Emma Coen

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Cowl
This is a true moebius strip cowl. A moebius strip is a fascinating topological artifact, that has only one edge, and one surface. This has terrible implications for knitters: the wrong side of colourwork will always show, which isn’t attractive. It is possible to work a tube, then graft it, but that strikes me as a cheat. It’s much more fun to...
Knitting: Christmas Stocking
The “XO” pattern is a traditional Fair Isle pattern. The variation in scale is my own spin on it.
Knitting: Scarf
This is a garter stitch scarf, knitted on the bias. The scarf is knitted in stripes of 1 row, with “resting yarn” carried up both edges of the scarf. The scarf has a “false stripe”, where there are two rows of dashes for the stripe, which gives a different texture to standard garter stitch but requires no added effort! If you would like to try ...