Why didn’t I think of it?” But that’s why some people are designers and some aren’t. Here Potter takes a very simple idea and, with one solid colour and 6 hand dyes, designs something you could hang on your wall as easily as wear. O...
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
A spectacular piece, one that appears quite decipherable, and yet there’s a lot of thought and planning in it. Looking almost like a modern modular tartan, it flatters simply by virtue of its construction (all those bias diamonds add up to a clingy fabric, and check out the ‘V’s on the back!). Dewey has included large diagrams to fill in with y...
Knitting: Ankle Sock
Possums are an artificially-induced predator in New Zealand’s ecosystem, and kill such unique native species as the kiwi. Therefore, “the sale of possum products is advocated by all New Zealand environmental groups including GreenPeace, Royal Forest and Bird Society, and Ecologic Foundation,” says www.nzherald.co.nz. So you needn’t feel badly a...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This ample ruffled shawl is knit entirely in the round--choose from large or even larger as shown. Wrap yourself in rings of supersock solids and coordinating colorways. Fun pockets are knit as you go and the shawl is self finishing--no ends or edging and lots of fun to knit and wear. Create your own palette!
Knitting: Slippers
Knit and felt these slipper socks for kids of all ages. Available in a range of sizes.
Knitting: Cowl
Literally ‘edgy’ and yet very delicate and discreet, this is one of our favorite genres: soft and interesting to make, but more importantly, independent of any particular historical era. You start by making the lace edging at the bottom back and forth, sew its ends together (a very brief bit), then pick up stitches around its edge and continue ...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
ERROR- the leg charts are missing three stitches. At the begining of every chart repeat, on every row K3 sts, then continue with the pattern as charted.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves, Beanie, Toque
If you’re looking for fancy beaded accessories, look no further. This fingerless gauntlet and cap set can be knit with any luxury fingering weight yarn. String the beads onto the yarn and get ready to dress up any coat or jacket you may have with this beautiful set.
Knitting: Throw
This is an entry level quick knit throw with an easy basket weave pattern inspired by Barbara Walker. Shown here in bulky weight cotton, it can be knit in a variety of yarns.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks, Beanie, Toque
The geometric brick motif in this hat and sock set is sure to please, knit from DK weight machine washable sock yarn.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This shaped shawl will run circles around the competition. Throw the tails over your shoulders or wrap them in front, your choice!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
These bold fingering weight socks are comfortable too—slip off your shoes and curl up with your favorite coffee blend.
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
This jacket uses the best of multidirectional techniques combined with the best of variegated or handdyed yarns. It’s a very detailed pattern and fascinating to work, calling for 1 skein each of 8 different colourways of the yarn. Options are provided for knitting the jacket in pieces, then assembling-- or, making the whole garment in one piece...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque, Ankle Sock
This happy set is way easier to make then it looks, which is its genius and its charm. The entire trick is to use two different colourways from different sides of the colour spectrum. This gives a partli-coloured, madcap sense of fun to the projects that is heightened by the little bands of simple lace at brim and ankle. The pattern is exceedin...
Knitting: Cuffs, Beanie, Toque
Knit this cap and matching wristlets with just one hank of fingering weight sock yarn. The simple eyelet pattern is easy to follow and breaks up the colorway on the diagonal.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
With a Shetland-style construction, this shawl is worked in three parts. First the center is knit, then stitches are picked up around the bottom edge and the border is knitted on, then the edging is worked around the edge of the border. This is the real deal. It’s a magnificent achievement in design, varied and rich, for the confident shawl en...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This pattern was the winning design in the Cherry Tree Hill Sugar Maple Design Competition. They sell the pattern through their distributors and retailers, and now as a Ravelry download. More information
Knitting: Mittens
These are fun to knit mittens for those cold days in the snow. They look great in the Cherry Colorway with the mock cable pattern on top.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
A lovely sock with a very simple lace pattern to daintily expose a well-turned ankle. Thoroughly written and carefully explained, this pattern makes sure you keep track of the row you’re on, to allow uninterrupted pattern flow on the instep after working the heel flap. Toe is finished with a standard Kitchener Stitch (which is written out in we...
Knitting: Cardigan
This is a very jolly, comfortable, simple, joyous little piece that comfies the baby and unstresses you. Drop shoulders, straight back neck-- it’s all a doddle. The stitch pattern throughout the garment is minimal, and executed with little effort. The original cotton or cotton blend yarn is no longer available, so try getting gauge with the yar...
Knitting: Cardigan
This cotton cardigan is knit cuff to cuff to avoid unintentional “growing” as the cotton stretches.
Knitting: Christmas Stocking
Knit a traditional holiday stocking (cuff down)with luxury yarn for an extra special surprise this season!
Knitting: Ankle Sock
If breathable cotton comfort is a must for your feet, these are your socks. These cotton ankle socks can be worn with sandals or sneakers or wear them around the house all by themselves.
Knitting: Vest
Increases and directional decreases create a clever diagonal pattern for this quick two-button vest. The fronts and back are knit separately then seamed. Crocheted loops close the front.
Knitting: Cardigan
Simple but fascinating construction, and a beautiful use of hand-dyed yarns: these pieces are as easy to knit as they are appealing to look at. All you do is pick a dark and a light colourway. Starting with a corrugated rib cuff, you work up the sleeve in a slipped stitch pattern to do one half of the yoke (back and fronts at once, each having...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Have fun knitting your choice of these 5 hats for children. Each takes just one 4 oz. hank of handpainted wool.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
“This is a stretchy pattern and will fit women’s sizes medium-large,” reports Kassees. “You will enjoy working with this lovely yarn. It is soft with good stitch definition and shows off this variation of peacock stitch which is re-designed to mimic flames.” It’s a wise pattern; it instructs you to pick up a stitch in the space between the heel...
Knitting: Scarf
This scarf is perfect to knit with any leftover wide ribbon novelty yarn you may have from another project. What a quick knit and it makes a great gift too!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This long rectangular wrap features a repeating frost flower motif knit from cultivated silk. This is a great skill building lace project--you get an elegant finished shawl that requires very little chart reading.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This long rectangular wrap features a repeating frost flower motif knit from cultivated silk. This is a great skill building lace project--you get an elegant finished shawl that requires very little chart reading.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is a medium weight poncho knit from worsted weight mohair boucle and coordinating worsted weight ribbon to create a designer look.
Knitting: Vest
Grab about a pound of color coordinated worsted weight yarn and get started on this fun and easy vest that will use up all kinds of scraps from your stash!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This is the kind of pattern that everyone can crave, and that gets handed down from generation to generation. It doesn’t age. It’s practical and very handsome, and suits men or women equally well. It has some completely unfussy detailing to avoid boredom in knitter and onlooker, and (this is key) completely suits its purpose. Hikers are familia...
Knitting: Throw
Make this luxurious large loop mohair afghan with about 2 pounds of bulky weight mohair boucle. This is a beginner pattern that uses size 17 needles. Finish with simple fringe.
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
This large and roomy mohair jacket is knit from large loop mohair boucle paired with a contrasting smooth bulky mohair thick and thin yarn. The garment is very warm and can certainly be worn outside in the winter.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This easy beginner triangular wrap is knit from a kid mohair and silk blend and finished with fringe. Don’t be afraid to try it--it’s an easy garter stitch pattern.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
These are fingering weight superwash merino socks knit with a rib and lace motif suitable for solid color pattern work. The ribbing helps the socks keep their shape even after many washings.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque, Legwarmers
Dear, sweet little pieces for little people. Leggings in soft wool make tremendous sense for small people still perfecting being a biped. They’re flexible and non-binding, naturally warm and cool at the same time. And a classic matching watch cap means you have pulled together an Outfit, which delights the sense of order that toddlers can (surp...
Knitting: Mittens
While Cherry Tree Hill no longer appears to have a cashmere/silk blend, the Fingering Alpaca should more than do this design justice. This mock cable pattern involves a YO and SKPSSO, rather than the more traditional way of working mock cables (by knitting two together, then knitting the first one again and slipping them both off the needle tog...
Knitting: Purse / Handbag
These knitting bags are designed from various thick and thin and textured bulky scrap yarns. The handles are part of the bag, and the bags can be lengthened or shortened to fit the amount of yarn you have available.
Knitting: Rug
Intarsia garter stitch and two strands of bulky weight boucle held together make this rug a fast knit. The charted pattern keeps it interesting!
Knitting: Poncho
This poncho is knit from several yarns dyed in the same colorway. Have fun mixing your yarns and colors to get that design look!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This simple garter stitch triangular shawlette is designed to keep your shoulders warm on cool nights. A single button closure holds it in place.
Knitting: Scarf
An easy rick rack pattern motif characterizes this interesting scarf.
Knitting: Throw
Frankly, many afghans are based on the same principles-- feather and fan, mitered squares, whatever. But this beauty is different, with its intriguing ringlet stitch pattern. (The ringlet stitch is defined on the data page if you want to know how to do it.) The result is a very distinguished piece, impossible to make by machine, which will look...
Knitting: Tee
This roomy tee is knit in sport weight silk boucle in reverse stockinette, with ruffles at the armholes and bottom.
Knitting: Poncho
This large outdoor poncho can be knit from a variety of dk weight yarns—the more the merrier. Finish with fringe and simple crochet edging around the neckline.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
We were startled to see these, and instantly thought, “lingerie for your feet”. The lace pattern is only four rounds (two of which are knitted), so there’s not a great deal to keep track of. The heel is naughtily done in the lace pattern too. The only actual solid fabric besides the two garter ridges at the cuff appears on the sole (lace patter...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Use simple increases and decreases to create this side-to-side shawl. Garter stitch, and a cleverly created fringe showcase variegated yarns. The fringe is created as you knit, so you don’t need to worry about running out of yarn.
Knitting: Pullover, Sleeveless Top
The tank top is stockinette stitch with front and back knitted separately, and incorporating armhole and neck shaping. The pullover features drop shoulders and a shell mesh lace stitch. Front, back, and sleeves are knitted separately.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
This is quite an untraditional beret-- but it’s untraditional in a very welcome way. The design works unusually well with a variegated yarn, and those who are squiffy about fair isle (especially two-handed and more involved variations) can relax and not even worry about wielding a cable needle here (the cables are all formed with psso’s). This ...
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
We should qualify the “Beginner” aspect; “Advanced Beginner” is what the pattern says, and they’re right. There’s a reasonable amount going on, given the top-down manufacture, the garter and st st combination within the fabric, and the raglan increasing for the sleeves; and yet all of this is simple on its own. It’s doing it all at once that’s ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
If you are looking for a laceweight wrap pattern for beginners, you’ve found it. You will feel confident creating this elegant shawl, even if you are a beginner knitter.
Knitting: Scarf
This versatile scarf knit from ladder yarn and fun fur can be lengthened or shortened according to your personal preferences. It’s beginner knit too!
Knitting: Pullover
This terrific garment is perhaps not photographed to best advantage, but is a wonderful thing to make and wear. The ‘turret’ name applies because of its appealing hem-- you make 6 tabs in seed stitch, then join them all together at intervals, then continue in the round in alternating panels of seed (that most classy of stitch patterns) and st s...
Knitting: Gloves
There are little black dresses in every handcovering wardrobe, and this is one of them: basic gloves (knit flat and seamed). These are very properly knit with sport- or DK-weight yarn at a tighter tension (gauge) than usual, for excellent warmth and endurance properties. There’s nothing extravagant or fussy about them-- in fact, they could hard...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks, Beanie, Toque
This hat and sock sets features a waves of grain pattern stitch knit into each garment. You will need two hanks of dk wight sock yarn to knit this intermediate level set.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
If you love knitting with beads, this is the ultimate set for you! Over 750 glass beads adorn this matching capelet, leg warmer, hat and fingerless glove set. String them onto your yarn and get set for a beading frenzy you won’t forget. This elegant set of luxury accessories make a perfect winter gift.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Timothy Leary (yes, that one) once said about goddaughter Winona Ryder that onscreen “she stands out like a polar bear on black velvet.” If you make and wear this dramatic triangular shawl, you will stand out the same way-- or, perhaps, like a zebra on a golf course. This is a very cool design, easy and fast and unusual in a very generous gauge...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is an advanced level shawl knit from handpainted laceweight yarn. Don’t let the figure eights fool you—there is no crochet. Knit your eights first and then pick up from the edges to make this large shawl that can double as a throw or tablecloth.
Knitting: Poncho
This is an easy garter rib poncho you can knit from any kind of rustic wool or wool blend. Great for outerwear and especially fun for traveling.
Knitting: Ankle Sock
This includes five sub patterns, different cuff patterns:
Knitting: Cardigan
This worsted weight 100% cotton cardigan pattern can be knit in a variety of sizes for that special baby or toddler.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Pattern calls for size 2 US needle, but I used a size 0 (2.0 mm).
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is an easy garter rib triangular shawl with a tie front, designed as outerwear. Use any kind of rustic wool or wool blend yarn.
Knitting: Poncho
This poncho design works well with self patterning or tweedy looking yarns. The poncho looks complicated, yet the yarn does all the work.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Knit this intermediate level triangular shawl with two weights of ribbon yarn in a two by two pattern stitch and trim with fringe.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
If you love chenille shawls, but don’t like the length or weight, try this versatile lightweight shawlette instead.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is a beginner knit wrap that works well with any textured yarn. Cut your fringe first and knit until all your yarn is gone!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Why are we such fools for medieval-looking clothing? And therefore for this sock? Is it the soft regularity of the bobble and ridge pattern? The classy discretion of the manageable few (40 per sock) beads run in between the garter ridges? That we’ve seen socks like this (albeit in white and gold) for sale in Tuscany? Who cares? It just looks gr...
Knitting: Sleeveless Top, Skirt, Shawl / Wrap
First things first: Sachet was a wide handdyed 100% nylon ribbon; Zebra Windsong, a black-framed interrupted railroad ribbon. Bow you can imagine the glory of the ensemble. The close-fitting top is done in Sachet in a slipped stitch (fantastic for showing off a ribbon), with a V-neck in back and a slightly shaped crew/boatneck front. The skirt ...
Knitting: Poncho
This is a warm poncho knit from worsted weight mohair boucle in an easy garter stitch pattern. Finish with fringe!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Directions are for both scarf and shawl although only larger project-shawl-is shown.
Knitting: Scarf
These easy beginner level scarves are knit from ladder ribbons—just knit to the length you wish and then fringe!
Knitting: Scarf
This unique scarf is designed from handpainted ladder ribbon--get a designer effect from a simple drop stitch design.
Knitting: Vest
Top of the line Stove. The renowned New Zealand designer has created something here that’s truly distinctive. The back, done in the Daisy stitch, is a solid colour (a traditional vest gambit). The fronts are variegated and playful, as you see. But the edgings are the real astonishment: the bands are knitted separately in a stunning cable and la...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This triangular shawl is a fun side to side knit designed for alternating strands of two kinds of ribbon for double the fun.
Knitting: Scarf
This is an easy diagonal scarf knit with worsted weight ribbon, but any medium weight shiny novelty yarn can substitute.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap, Beanie, Toque
Dress up any natural yarn with beads you knit into the garment as you go! This easy design uses sport weight boucle and glass pebble beads.
Knitting: Market bag (slouchy)
Bring your market bag to a new level with this handpainted cotton string bag.
Knitting: Drawstring Bag, Scarf
It’s all in the yarn! Pick colours to compliment last year’s winter coat and overnight, you’ll have created a scarf that will update it. And you’ll be warm!
Knitting: Ankle Sock
These socks are great for beginner knitters and require only about an ounce of yarn.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This cabled sock may look formal, but it pairs with casual clothing too!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Sometimes you want the impact of a cable, but without an allover frenzy of them to madden you. Sometimes you don’t want to make it in yarn thinner than a mouse’s eyelash, but in something that will work up relatively quickly. Ladies and gentlemen: this is for you. A gorgeous cable where you need it, running right down the centre over the instep...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque, Mittens
This classic hat and mitten set is an easy quick knit with worsted weight yarn. Dress this simple pattern up with alpaca and a strand of glitter as seen here for a luxury look and feel.
Knitting: Mittens, Beanie, Toque
This hat and mitten set is beginner friendly, featuring an easy rolled edging instead of ribbing.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
These fingering weight socks are knit from soft alpaca with a glitter binder—a great way to dress up a simple sock pattern.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This is a pair of socks knit from DK weight superwash merino wound with a strand of glitter.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
An extremely simple, 4-row lace pattern and one hank of hand-dyed DK yarn. Together they make for such quick, easy, sweet sock gratification that you’ll be popping these out non-stop. The heel is a standard reinforced slip-stitch one; a wedge toe ends the foot; and full grafting/Kitchener Stitch instructions are included. It’s a lucid, helpful,...
Knitting: Scarf
This fun scarf can be used to accessorize just about anything. Knit it from any kind of bulky novelty yarn.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
These superwash socks are too pretty to hide inside shoes or clogs. Wear them with sandals to show off the pattern stitch* and handpainted colorway.
Knitting: Scarf
Tired of knitting socks? These quick and easy scarves use just one hank each of dk weight superwash sock yarn.
Knitting: Scarf
These lacy scarves are knit from one hank of dk weight superwash sock yarn and can be machine washed again and again.
Knitting: Pullover
Traditional pullover sweater pattern transformed by boucle “Oceania” yarn from Cherry Tree Hill. Strand of lurex in “Oceania” adds a touch of glitter to a basic pullover and lets you dress this sweater up or down with accessories.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A breathtaking stole, but one that’s not too difficult at all. Noble starts by really loosening up the gauge, which makes the plain st st parts of the fabric look like lace themselves; then she introduces a simple border pattern before launching into the overall diamond eyelet one. The lace diamonds spilling down the fabric give an impression o...
Knitting: Ankle Sock
These socks have a pretty cable, actually a twisted rib, running up the back, perfect for showing off when you wear sandals or clogs. Socks are knit cuff down.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A breathtaking stole, but one that’s not too difficult at all. Noble starts by really loosening up the gauge, which makes the plain st st parts of the fabric look like lace themselves; then she introduces a simple border pattern before launching into the overall diamond eyelet one. The lace diamonds spilling down the fabric give an impression o...
Knitting: Dress
This cute little jumper has a lot of ease to allow for easy dressing. Knit from worsted weight machine washable cotton in a range of sizes.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
Create this warm and cozy set quickly from bulky weight brushed mohair or any other fuzzy bulky yarn.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
The use of bulky weight cotton chenille and stockinette stitch makes this easy quick knit blanket machine washable too—perfect and practical for baby.
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
Gorgeous simple silhouette, with a scooped front neck and a wide, shallower dip in the back. This garment was originally done in a worsted-weight ribbon (probably a silk or rayon) yielding a DK tension.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Just about the plainest possible baby or toddler socks-- and therefore likely the most useful and practical. The pattern provides good detailed instructions for knitting them in one size only (for baby-- toddler size is provided by changing gauge; see second gauge glyph below, in which we extrapolate the appropriate needle size). It’s an excell...
Knitting: Ankle Sock
A delightful, simple, flexible, adaptable little sport sock.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
This beret looks complicated but it’s not. The “cables” are just stitches you twist every few rows.
Knitting: Cardigan
This is a neat way to run two contrasting colorways in a cardigan at the same time. This roomy sweater comes in a range of sizes and is knit from heavy worsted weight cotton.
Knitting: Brimmed Hat
Keep the sun off your face with these cute cotton gardening hats, knit from worsted weight yarn. Even the flower is an easy knit!
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
Let us now praise gloriously easy, versatile tops that you could knit in your sleep but wear more than anything else. This one has the massively clever advantage of having a lovely shallow scoop neck on one side, and a gentle V on the other (shown in the picture), so there really is no front or back, just a preferred side depending on the day (...
Knitting: Rug
Intarsia garter stitch and two strands of yarn held together create this beautiful rug in no time! The design is charted.
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
A shawl collar tops this thigh-length jacket. The back and fronts are knit separately. The collar, fronts, edges, and pockets are finished with an i-cord trim.
Knitting: Pullover
This graceful and romantic garment is knit from side to side starting with the cuff, and working front and back at the same time; definitely an armchair project rather than portable knitting! But the look is so remarkable, it’s more than worth it. St st is used throughout, and then applied I-cord is used to finish the cuffs, hem, and neckline. ...
Knitting: Pullover
A good fair isle is a joy forever, and here we have a lovely example done in a wonderful yarn. The body is knit in the round to the armholes, then divided for a dropped-shoulder front and back; the sleeves are knit flat (though of course clever circular fans can adapt that to knitting in the round very easily). We are particularly pleased with ...
