Handmade for the Holidays is a collection of five accessory patterns: a cowl, stranded mittens, leggings/boot toppers, as well as a hat and matching mitts--anything you might want to whip up as a holiday gift for the knitworthy.

Zanzibar Doors is a collection of 5 accessory patterns inspired by the intricate and elaborately carved wooden doors that line the streets of Stone Town. The collection will be released one pattern a week for the next several weeks.

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Moema is a simple pinafore dress with straps that cross at the back and endless possibilities for customization. Make it in a single color for a classic look or try one of the included stranded patterns to jazz up the hem.

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Blueridge is a top-down seamless raglan.

Erie is knit in the round from the bottom up. Instructions for the cables are both fully written and charted, so you may work from whichever set of directions you prefer.

The Max is knit seamlessly from the top down.

During college I spent my holiday breaks working in the family business, which is to say that I was on a factory floor sharpening industrial knives. When the weather was cold I lived in crew-neck sweatshirts. I love the comfort of my old favorite sweatshirts and designed Knife Grinder’s Daughter as a grown-up version of them. Now here it is in ...

Ravenscourt is both fully written and fully charted so knitters may work from whichever set of directions they prefer.

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Hamiltonian is the perfect grown-up sweatshirt substitute inspired by my days lounging around my hometown in over-sized sweatshirts.

Bipartite is two patterns in one. Use it to knit a cowl, a hat, or both!

The cabled lace front and collar of Bishops Park is completely reversible. For the sweater’s this means two things:

The pattern is both fully written and charted so you may work from whichever set of directions that you prefer.

Bagamoyo is an old Swahili coastal town about an hour’s drive from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. These days it’s pretty chill but the architecture harkens back to a time when it was the bustling major port city on the mainland. Most of the work on this pattern was done while stuck in Dar traffic dreaming of a lazy weekend away wandering around Old...

Burwell is a sport weight, button front, deep v-neck cardi with a stockinette front and a twisted stitch pattern on the back. It’s knit in one piece from the bottom up and includes waist shaping for a more tailored fit. Drop sleeves are knit in the round from the upper arm down to the cuffs.

An ode to my old stomping ground.

Cactus Blossom kits are currently available through Sweater Sisters.

Purchase together with the Worsted Badlands Mitts for $9.00. No coupon code necessary, just put both patterns in your cart and the discount will apply.

Purchase together with the Worsted Badlands Hat for $9.00. No coupon code necessary, just put both patterns in your cart and the discount will apply.

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Cumberland Gap uses reversible cables to create a luxurious and thick blanket that looks exactly the same on both sides.

Were you the type of kid who was always looking for an easier, less complicated way of doing things (or to not do them at all)? Do you love the look of set-in sleeves but don’t want to actually have to knit sleeves separately and seam them in? If so, this is for you. This pullover is virtually seamless and the sleeves are worked by picking up s...

Cozy up when the temperatures drop with Down Home.

During college I spent my holiday breaks working in the family business, which is to say that I was on a factory floor sharpening industrial knives. When the weather was cold I lived in crew-neck sweatshirts. Truth be told I miss those days. I still love the comfort of my old favorite sweatshirts. I designed this as a way to unite my past and p...

Purchase together with the Pangani Hat for $9.00. No coupon code necessary, just put both patterns in your cart and the discount will apply.

Purchase together with the Pangani Mittens for $9.00. No coupon code necessary, just put both patterns in your cart and the discount will apply.

This asymmetrical sideways triangle shawl’s name comes from its shape. Pembetatu is the Swahili word for triangle. It features a textured oval motif cut into garter stitch. The juxtaposition of motifs and texture is one of the things I love about Swahili woodwork.

Mjohoro, Mhoba, Flamboyant, and the Tanzanian Christmas Tree are all names given to a tree that flowers spectacularly in December. It’s so striking that it is sometimes used as a motif in woodcarvings like those that can be found on massive doors on the island of Zanzibar and along the Swahili Coast.

Named for the national park where Jane Goodall made her observations of chimpanzees, Gombe Stream is a rugged piece that you can just grab and go.

Stone Town is is knit completely seamlessly from the top down, beginning with the garter stitch yoke. It uses short rows and waist shaping for a tailored fit.

Impish, adjective.

Duara means circle in Swahili -- this pattern is from a collection inspired by the intricate woodcarvings adorning hundreds of doors in Zanzibar’s Stone Town that will be coming out later this year. You can read more about the doors and see some examples here.

Where ever you go, there you are. The edge to edge decorative lace arrows of this cardigan remind you that you’re always at the center of the compass.

Meet the slightly smaller version of the Cabled Frocket. Like the grown up Frocket, it is knit in the round to the underarm. The shoulders are joined via the 3-needle bind off leaving only the underarms and pockets to be seamed.

My grandmother Marguerite was a classy, refined, impeccably dressed woman and a Marine in WWII! All class with lots of grit and gumption and my niece Clemmie is a spitting image of her. I had them in mind when I designed “The New Kid” cardigan as it is one that I envision my grandmother slipping over her children as their “go to” cardigan.

Purchase together with the Badlands Hat for $9.00. No coupon code necessary, just put both patterns in your cart and the discount will apply.

Purchase together with the Badlands Mitts for $9.00. No coupon code necessary, just put both patterns in your cart and the discount will apply.

These versatile top-down leggings use just a single 100 gram skein! Wear them as leg warmers, over ankle boots, or as boot cuffs. Pull them up or fold them over as the reverse is equally attractive.

Wooly and whimsical, these mittens are sure to bring a smile both on the needles and off. After all, ewe knit them!

This cabled pocketed frock (frocket) is knit in the round to the underarm. The shoulders are joined via the 3-needle bind off leaving only the underarms and pockets to be seamed.

Knit in the round from the bottom up, this light weight tank is perfect for dressing up or down all summer long.

I love the look of shawl collars but they rarely fit over my son’s giant head. The neck on this sweater is specially constructed to fit over the biggest of little heads while maintaining the look of a typical shawl collar and is designed with 2 inches of positive ease for room to grow.

This blanket takes its name from the geometric columns of rock that trail out into the North Atlantic in Northern Ireland. It is knit using a combination of cables and mock cabling to cut down on the time involved without taking away from an all-over cabled look or its mimicry of the rock formation itself.