I wanted to make something really special with the two skeins of Madelinetosh Merino Light I bought in NYC on my honeymoon a little while ago. With only two skeins I knew it had to be a short-sleeved top and it then occured to me that I could use my grandmother’s (and my) all time favorite stitch pattern, frost flowers.

This cowl was designed to show off the beauty of some gorgeous multicolored cashmere yarn I got as a gift. I needed something simple but also something that would break up the colors in just the right way.

I came up with the idea for this cardigan after knitting a number of beautiful sweaters that all left my neck cold because of low necklines. So I knew I had to knit a cardigan with short rows - the rest was more or less improvised along the way.

HATS HATS HATS is a great pattern for striped hats for kids up to 6 years.