Three cowls designed especially for beginners ready for a little challenge.

Patamanta collection now includes Thumbhole Sleeve Mitts & Legwarmers, and a buttoned flap pouch, as well as original chullo-- 3 essential Andean style accessory patterns in one download!

An opulently oversized circular colorwork yoke cardigan and pullover, in a field of misty mohair. Inspired by the roses of Pierre-Joseph Redouté, an 18th-19th century botanist known particularly for his rose illustrations & etchings. Construction is knit bottom up, in-the-round, and seamless. Pattern is written for 5 sts = 1 inch with two y...

Double Cappuccino is a collection of socks, thumbhole mitts, cowl, and the original legwarmers from my very first patterns around which I retroactively built into this collection. Double Cappuccino is a very simple ribbed lace pattern that is easy to memorize, and an excellent first lace project!

A seaworthy classic buttoned vest with a modern twist for fisherwomen, fishermen, fisherteens & fisherkids! Knit bottom up, flat, and seamlessly in one piece. Pattern is written for aran/heavy worsted weight yarn, in six sizes 30-50” bust, includes a gauge substitution chart so you can use bulky to fingering/sport weights and have a broader...

Now five patterns in one download!

A top-down steeked colorwork yoke cardigan (and after-thought pullover) with original sun motifs by me. Design is inspired by and dedicated to alpaca & sheep farmers of the Peruvian Highlands, the living ancestors of the Inca Empire. Sol Inca is written as a classic circular seamless yoke cardigan, but pattern includes an option to convert ...

Felting experience recommended for best results

Solstice Lanterns is a colorwork tam with original motifs depicting lit lanterns as a symbol of the long darkness in deepest of winter, from which emanates a warm glow of light. I-cord cast-on, corrugated ribbing, choice of working 3 colors in rows for lights (total of 6 rounds in whole tam), or duplicate stitch at finish.

Walking With Emma is a collection of eight socks in classic cables & ribs. If knit with a rustic wool they are the quintessence of country socks, and so befitting of wandering in the rural spaces, as I have with my dog Emma! And if made with fine to very-fine yarn, these socks can be as elegant as any occasion could ask for. Four classic ca...

“Aria With Variations” is a somewhat geometric and orderly lace design collection inspired by fine lace-weight yarn (and JS Bach’s Goldberg Variations).

Golden Fields Lace is inspired by the rolling golden hills in my home of California.

Hillwalker is now 2 patterns in 1 download--

Montañas Azules means “ blue mountains “ , as are the richly textured blues of the Andes Mountain Range in South America.

Lincoln Street in the small town of Calistoga, in the upper reaches of Napa Valley, is sizzling hot June thru September, and where sleeveless is the fashion six months out of the year! A classic sleeveless tank top for women & teens, tweens, children, and men! An extensive size range to accommodate a gauge substitution chart.

An ensemble of fishermen style socks & mitts … and tam.

Nearly an e-book in a single pattern; three styles in three sizes!

Whorl: wôrl, noun. 1. A pattern of spirals (synonyms: twirl, spiral,

Several styles knit in several sizes!

The Camino Inca, also known as the “Inca Trail” or “trail to Machu Picchu”, is a road built by the Incan Empire long ago, but parts of it are still traveled today, and it is the traditional Peruvian folk dress in the High Andes which inspires this design.

A tribute to the winemakers of California, this contemporary colorwork vest is knit in natural shades of Jamiesons of Shetland Spindrift . “Winemakers Waistcoat” uses my own original motifs in the traditional Fair Isle technique; motifs of a large border of splashy asymmetric grape vines, a border of more symmetric vines, a border of abstract t...

Two cowl patterns in one download.

One pattern knit many ways, in many sizes!*

From the success of the original Calidez Pullover, there is now a buttoned version named “Calidez Cardigan”. A classic & cozy raglan cardigan in bulky-weight yarn for women, men, teens & kids. Great first cardigan project! Knit bottom up, flat-knit body with sleeves in-the-round. Seamless construction.

Highway 29 is the main roadway running up through the Napa Valley in Northern California, where summers are scorching hot and halter tops are in fashion, worn casually and for dress.

Several sock styles with several variations ~ in one pattern!

Four-piece Pattern Set: Tam, beanie, mittens & fingerless mitts

Cabled twists give these rustic looking fingerless mitts a deeply three-dimensional wave texture, which give exceptional warmth to hands & wrists. Create in soft luxury worsted-weight, or for alternate sizes use DK and Sport-weight yarns. Knit in-the-round & bottom-up. True right & left hands with stockinette stitch for palm, gusset...

A fun & fast weekend knit using a very easy traditional lace pattern called “feather & fan”. Two sizes, knit in-the-round using only knit stitch, knit-2-together & yarn-over from cast-on to bind-off. Great one-skein project! A feminine and perfectly classic accessory.

A fun & fast weekend knit & One Skein Project, using a simple chevron textured pattern of knit and purl stitches from cast-on to bind-off. Waving ridges or zig-zags give these gusseted fingerless mitts a whimsical look that is deeply three-dimensional for warmth around wrists. Explore yarns that are fuzzy, tweeded, and of blends of luxu...

When the snow melts in the Sierra

“Altitude ~Lace” is now available in an e-book of three cowls called Altitude Cowls

“Altitude ~ Ridges” is now available in an e-book of three cowls, called Altitude Cowls

“Twists” is now available in an e-book of three cowls, called Altitude Cowls e-book

A classic & cozy round-neck raglan pullover, knit bottom up, in-the-round, with seamless construction. Four neckline options make this a four-season sweater! A fun & fast weekend knit in bulky-weight yarn, and a great beginner’s first sweater project, great for women, men, teens, ‘tweens, kids.

When the snow melts in the Sierra

Several variations and several sizes ~ in one pattern!

Several variations & several sizes ~ in one pattern!

Wintery cousin of very popular Penny Candy Tee. Penny Candy Winter is a long sleeved pullover in worsted-weight wool, featuring signature stripes & lace all around. It is a quick knit that is feminine & fun!

A Sweet Hat with lace & stripes in one to four colors in worsted-weight yarn. Four sizes to fit infant through large adult. Simple lace ‘ribbed’ band with tidy i-cord cast-on. Stockinette crown with combined decreases of concentric & four-point wheel. Finish with fluffy pom pom or compact felted toorie, or i-cord. Great for using up odd...

Several variations and several sizes ~ in one pattern!**

An unexpected pairing of stripes and lace in a lightweight Spring-thru-Autumn tee. Four colors in play (or modify to three, or just two). A pretty neckline that dips just enough in both front and back, with short lace sleeves that so flirtatious. Moderately shaped at waist with alternating single decreases at sides, creating a very soft & s...

‘Una Cosettina’ is an Italian expression meaning ‘Little Something’. This one-skein “little something to knit” is a lace mitt that has slightly bell-shaped cuffs and is very versatile with options for the lace extending up back of hand, shorty cuffs, extra long gauntlets, and many more! Cover photo shown in ‘option’ for lace up back of hand.

Matching accessory to Penny Candy

Pretty Little Things Gloves feature a wide knitted-hem cuff of two fine stockinette layers, keeping your wrists warm as toast! A folded picot edge trim, and a simplest of color stranded motifs adorn this accessory. If knitted with light fingering sock yarn, they possess wonderful elasticity as well as daintiness. Inspired by lady’s gloves of ol...

“Pretty Little Things” have a knitted-in cuff extending from the sock into a wide folded hem, hugging your ankles and keeping them toasty warm from two finely knit stockinette layers. A picot edge trim & simplest of color stranded motifs adorn, yet the back of the stranding work stays hidden inside the layers. Old-fashioned & modestly p...

A California Highlands Bonnet if there is to be one, this design has born my “California Highlands Collection”. Old mountain vineyards near my home inspire this tam, knit in natural shades of Jamiesons of Shetland Spindrift 2ply yarn. Vineyard Rows is a design which brings together Northern California Wine Country & Scottish Highlands in th...

A spring-thru-autumn tee, knit with two colors alternating every row, creating a very subtle pin-striped affect that is super fun! Construction is bottom up, in-the-round, raglan decreases through shoulder. Decreases extend into rib neckline for a ‘square neck’ with i-cord bind-off finish. Great quick knit for kids, teens & t’weens. Feminin...

A colorful & easy pair of striped fingerless mitts to knit, without having to cut yarn from beginning to end. Pattern is one-size, in DK weight, with suggestions of how to make bigger or smaller with different weights of yarn. Excellent beginner level knitting project in stockinette stitch, using two colors, single or double rib edging, and...