Julia Decker
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Tree Line Shawl is a crescent-shaped shawl worked from the center-top down using a combination of two-color brioche rib stitch and an original two-color brioche stitch pattern. This pattern can be easily customized to achieve a desired size.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Moss Agate Shawl is a symmetrical triangular shawl worked from the center-top down using a combination of one-color brioche stitch, garter stitch, and an original two-color brioche stitch pattern. This pattern can be easily customized to achieve a desired size.
Knitting: Throw
The Ternary Blanket pattern is for a modular equilateral triangle, with additional instructions for using these modular triangles to assemble a hexagonal blanket in one of three sizes. The equilateral triangle is also the perfect building block to make a custom blanket, scarf, shawl, or whatever you please!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Entwined Queen’s Shawl is a symmetrical triangular shawl worked from the center-top down using two-color brioche stitch. The gorgeous repeating pattern is created using left and right brioche cable stitches. This pattern can be easily customized to achieve a desired size.
Knitting: Wall Hanging
The Ice Mountain Triangle pattern is worked in-the-round from the center out and creates a single equilateral triangle with an original brioche cabled stitch motif. While this pattern does require attention it is also a fun smaller project that introduces a number of techniques.
Knitting: Wall Hanging
The Dendritic Triangle pattern is worked in-the-round from the center out and creates a single equilateral triangle with an original brioche stitch motif. The pattern was named for the way this motif resembles the dendritic branching of plant growth.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The charm of the Cloud Roads Shawl lies in the way the lifted-over knot stitches progress beautifully to the two-color brioche star stitches and back again.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Scientists believe that during lightning storms on Saturn, it rains diamonds! While this occurs in the dark depths of the gas giant’s atmosphere, I like to imagine diamonds falling through a dark sky, glittering when they chance to catch the light of the far-off sun. I chose the colors of my wrap based on this idea.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Sylvan Paths Shawl is an asymmetrical triangle shawl featuring a design of branching leaves. The leaf pattern used for this shawl is based on the leaf pattern from my Sylvan Tales series of designs, modified to use a combination of garter stitch and one-color brioche stitch. For those who have also worked the Sylvan Tales pattern(s), the st...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Snow Melt Shawl is a beautiful light-weight crescent shawl worked from the center top-down.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Hedge Maze shawl features a stunning brioche stitch pattern that mimics the way leaves and branches intertwine as they grow.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This shawl is all about the lines. It began with a drawing I made in my notebook, and I had to figure out how to make it happen! To me it looks like the wings of an Art Deco Angel. I really love the flattering lines of this piece!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Every summer, with luck, we get at least one perfect storm: a long, steady, gentle rain that soaks through the ground and nourishes the roots of all the plants. The sound and scent of gentle rain nourishes the soul, too.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This pattern creates a beautiful warm cozy sock with all the squish and comfort of the delightful brioche texture. The socks can be knit in either one or two colors.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Sun Flare shawl is a half-circle shawl that originated in some doodles I made in my pattern notebook for a progressive geometric design. The design reminded me of sun or lens flare from a photograph catching a ray of light. The shawl design and structure emerged as I explored shapes and constructions that would work well with the motif.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Sylvan Leaf Wrap is knit corner-to-corner and features an original design of climbing leaves created using a combination of brioche increases and decreases that works beautifully when knit on the bias.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The vanishing point wireframe grid was an iconic element of the 1980s. The grid was a symbol of the limitless possibilities of the future. Let’s get back to this vision of the future with a fun, fast, light-weight summer piece!
Knitting: Cloche Hat
This beautiful cloche-style hat uses a combination of brioche increases, decreases and syncopation to create the branching leaves. This leaf motif was originally developed for the Sylvan Tales Shawl, but since I’m a bit obsessed with these leaves I wanted to make some matching accessories! This hat matches the Sylvan Tales Mitts.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These beautiful mitts use a combination of brioche increases, decreases and syncopation to create the branching leaves. This leaf motif was originally developed for the Sylvan Tales Shawl, but since I’m a bit obsessed with these leaves I wanted to make some matching accessories! The mitts are knit in-the-round and from the bottom-up. These mitt...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
When I feel overwhelmed, I like to step outside, close my eyes and listen to the sound of leaves as they move with the wind. I can imagine the trees are whispering tales of their long lives to me. I hope you find many happy stories in the making and wearing of the Sylvan Tales Shawl.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
These beautiful toe-up socks are perfect for those who love the ocean and all things briny!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This hat is designed to be an introduction to two of my favorite brioche textures: brioche ribbing and brioche honeycomb. The hat is completely reversible!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This pattern was originally developed for a friend as a visual representation of the ties of marriage and kinship within her immediate family tree. It was an interesting project to work on and the result is a lovely hat with a variety of gorgeous cable textures!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Dream Lake Shawl is an adaptation of my Dream Lake Cowl design. The shawl is an asymmetrical triangle worked corner to short edge that cycles through your chosen colors and through a variety of attractive textures.
Knitting: Cowl
This beautiful cowl is based on my Hearts on Your Sleeve Shawl. It is worked top-down and utilizes twisted traveling stitches to form the heart motifs.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This beautiful shawl is crescent-shaped and worked top-down. It utilizes twisted traveling stitches to form the heart motifs. The hearts add a lot of charm to this beautiful piece!