The Brooke Bonnet is a worsted-weight baby bonnet that coordinates with my existing patterns, the Brooktondale Hat and Brooktondale Cowl. Consider making a coordinating set of hats and bonnets for the family, or for mama and baby. Slipped stitches are lifted in subsequent rows to create a lattice-like texture. This texture shows off solid, spec...

The Baklava Tunic is a worsted-weight sweater that can be finished as a tunic with a split hem or as a sweater dress with the entire sides seamed together. It has diagonal textures, a boat neck, and dropped sleeves. The boxy fit, requiring minimal shaping, is offset with fitted sleeves that also feature the diagonal texture on the cuffs. The tu...

The Six Mile Creek Raglan is a boxy pullover sweater with raglan shaping and seed stitch details. The sweater has minimal shaping and is worked in one piece - an ideal project for a first-time sweater knitter. It works up quickly in bulky yarn and has a stretchy, forgiving fit. I suggest choosing a size with 2-6 inches of positive ease, and you...

The Forager Messenger Bag is a worsted-weight cotton bag with a diagonal texture and plenty of pockets. I designed this bag for my husband, who is constantly picking up treasures and toting tools and supplies for our family adventures. You can easily customize the bag for your intended recipient by adding extra pockets or using a different colo...

Scrap-a-Doodle Socks are top down socks that begin with a 2x2 ribbed cuff and then stranded colorwork patterns make up the leg and foot of the sock. Waste yarn is placed for an afterthought (peasant) heel. You can knit these socks in 2-24+ colors. They are a perfect scrapbuster! The sample pair was knit in pastel colors of Lang Jawoll but this ...

Simple Striped Shorties are basic vanilla socks that were designed to be used with self-striping Knit Picks Felici sock yarn, but they will work well with any fingering weight sock yarn. Knit Picks releases new colors of Felici seasonally, so even if the colors used in this pattern are not available, be sure to check their website for their lat...

The Bradford Cowl was designed to coordinate with another one of my designs, the Bradford Beanie. The cowl begins with ribbing, and then twisting cables lead into the main body pattern of interwoven cables. There are twisting cables in the opposite direction before the ribbing on the finishing edge. There are 2 sizes given, but knitters can eas...

“I Heart Argyle Socks” are top down socks that begin with a 2x2 ribbed cuff and then a stranded colorwork pattern makes up the leg and foot of the sock. Waste yarn is placed for an afterthought (peasant) heel. After finishing the sock, the third color that creates the crossed diamond motif is worked in duplicate stitching.

The Cascade Park Shawl was designed with alternating lace panels and dropped stitch sections to create an engaging knit and easy-to-wear accessory. It is named after Cascade Park (in my hometown, New Castle, PA), a gorgeous park that is over 100 years old. I always enjoyed visiting this park as a child because of the beautiful wooden dance hall...

The Lace Braid Slouchy is a lacy hat with a decorative brim and relaxed vibe. I was inspired to create this design as a warm-weather alternative for cabled brim beanies, and also to avoid the hassle of picking up stitches after knitting the brim. The lace motif for the brim suggests a braided cable motif, and then the body of the hat is knit wi...

The Bradford Beanie is made up of intricate cable designs. The hat begins with ribbing, and then twisting cables lead into the main body pattern. The crown has twisting cables worked along with the decreases for an attractive finish. The hat was intended to be worn fitted, but knitters can easily add to the ribbing or complete extra repeats of ...

The Chai Earwarmer was designed with some of the stitches used in two of my other designs, the Spiced Chai Cowl and Spiced Chai Beanie. The original inspiration for this textured design was the gorgeous blend of colors in a skein of Malabrigo Rios Piedras. The colors reminded me of the many flavors of chai tea, so I chose a variety of stitches ...

The Spiced Chai Cowl was designed to coordinate with one of my favorite designs, the Spiced Chai Beanie. The original inspiration for this textured design was the gorgeous blend of colors in a skein of Malabrigo Rios Piedras. The colors reminded me of the many flavors of chai tea, so I chose a variety of stitches to represent the mix of flavors...

The Ridge Road Cowl is part of a set, with the Ridge Road Hat. They were designed to be beginner-friendly knit accessories, using only a few basic stitches. Knitters will need to know how to cast on, knit in the round, purl, and cast off to complete the cowl; the hat requires knitters to also k2tog. Berroco Ultra Alpaca creates a warm fabric wi...

The Grapefruit Fizzle shawl is a large, beaded triangular shawl worked sideways. The garter stitch triangular edging is worked simultaneously with the shawl body, made up of a diamond lace motif on a stockinette background. This pattern is charted. Increases in the shawl body continue until the center back, and then decreases are worked to the ...

The Ridge Road Hat is a beginner-friendly knit cap, using only a few basic stitches. Knitters will need to know how to cast on, knit in the round, purl, and k2tog to complete this hat. I was inspired to create this design when I saw one of the beautiful knit hats in the TV series Blue Bloods, but I knew I wanted to tweak the pattern so that the...

The Brooktondale Cowl was designed to coordinate with one of my other patterns, the Brooktondale Hat. Both designs use a doubled quilted lattice pattern, formed by strategically slipping stitches and later lifting them up behind the working row. The resulting garments are extra squishy and warm thanks to the slipped stitch pattern. The texture ...

The Twist Market Bag is a casual carryall designed in two sizes to suit your reusable bag needs. This bag is worked in the round with no seaming and minimal finishing. Skills needed are working in the round, knit, purl, binding off and casting on, k2tog and YO. The top of the bag is cast on, and then handles are bound off and cast on in the fol...

The Cotton Lattice Hat uses simple stitches to create a latticework pattern that continues into the crown shaping. This project would be suitable for an adventurous beginner who knows how to purl, knit, ssk, and k2tog; as a bonus only one needle size is used for the pattern. Full charts and fully written line-by-line instructions are given. The...

The Quadrant Crossbody is a generously-sized shoulder bag with lace details. After blocking, the bag measures 15 inches wide, 16 inches long, and 1.5 inches deep with a 48” strap. The strap length is easily customizable. This bag hangs close to the body, hitting between the hip and the knee, which makes it perfect for navigating busy farmer’s m...

The Kaleidoscope Mesh Hat is a slouchy summer hat with simple lace stitches separated by twisted stitches. This hat begins with patterned ribbing on smaller needles that flows into the stitch patterns of the hat body, on a larger needle. It was designed specifically to use a single skein of Berroco Liana. If you choose to substitute a different...

The Taqueria Wrap combines bold patterns in a parallelogram shape to make the most of a single cake of Lang Bloom. This wrap blocks to a whopping 82-inch length! This design also would work well with other DK-weight tonal or gradient yarns; for a similar warm-weather fabric choose a cotton or linen blend.

The Chaff Headband is a simple accessory meant to use up scrap sock yarn. The headband begins with a provisional cast on and garter stitch border, then is knit flat in lacy cabled pattern. It was designed with negative ease so that it will stay in place. The sizing is easily adjustable to fit any head size. When finishing, you can choose the th...

The Herringbone Twill Hat was designed to coordinate with another one of my patterns, the Herringbone Twill Cowl. Both accessories use a simple knit/purl texture to create an alternating herringbone pattern. Easy enough for an adventurous beginner, it will also hold the attention of more experienced knitters. I have included some of my favorite...

The Herringbone Twill Cowl makes use of a simple knit/purl texture to create an elegant, timeless accessory. Easy enough for an adventurous beginner, it will also hold the attention of more experienced knitters. I have included some of my favorite cowl knitting (and pattern designing) tips, as well as charted and written instructions. The stitc...

The Spiced Chai Beanie is the perfect hat for the whole family to enjoy. It is well-suited for gift-giving and knitting for kids, since the stretchy stitch patterns make the fit extremely forgiving.

Pretzel Buttons are one of my favorite holiday treats to bake - so easy that kids can help, fun to customize with different candies, and absolutely delicious! Windowpane pretzels are topped with chocolate kisses, baked for a few minutes to soften the chocolate, and then finished with another pretzel or M&Ms. They are always a crowd-pleaser ...

The Riffles Beanie is an easy-to-knit, textured hat that is suitable for men and women both.

The Brooktondale Hat is a textured, worsted-weight hat with a doubled quilted lattice pattern, formed by strategically slipping stitches and later lifting them up behind the working row. The pattern has been updated in 2020 to include four sizes to fit a wider range of head sizes and decreases that are “hidden” under the slipped stitches.

The Mistletoe & Mint Hat is a festive hat featuring bold holiday designs.