Dawn Barker
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Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Linen Soup is a capacious right triangle shawl knit entirely in lovely linen stitch and finished off with a tidy i-cord bind off.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
Granny’s Organic Triangle, an exercise in organic pooling, is a classic bandana shawl in two sizes. It uses a yarn designed for assigned pooling, but no change in texture stitch is assigned to the accent color. Instead, only one sequence of stitches is crocheted to explore the inherent patterning created by the color changes in the yarn.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Ebb & Flow is a generously-sized, right-angled shawl featuring a riot of twenty-five vibrant colors. The rhythmic sequence of slipped stitch colorwork remains consistent throughout, allowing the colors to ebb and flow beautifully through all twenty-five hues and back again for a balanced visual movement across the shawl.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
Granny’s House is the fifth in my series of crocheted Advent projects. It features an oversized triangular shape, crafted using a variation of the traditional granny stitch. The color layout is planned in advance to ensure a smooth, harmonious progression through the colors as it is worked.
Knitting: Poncho
Shoreline, a cozy oversized poncho, is designed to provide the ultimate color blending experience. Knit using a simple three-color garter stitch stripe progression, this poncho is ideal for use with an Advent box, but it works equally well utilizing fingering weight remnants.
Knitting: Scarf
An essential accessory crafted with a single skein of Barker Wool Silky Quatro, the Staple Scarf embodies simplicity, timeless elegance, and a touch of luxury. With its classic design and versatile nature, the Staple Scarf is a wardrobe staple that will remain a beloved favorite for seasons to come.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Breezeway is a large rectangle wrap combining the innovative technique of assigned pooling with slipped-stitch colorwork knitting for an all new stitch collab. Assigned pooling occurs when a new texture is isolated within a specific color range in a skein of specially dyed yarn. A repeating slipped-stitch pattern creates a grid of rectangular s...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Rock Garden Trail is a right triangle assigned pooling shawl inspired by one of my favorite hiking trails in the Palo Duro Canyon of Texas.
Crochet: Necklace
Making the Daisy Chain pattern is a delightful way to crochet miles and miles of chain punctuated by charming little assigned pooling flowers. It is worthy of dedicating full skeins of your favorite AP colorway, but it also excels at using up all of the leftover bits from your last assigned pooling project so that not an inch goes to waste.
Knitting: Scarf
Superbloom is a delightful little triangle bandana with flower stitches that mimic the look of embroidered flowers on stockinette knit using the innovative technique of Assigned Pooling. Assigned Pooling occurs when a change in stitch and texture is assigned to changes in color within a skein of variegated yarn.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Makepeace is a grand rectangle wrap combining the innovative technique of assigned pooling with slipped-stitch colorwork knitting for an all-new stitch collab. Assigned pooling occurs when a new texture is isolated within a specific color range in a skein of specially dyed yarn.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Sampler is a bias triangle shawl that borrows the look of an embroidered needlework sampler using the innovative technique of Assigned Pooling. Assigned Pooling occurs when a change in texture is isolated within a change in color in a skein of variegated yarn. Stockinette Stitch is assigned to the main color to create a smooth backdrop for a sa...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Wayside wrap is a generously sized, bias rectangle knit in a soothing stockinette stitch. Its design features gentle, meandering lines that gracefully intersect and blend in stripes of vibrant colors. The result is a visually captivating accessory that is both stylish and cozy.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Convergence is the ideal project for effortlessly combining three colorful skeins into one seamless design. Knit using a straightforward single-row striped garter stitch, this shawl maximizes color blending while minimizing complexity. Experience the perfect fusion of style and simplicity.
Knitting: Scarf
Perfect for chilly spring mornings, the Anemone scarf combines a charming and delicate flower pattern with the sumptuous softness of silk. Its compact size and easy to memorize stitch pattern make it an ideal portable project, inviting you to indulge in the joy of knitting wherever your travels may take you.
Knitting: Cowl
Night & Day is a versatile piece that complements a wide variety of winter looks. Its lightweight construction allows for comfortable wear, making it ideal for layering under coats or just around the house to chase away a chill.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Part of my Stitch Collab series, Nona’s Waltz is a bias triangle shawl with a stitch pattern that mimics the look of embroidered flowers on a field of contrasting blocks by combining the innovative technique of Assigned Pooling with slipped stitch colorwork.
Knitting: Cowl
Ski Tracks is a lightweight cowl designed to give a delicate layer of stylish warmth to any winter outfit.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
The classic shape of the Meadow Beret is decorated with an all-over scattering of flowers using the innovative technique of assigned pooling.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
On Christmas morning in 1975, my paternal grandmother, (named Clenstine, but she went by Agnes), gave my sister and me matching twin-sized Catherine Wheel afghans crocheted in four shades of pink acrylic, ranging from pale petal to bright bubblegum.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Ostinato is a musical term used to describe a continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm. I’m borrowing it here to describe the rhythm of the colored blocks that are repeated in a regular pattern across the length of this elegant rectangular Advent wrap.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Wallflower is a right triangle shawl that combines the techniques of slipped stitch colorwork and Assigned Pooling into one fantastic stitch collab.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Language Of Fans is a rectangle shawl combining the innovative technique of Assigned Pooling with lace knitting for an all-new stitch collab.
Knitting: Cowl
Eventide is a simple loop that’s perfect for anyone who wants to give Assigned Pooling a try without committing to a larger project. Assigned Pooling isolates texture stitches within a specific length of accent color in a skein of variegated yarn to mimic the look of embroidery on a knitted fabric.
Knitting: Scarf
Summerhouse is a light and airy bias triangle bandana that mimics the look of embroidered flowers climbing on a trellis of simple lattice lace using the innovative technique of Assigned Pooling. Assigned Pooling occurs when a change in stitch and texture is assigned to changes in color within a skein of variegated yarn.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Bossa Nova is a triangle shawl featuring a harmonic stripe rhythm in four colors using a simple slipped stitch colorwork technique that’s easy to memorize and follow. The slip sequence is constant throughout, but the stripe width follows a rotating pattern that gives balanced movement to the piece.
Knitting: Cowl
Two-Step is a folded, double bandana cowl that employs a simple rhythmic slipped stitch colorwork technique to create vertical stripes. It is knit flat in two colors and then stitched with just one simple seam to create this easy-to-wear accessory that is as practical as it is beautiful.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Lullaby In Rhythm is a large right triangle shawl that explores the concept of rhythmic slipped stitch colorwork. It is knit in three colors using a simple rhythmic colorwork technique that’s easy to memorize and follow. The slip sequence is constant throughout, but the stripe width follows a progressive pattern that gives a rolling rhythm to t...
Knitting: Cowl
A Mid Winter’s Night Cowl is a two color dip-stitch square knit flat and then seamed and folded into a chic, easy to wear double bandana cowl. It features fine Merino wool paired with an ultra-soft brushed baby Suri alpaca and silk blend for maximum coziness and warmth.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
The Caroling Wrap is the third in my series of crocheted Advent wraps. It’s a large rectangle shawl worked in a shell stitch variation through a progressive color-blocked scheme. Its size brings it close to the border between shawl and blanket, but its drape and open work pattern make it easy to wrap like a cozy scarf perfect for caroling on a ...
Knitting: Poncho
The Travelers Poncho is a large rectangular accessory knit in the round in garter stitch. An alternating two-color scheme optimizes the high contrast between the garter ridges to give a subtle staccato texture to the piece.
Knitting: Throw
The Travelers Blanket is a large square knit in garter stitch in the round. An alternating two-color scheme optimizes the high contrast between the garter ridges to give a subtle staccato texture to the piece. Its generous size makes it perfect for cozying up with a good book or wearing like a shawl when you’re out and about on the coldest of d...
Knitting: Pullover
A Murder Of Crows is an Assigned Pooling pullover knit seamlessly in the round from the top down.
Knitting: Pullover
Jawbreaker is a striped sweater designed to use all of those beloved remnants of fingering weight yarn alternated with a consistent colorway to make a cohesive palette. Each one will be unique. It is knit from the top down and uses a simple helical technique to seamlessly alternate colors.
Crochet: Tote
Only The Good Bits is a crocheted bucket bag designed to use up all of your beloved remnants of fingering weight yarn marled with a consistent colorway throughout to make a cohesive color palette.
Knitting: Pullover
Floriculture is an Assigned Pooling pullover inspired by the colorful rows of blossoms on flower farms. Its boxy shape is worked from the lower front edge, over the shoulders and then down the back. Stitches are picked up along the outer edge for the sleeves, and the entire shape is folded in half and seamed along the sides and under arms.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Reminiscent of meandering through a meadow filled with wildflowers, Ramble is a bias triangle shawl that incorporates double-row stripes paired with a flower-like variation of the spool stitch. It has lovely texture play between the smooth Fern and Fluffy Zephyr bases.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Swarm is a rectangular wrap featuring single row stripes and a textured spool stitch in two contrasting colors. It’s the sixth in my series of projects using the concept of Assigned Pooling. Assigned Pooling occurs when a change in stitch and texture is assigned to changes in color within a skein of variegated yarn. Stockinette Stitch is assign...
Knitting: Poncho
Cozy up this December with Mount Lindo, a brand new Advent knit-along especially designed for Christmas 2021. This generously sized poncho is the perfect layering accessory for cold winter days. The slipped stitch colorwork pattern is easy to memorize and addictive to knit. The photos in this pattern are intentionally black and white to preserv...
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
Worthy of its joyful and generous namesake, Mrs. Fezziwig is a beautiful rectangular crocheted wrap featuring a spiked granny chevron stitch.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Calico is a light and airy triangle shawl reminiscent of your favorite flower print dress. I designed it to be wide enough to wrap and drape nicely while only needing two skeins of fingering weight yarn. It’s the fourth in a series of projects using the concept of Assigned Pooling. Assigned Pooling occurs when a change in stitch and texture is ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Fletching is a right triangle shawl that uses a simple to follow slipped stitch pattern to give enhanced texture and the look of colorwork while using only one color at a time. It has a built-in i-cord border and a generous size that allows you to wrap yourself in luxurious wool.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Sprout shawl is the third in a series of patterns using the concept of Assigned Pooling. It is knit seamlessly in two congruent triangles to create a generously sized parallelogram wrap. Assigned Pooling occurs when a change in stitch and texture is assigned to changes in color within a skein of variegated yarn. In this case, simple Stockin...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Hackberry Crescent is a tri-colored crescent shawl that employs a simple to follow slipped stitch pattern to give the look of colorwork while only using one color at a time.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Solace is a generously sized right triangle shawl featuring regular increases and an easy to remember textured slipped stitch pattern finished off with a linen stitch border and an i-cord bind off.
Knitting: Cowl
This cozy cowl knits up quickly in linen stitch using just one skein of the most luxurious brushed baby Suri Alpaca, Zephyr. Its beauty lies in the simplicity of the shape and the flat, woven texture of the stitch pattern. The Comfort Cowl is perfect for gift giving but also for indulging yourself in the warmth and softness of this whisper-soft...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
I created this wrap because we could all use a little more comfort in our lives this year. This simple color-blocked tube wrap is long enough to wrap yourself up in the luxurious softness and warmth of Zephyr, and the circumference is large enough to also wear it as a cowl.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Inspired by that special box of treasured objects that captures a favorite place and time in memory, this beanie combines the texture of Pebble and the lush softness of Gossamer. The variegated slubs stand out to create lovely little pops of color through the fog of Gossamer like found treasure. The reverse stockinette stitch accentuates the pe...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Kindred Crescent is an elongated crescent shawl knit in garter stitch with an engaging cluster stitch pattern separating each color junction. The simple shape and clean lines let the beauty of the yarn do all the work, and the generous size allows you to wrap yourself up in the unique colors of your very own Kindred Set.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
The Gift Wrap is a generously sized crocheted wrap featuring a side saddle stitch and ten fabulous end tassels. Make this a gift for yourself or bless a very special crochet-worthy person with it. This wrap is not designed to be an Advent Crochet-A-Long, so take your time
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Ribbon Candy Wrap is a cozy knitted rectangular stole in a simple striped linen stitch pattern with four puffy corner tassels. The linen stitch gives it the appearance of hand-woven cloth. This wrap may be worked as an Advent Knit-A-Long by knitting one color a day in December
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Bonfire Wrap is a cozy knitted rectangular stole featuring an engaging slipped stitch pattern. This pattern calls for an Advent set of minis, but it is not designed to be an Advent Knit-A-Long, so take your time and relish the rhythm of the slipped stitches while you enjoy unwrapping a new color in your Advent set each day in December witho...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Reminiscent of an aerial view of a flower-covered meadow, Wildflowers is a generously sized triangle shawl knit from the bottom up in an engaging, easily memorized textured stitch pattern. Highly variegated colorways work well here because the textured stitch breaks up and disguises pooling, and the corner pom-poms give the whole piece a whimsi...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Better Together is a rectangular wrap knit up in my favorite BFL base in two contrasting colors using a simple slipped stitch mosaic pattern.
Knitting: Cowl
The Archive Loop is a perfect starting point to jump into journal knitting. You will find everything you need in this pattern to learn how to document your journaling focus question and create a practical but luxurious, wearable journal.
Knitting: Cowl
Kith & Kin is a generously sized linen stitch cowl perfect for marling your favorite highly variegated sock yarn with a cloud of Mohair / Silk Gossamer. Linen stitch is fantastic for breaking up pooling in high-contrast skeins of hand-dyed yarn, and marling with Gossamer covers the entire piece in a fog of its color and gives unifying cohes...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Fairlight Hat knits up quickly in super-soft Merinolux DK and light but cozy Gossamer. Only one yarn is used at a time with just a couple of slipped stitches in between, so this is a great pattern if you are new to mosaic knitting.
Knitting: Cowl
The Nomad Loop is a simple, versatile accessory knit in stockinette stripes in the round in two colors. Choose your favorite combination of Solo and Gossamer to create this light but cozy loop. Its helical design eliminates any jogging or twisting between rows, so the finished loop
Knitting: Cowl
The Crosshatch Cowl is a fully lined cowl that will keep you warm on your coldest winter travels. It is knit seamlessly in the round from bottom to top in two contrasting colors of Merinolux DK then grafted together to finish. The simple crosshatch pattern employs a charted mosaic knitting technique so that only one color is used at a time maki...
Knitting: Cowl
This versatile accessory combines a truly luxurious blend of Merino wool, fine kid Mohair, and Silk. Its simple sequence pattern gives it beautiful texture without being complicated or difficult to remember. Choose your favorite colorway on Fern, layer it with a gorgeous fog of Gossamer, and marl away! This pattern is inspired by the work of Ce...
Knitting: Cowl
This cozy, textured cowl is patterned after the wavy sinews of a cholla cactus skeleton. Much softer than its namesake, the bones of the skeleton are made with plush Merino wool while the spaces between are comprised of lighter-than-air kid mohair and silk. The deceptively simple slip stitch pattern uses only knits, purls, and slipped stitches ...
Knitting: Cowl
The Travelers Loop is a simple, versatile loop knit in garter stripes in the round in two colors. Its helical design eliminates any jogging or twisting between rows so the finished loop is completely seamless.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Birthday Shawl is a simple bias triangle with a gently curving edge. It knits up quickly and uses only two skeins of yarn making it the perfect birthday gift for your most knitworthy friend.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Travelers Shawl is an asymmetric bias triangle shawl featuring garter micro stripes and a delicate picot edge. This version uses only two skeins of fingering weight yarn, but it could easily be made as large as desired by adding more yarn and continuing the pattern. The simple eight-row pattern repeat is easy to memorize, and the bias shapi...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Arcadia is a bias parallelogram shawl made of two congruent triangles knit seamlessly in garter stitch in four colors. The simple garter stitch color block design lets the beauty of the yarn take center stage. Its beautiful drape and generous size make it light enough for Spring but warm and cozy when wrapped around like a scarf.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Favor Shawl features clean lines and simple details that allow the luxury of the yarn to really shine. It uses a clever seamless construction method that creates a bias parallelogram with beautiful drape and minimal edge rolling. The combination of Fern and Gossamer held together give it maximum softness, squish, and warmth with the added b...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Water Shawl is the first in a new collection of elemental shawls. Its easy garter stitch construction is topped off with a beautiful but simple fountain lace section at the end, and it uses just three skeins of Chasing Rabbits Fiber Co.’s Merinolux base in the colorway Naiad.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Columbia Shawl is inspired by the timeless style of the Art Deco period of architecture and design born a century ago. It features the clean lines and geometric symmetry synonymous with the Streamline Moderne movement. The simple garter stitch construction and monochromatic palette allow the focus to rest on the texture of the yarns. Its op...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Geneva Creek Shawl is a simple 2 skein garter stitch crescent featuring progressive stripes in two colors. The simple yarn over increases at the start of each row make it easy to memorize the pattern, and the I-cord edge gives the final piece a clean, finished result. Whether you are new to knitting or just need an easy project to work on a...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Three Sisters Shawl is a simple, clean-lined three color garter stitch shawl with neat I-cord edges, a fun keyhole detail at the bottom where the colors converge, and super- special triple tassels. It gets its name from the Native American farming technique of planting beans, corn, and squash together. The corn gives a structure for the bea...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Railyard Shawl is a simple garter stitch triangle shawl finished with a tidy i-cord border and tassels. It features an interesting stripe progression and short row shaping that gives it more width than depth. Four 100g skeins of Barker Wool fingering weight yarn are used in your choice of colors. Each color gets used evenly throughout the s...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Landscape Shawl uses a simple micro stripe garter stitch variation to play up the broken line junction between two colors that occurs naturally on the backside of garter stitch. The shawl is knit seamlessly in two congruent triangles to create a generously sized, reversible parallelogram wrap. I hope this pattern inspires you to record your...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Salem’s Path is a generously-sized triangular shawl in a rainbow of twenty-five colors. It’s made using a simple slipped stitch colorwork technique that is easy to memorize and follow.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Tribute wrap, with its large rectangular shape, showcases a highly textured combination of slipped stitch colorwork and brightly colored nupps achieved through assigned pooling. Assigned pooling occurs when a change in texture is isolated within a change in color in a skein of specially designed variegated yarn.