The beauty of a cowl, whether it is short or long, is that it is, in essence, one never-ending loop. With a scarf you are limited by having two ends that must be pulled up or held together in some manner, but the cowl is able to twist and turn into a scarf, a hood, or even a shrug with just the slightest movement of fabric. Create an epic, endl...

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These fingerless mitts were inspired when a friend’s search for a matching pattern to go with her newly knit Ishbel Beret was unsuccessful. After helping to turn over the last stone on the Internet, I decided there was nothing left to do but write up a pattern for her.

The Betty & Veronica Scarf, named after two infamous girls constantly vying for one man’s heart, will war with yours as well. Designed to showcase complementary handspun and thick-thin single ply yarns, this pattern contains two versions of a ruched scarf knit lengthwise. Version one, The Betty, has a simple, clean ribbed edging, while vers...

Sleeping is one of my favorite activities, right up there with eating, reading and knitting. I’ve tried on many masks and sleep pillows in my efforts to find something to cover my face and block out any bit of light coming through, but I often dislike the way they press down against my eyes. What I needed was a mask that covered them without ac...