This e-book contains four great patterns for boys -- or girls -- aged 3-12. All patterns contain ample instructions so that the beginner knitter can learn some new skills while making some great classic garments.

When Stacie Dawson of Must Stash Yarns, Ana Clerc of Yarn Carnival, and I decided to team up to create a shawl pattern with their yarns, we took the golden age of the circus as our inspiration. At the turn of the twentieth century, the circus was a major event in American life and has a distinct look and ambience that still lives in our cultura...

These socks—to paraphrase the famous saying about the mullet hairdo—are business on the bottom, party on the top. With your trouser legs down, no one will suspect the daring dash of cabling at the top of your socks. Unlike poor Malvolio in Twelfth Night, you don’t have to wear your heart on your sleeve—until you want to.

This cowl and fingerless mitts set has a coordinating leaf lace motif that is perfect for walks during those transitional weather days in spring and fall.

Pattern includes a code that gives you free shipping for the yarn in the KnitCircus shop!

You know that single skein of yarn in your stash that’s made of luxurious fibers (cashmere, alpaca, qiviut, yak down, angora…)? It’s calling your name, but whatever will you knit with it? This hat lets all the gorgeous qualities of those luxury yarns shine.

My dad is an avid bow hunter: he takes such pleasure in spending fall and winter mornings in a duck blind or up a tree. He doesn’t shoot much—just enough to eat and to donate to a homeless organization in town—but he does love to be out there enjoying the world.

This pattern lets you be a superhero: with just 30 rounds of knitting, you’ve got yourself a gorgeous hat—perfect for that surprise cold snap that’s coming up tomorrow or the quick gift you need to whip up.

This hat is designed specifically for beginner knitters, and will help build your skills from knitting flat to knitting in the round, adding in purl stitches and then decreases.

What could be cooler than a pair of knitted nunchuks, traditionally used in kung fu? All the fun of whapping, with none of the pain.

Arezzo, a stunning medieval town in the Tuscany region of Italy, is famous for its jewelry making. Inspired by the sun-drenched hills and artisanal wonders of this area, this tank is knit in a crisp, cool linen-cotton blend that is ideal for travel knitting and wear.

Going through high school and adolescence is hard enough, but what if you had a strange medical condition that meant you could only consume blood? In the Jacob Maresbeth Chronicles, a young-adult trilogy just published by Brandy Schillace through Cooperative Trade, 16-year-old Jacob might wish that he had all the style and assurance of an Edwar...

Inspired by the beauty of Angers, France, in the summertime, I’ve designed this simple shawl: elegant enough to wear for an evening out, but also effortless enough to wear as a scarf.

Frankenfingers has complete video tutorial support. In these eight videos, follow along with the designer as she guides you through the more advanced techniques in the pattern!

Now available as an individual pattern as well as in the beautiful book, Hitch.

Do you love both simple knitting and knitting garments with unusual construction? You can have it all with this mind-bending hat, which is knit sideways and on the bias. The set-up and finishing will require your attention, but the rest involves nearly mindless knitting, with some short rows thrown in to keep things interesting. Other knitters ...

Whether you think of these as very long fingerless mitts or detached sleeves, they are the perfect accessory for the kid who won’t wear sweaters, for the runner who wants something light to keep them warm, for the office maven who’s getting frozen by air conditioning—and just about anyone else. These knit up quickly and make great gifts!

Frankenfingers has complete video tutorial support. In these eight videos, follow along with the designer as she guides you through the more advanced techniques in the pattern!

You’ve felt them before: those lavishly soft skeins of alpaca yarn, their fiber lovingly grown on small farms. You cannot resist taking one home. The obvious next question is what to do with it. Alpaca drapes luxuriantly and warms abundantly, qualities that are both a blessing and a curse. The fiber simply doesn’t behave like merino and other s...

ERRATUM: Rows 6 and 12 of the color should each read k8 instead of k1 at the end of the row.

Part of the Malabrigo Quickies program.

This is a pattern for a simple hat that comes with a jam-packed 8-page teaching module. This module details how to prepare for and teach a three-session beginning knitting class. Please note that this document is NOT designed to teach you how to knit.

Inspired by the Italian provenance of the Volute yarn used for the design sample, this men’s zippered cardigan has a European flair. The asymmetrical fronts, long cuffs, and oversized cowl collar derive straight from men’s runway fashion, while the fitted shoulders, hip shaping, and roomy body flatter the masculine silhouette.

If there is anything kids love more than pockets, it’s stuffing things into their pockets – heavy, pointed things that can stretch out and poke through knitted fabric before you ever have a chance to object. This cheery scarf is designed with that kid in mind. The scarf has pockets at both ends, each reinforced with a plastic CD sleeve for a li...

The WiFi Hat - suited to men and women - lets you have the look of cables without the cable needle. (Thus the punny name: this hat has all the fun of cables without actual cables – just like wifi!)

This pattern is an adaptation of my popular boys’ sweater pattern, Langstroth, which is also available from KnitPicks and Ravelry.

This is a pattern for a 14” baby hat that comes with a 3-page teaching module detailing how to prepare for and teach a knitting class on the magic loop technique.

Who wants to be a robot? OK, now, who wants to be a robot that lights up?

Every kid needs to look natty now and then. This V-neck pullover updates the houndstooth look and can look dressed-up or casual.

This is a pattern for fingerless mitts that comes with an 8-page teaching module detailing how to prepare for and teach a stranded knitting class..

19 May 2011 update: Baby/toddler size added to pattern.

Men’s version available! See Langstroth Sr.

Feeling like your brain’s being squeezed? Thinking poisonous thoughts? Blame the SNAKE ON YOUR HEAD!

This jacket is modeled after western shirts – right down to those fabulous little pearlized snaps.