Fast, easy & fun! Use linen or cotton, crochet 2 rectangles and stitch them together at centre back & under the arms, and you’ve got a lightweight summer shrug for chilly evenings.

Make this ever-so-warm hexagon jacket out of any yarn you choose - simply find the hook size that produces the density of fabric you desire, and start crocheting. When you reach the pre-determined measurement for your circumference, stop crocheting! Make 2 hexagons, join them into your jacket shape, and add optional borders.

The model was made by doubling a fingering-weight yarn. You could use a single strand of worsted-weight yarn in its place – approx. 760 m (831 yds) required for the bag.

I created this scarf as a class project for my Brioche Workshop at the Beehive Wool Shop. The finished scarf looks somewhat complex…but the project is entirely possible by the 3rd night of the Workshop. Once you’ve learned 2 double decrease techniques and 1 double increase method, this scarf is entirely within your reach!

In Spanish, this crochet stitch is often referred to as Falso Punto Tejer - basically “fake knitting”. What a delightful name! And that’s exactly what the fabric looks like on the right side - horizontal knitted rib. On the wrong side, it produces a lovely textured fabric that isn’t readily identifiable as either crochet or knitting.

This moebius cowl is deep enough that you can pull it over the back of your head and wear it snood-style. It’s a true moebius loop - rather than crocheting a rectangle and seaming the ends together, you work the entire project as a figure-eight loop. Suitable for a Beginner Crochet project because it uses only hdc and dc stitches!

This shawl is a smidge more challenging than the Breezy Bias Scarf, but still accessible for a Beginner Crocheter! The shape is a triangle worked from tip to tip lengthwise; basic pattern consists of chain bridges and 3-dc groups made into chain spaces. The 2nd half of the shawl introduces a stairstep edge for the decreases, finished off with a...

Just took a Beginner Crochet lesson? Mastered the ch, sc, and hdc stitches? You’re ready to tackle this easy biased scarf! Use a hemp, linen or cotton blend to make a lightweight scarf for Spring - 2 balls of DK weight yarn will be sufficient.

A fun project to tackle after you’ve mastered Beginner Crochet! Learn the Extended Single Crochet stitch and Embedded ESC stitch. Worked in the round, from the rectangle base up to the top, where slits are created to act as handles for the bag.

Articulated like a caterpillar….which make it super stretchy! Wear it as a slouchy cowl, and when the wind gets extra cold, pull it up over your head like a hood.

Keep your ears and your neck cozy warm….while looking pixie-ish! Pattern combines Linked DC fabric in the hood, with HDC in 3rd Loop Only for the collar.

Mosaic Crochet techniques - so much fun!! This pattern uses the Overlay Mosaic approach to colourwork: you work the single crochet stitches into back loops and the double crochet stitches into front loops. A chart is included.

Otherwise known as “The Simplest Brioche Crochet Cowl known to craftdom”! A great first project while you’re learning this fascinating technique. No twists or turns, just straight-up ribbed effect. But not in any way a regular 1x1 rib - brioche crochet creates a thick, squishy fabric with vertical columns on the right side, horizontal bars on t...

With a variation of the classic bamboo stitch combined with increases and decreases, you will create a highly textured bias scarf. Once mastered, the stitch flows off your needles and the project becomes very meditative!

Another fun “harlequin” accessory! Worked in entrelac fashion, this shoulder wrap is a great way to practice your tunisian crochet skills. The wrap starts at the bottom, and narrows slightly as you approach the shoulders.

During a magical weekend spent in a Tiny House in the forest, I designed and created this shawl to use an Urth Yarns Merino Gradient kit I’d purchased on my way out of town. I wanted something geometric, with clean lines, to showcase the four luscious colours in the kit…and the Jordan River Shawl was born!

A fun way to learn basic mosaic crochet! This fabric is created by working single crochet stitches into back loops only, and making double crochet stitches through front loops only. Typically, mosaic crochet is worked with two strongly-contrasting colours.

I wanted to design a slouchy hat easy enough for a graduate of “Beginner Crochet” to make…but with some interesting texture to make it more challenging than basic single crochet. The combination of single crochet and double crochet stitches creates a pebbly surface. The ribbed band is made in single crochet worked sideways; the body of the hat ...

I love making socks as much as the next knitter…but when I see gorgeous self-striping yarn like the Uneek Sock Kit, my mind goes to other possibilities! This loop scarf is made entirely in double crochet decrease stitches - easy to execute, makes a complex-looking fabric.

Oh my! Blossom season in Victoria - a bit late to publish an armwarmer pattern perhaps, but there are still days cool enough in April to require a bit of cozy warmth on your wrists. Knit in a simple eyelet pattern, it’s the handdyed yarn from Black Cat Custom Yarns that absolutely makes this project! The colourway used for the model is “Mayor o...

A super easy, super fun crochet pattern – you only need to know 3 stitches. If you are familiar with chain, single crochet and slip stitch, you can make this hat!

The Neck Corset project was spawned by the purchase of some #titsoutcollective yarn from a local dyer in Victoria, BC (JOMA Yarns). Worked in tunisian crochet in an entrelac pattern, it’s a fun undertaking - works up quickly and produces a woven-looking fabric for warmth, with a lace-up front for “quirkiness”. Any fingering weight yarn will wor...

This crochet pattern offer two versions of the Moebius Shoulder Wrap:

This brioche design offers two sizes - make a large scarf with 6 balls of Drops Karisma, or the full shawl with 13 balls. The shape is a triangle, with alternating sections of basic brioche and cute little catkins (pussy willows). Thick and squishy - super warm!

This cowl is knit in the round, starting with a provisional cast-on and ending by grafting the final round of stitches to the cast-on edge, for a fully reversible accessory. One side features a simple eyelet lace pattern that represents the mountain peaks and meadows of the Yukon; the reverse side is plain stocking stitch.

A symmetrical scarf/shawl with a thoroughly adaptable pattern! Starting at one end, you simply “step up” until you’ve used half the yarn…then “step down” to the other point. Any weight of yarn can be used – the heavier the yarn, the bigger the “steps”, of course. The amount of yarn you have will determine whether you’re making a scarf or a shaw...

Super Simple Single Skein Scarf! Love that gorgeous Hedgehog Fibers Sock Yarn…and wanted to design something that only required one skein :-) The pattern contains garter stitch and simple lace (yo, ssk) segments - easy enough for a new knitter.

This hat is knit from the brim up, with 9 tiers of interlaced swaths, finishing with a stocking stitch crown. Entrelac is always a joy to knit…and the loftiness of a woolly single ply like Kureopatora really brings it to life!

With its open latticework fabric, this shawl is very quick to work up, and it’s easy enough for a beginner crocheter! The pattern stitch is a variation on filet stitch - it incorporates single crochet as well as double crochet and chain stitches.

This is a fully reversible hat that allows your ponytail (or topknot) to escape! The hat looks small while you’re knitting, but due to the

This tam is knit from the brim up, combines cables with lacy openwork, and has a very loose, slouchy shape. When knit with the gorgeous woollen-spun Hinterland Range, it has wonderful drape.

The simplest baby sweater ever! Knit in one piece from the top down, with built-in garter stitch button bands. No stitches to pick up and no seams - just add 3 cute little buttons and you’re done.

This headband pattern offers an easy introduction to stranded colourwork - simple hearts and square blocks of contrast colour! Worked in DK-weight yarn, it’s a light and comfortable accessory…but oh-so-warm if made with pure alpaca like Sandes Garn Alpakka.

Mosaic knitting is a pleasurable alternative to stranded fairisle knitting - only one colour is used in each row, while contrast hues are slipped from the row below. For your first foray into the world of slip-stitch knitting, try this easy, quick-knit neck gaiter!

I called this one “peek-a-boo” due to all the random holes in the fabric (made with double & triple-wrapped knit stitches)…except they’re aren’t random at all. My “linear” personality type just won’t allow me to work that way - so there’s a pattern to all the gaps! You could use any bulky yarn…but the cushiness of a single-ply wool like Mer...

One of my students requested a pattern for the “mini” hot water bottles she’d found at a dollar store - what a fun thing to design. Then I decided I’d best add instructions for the full-size water bottle - as cute as the “minis” are, they’re not easy to find!

Something else I made on a rooftop in Central Mexico, using a collection of Fleece Artist silk & merino yarns. The original was made with worsted & DK-weight yarns, but you could use any yarn you want - you’ll just create a different size shawl. The pink & green version was made with Sweet Georgia Tough Love Sock yarn to produce a d...

I wrote this pattern for my Domino Knitting class, where students learned how to work garter stitch mitres, pick-up along edges to create a domino effect, and knit an applied I-cord edge. Now I’m offering it to you as a freebie pattern!

Keep that herbal tea warm while you sit and knit! This design fits a 6-cup teapot and has slits for the spout and handle. Use Cascade 220…or any worsted-weight 100% wool that felts well. Make it heavily striped and you can use up all the ‘small bits’ in your stash!

A basic aran-weight toque pattern…with a twist. Columns of twisted rib make it just a little bit more interesting! The model was created with 2 balls of Lang Gobi (50 g/90 m) 70% Extrafine Merino wool, 30% Baby Camel. It’s large enough to fit a man’s head snugly…or become a slouchy hat on a woman.

I made this cute little number with Sandnes Duett, a lovely mix of 55% cotton/45% merino wool. If you want to substitute, look for a yarn that works to DK or worsted gauge (22-20 stitches/4”).

Knit with Koigu’s KPPPM (Painter’s Palette Premium Merino) wool, it’s a simple top-down hat that starts with snaky I-cords and ends with a roll-up brim. A 19” brim means it should comfortably fit any child older than toddler, younger than ‘young adult’.

Not quite a hat…and not quite a ski band. Perhaps it’s a Ponytail Hat?! This pattern has been very popular at the Beehive Wool Shop - they offer you the pattern for free when you purchase the Drops Alpaca yarn from them. But I know many of you live far far way from beautiful Victoria, BC…and I wanted to offer the design to you for free as well ...

Yes, it’s a sock yarn…but why not knit toddler’s hats with it! The blend of 60% Bamboo/22% Soy/18% elastic nylon means it has a little bit of “give”, with the delicious feel of bamboo and soy.

These armwarmers are shaped to fit the wrist and forearm…so they’ll stay up. Plus you really need to use something that contains some elastin or spandex in it - like Crystal Palace’s “Panda Cotton” which is stretchy AND cuddly.

Using slipped stitches instead of fairisle carrying techniques, this tea cozy is a breeze to knit! Knit with 100% wool so it can be fulled afterward, and topped with I-cords that you tie together in an artful fashion.

This “tie-top” hat can be worn so many different ways! Insert one big fat ponytail through the top…wear it as a slouch hat covering your dreadlocks…or arrange the 4 ties to make 2 openings for braids. I’ve included instructions for both a sport-weight version and a DK version…and after one of my students requested a child version, I added a DK-...

My fascination with geometric shapes continues - this “cardie shawl” began with a rhomboid for the back, then I worked two front pieces side-to-side, and included a ribbed shawl “collar” to complete it. Not really a shawl, because the lower edges are joined with a tiny seam…but not really a vest either. It can be left open at the front or pinne...

I consider this a “Domino Knitting Starter Project”. Even if you’ve never made a mitred square in your life, you can make this jacket…I’ve explained everything thoroughly. By making squares in different sizes, you give the bottom portion of this “Joseph’s Coat of Many Colours” a little bit of shape; the bodice is done in simple garter stitch to...

Mosaic is sometimes referred to as “Slip Stitch Knitting” – the colourwork requires no carrying or stranding of colours. You simply “carry” the contrast colour up from the previous round by slipping stitches - produces an elaborate fabric with very little technique required!

I designed this baby blanket for my niece and her first child in Winnipeg, Canada. Because I live on the West Coast, I wanted something that represented the shore…the water…the place I hold dear. So the yarn is Handmaiden’s Sea Silk (dyed in Vancouver, BC) which contains a fibre made from seaweed. The colour and nautilus swirl, well, they’re ob...

My Shop’s namesake (Fat White Boy) suggested it was time I created a pattern for an entrelac hat! Here it is…knit with Noro Silk Garden Chunky, yarn guaranteed to produce an exciting, unexpected colour stream. The hat is large enough to capture dreadlocks; folks with short hair wear it as a slouch hat.

This one has been on the design back-burner for a long time…and I’m thrilled that the pattern is finally ready for publication! This sock incorporates three different stitch details in the entrelac knitting: stockinette, simple eyelet lace, and a broken rib pattern. Use one self-patterning sock yarn plus two solid colour contrasts, to make the ...

Indigo Moon labels this a Sport Weight yarn, but it comfortably worked up in a Worsted gauge. I used a larger needle than is normal with a worsted, to make a soft knit that stretches nicely and fits over the shoulders. Any yarn that specifies 20 sts/10 cm (4”) on the ball band will work.