This eBook includes the patterns for the Arsalis Cowl and Arsalis Hat.

This collection of eight knitting patterns is inspired by my beloved hometown, Pittsburgh, Pa. Each pattern includes a bit of background information about its influence, so working your way through all the patterns in the collection will give you a better sense of the city and its history.

A collection of four simple top-down triangle shawls: Diminishing Returns, Incremental Growth, Intermingling, and Embossed Lines. A photo tutorial for how to do a garter tab also is included.

Are you a codfish? Maybe not, but the fish tail-like lace running down the front of these socks might catch your fancy. They’re worked from cuff down, with columns of biased fabric to ensure a snug fit and counteract the stretchiness of the lace. Pair the pattern with a beautiful hand-painted yarn and your feet (or flippers) will look perfectly...

Do you have a healthy sock yarn stash but need a change from knitting socks? Are you a beginner at stranded colorwork who wants a project to practice your technique and improve your two-color tension? Or do you just want a fun way to show off two colors of yarn that doesn’t involve hiding your FO in your shoes? If any of these sounds like you, ...

The impetus for this design was the stitch pattern that forms its decorative edge. Its resemblance to a lotus led me to research the plant and to learn that it is one of a small number of flowering plants that disperse their pollen through water, a process called hydrophily.

If you look at commercial running socks, you’ll notice that they often have more fabric around the heel, particularly at the back. These shortie socks are my effort to recreate the extra cushion of those socks in hand-knit form. A doubled cuff and a tab at the back of the heel add extra comfort, whether you’re running in your socks or just rela...

I have always loved the look of swirled decreases in a hat crown, but I hate playing yarn chicken or feeling like I’m wasting my yarn if I have leftovers when I’m done. The solution to this conundrum is to work a hat from the top down, from the center of the crown out.

This is far from the first hat of this style, but none of the existing patterns for a seamless, one-piece, double-thickness hat that I found had the swirl-style crown that I usually use. So I found a way to mimic the swirl decreases in a top-down crown, and to make things a bit less fussy to start, I combined a few techniques to create an insid...

Named using the Dutch term for “reflection,” this hat and the coordinating cowl pattern were inspired by the scenery behind the characters of a PBS murder mystery show set in Amsterdam. The narrow row houses reflected in the water of the canals that run through the city are interpreted in yarn in the colorwork pattern.

As I was knitting this cowl with an improvised colorwork stitch pattern, I was watching a Masterpiece Mystery show set in the city of Amsterdam and admiring the shots of the city. It occurred to me that the stitch pattern looked an awful lot like the tall, narrow houses so common in the city, the reflection of which can so often be seen in the ...

SHaGS (Simultaneous Heel Flap and Gusset Socks) give you the fit of a heel flap and gusset without having to pick up any stitches, eliminating that annoying hole that often seems to appear at the top of the gusset. This construction method works great for self-striping yarns, because you work most of the heel in the round. What’s more, this hee...

Designed to coordinate with the Echinacea Hat, this cowl features a stretchy stitch pattern that combines ribbing and lace for a sophisticated texture. It is worked top down and uses gentle increases to create a funnel shape, with a wider bottom that allows it to sit comfortably on top of the shoulders. An optional tubular cast-on and bind-off ...

In two of my earlier sock patterns, Non-Euclidian and CPCTC, I explored using triangular gussets and short rows to create a heel that required no picking up of stitches. But I’ve long wanted to combine them in a way that the heel could be knit in either direction, toe up or cuff down, and SOHCATOA is the result, combining the familiar triangula...

Obfuscation: noun, the act of throwing something into shadow or darkening it

If self-striping yarn on its own isn’t exciting enough, why not add some fun texture and a dramatic crown to spice up your wardrobe? This slouchy beanie, named for the pincushion cactus it resembles, is the perfect use for a skein of self-striping sock yarn that is perhaps too pretty to hide in your shoes. Worked in the round from the bottom up...

The ultimate in comfort knitting is a shawl in garter stitch: Every row is knit, gauge is less critical than the finished fabric, and any finished size is the perfect size. Sometimes, though, garter stitch needs to be dressed up a bit. This shawl combines the ease of garter stitch with the bling of beaded bobbles. Even better? You can use any s...

As of September 2022, this pattern is now available in the Knit/Wit Designs Ravelry store! It has been updated with an additional size and an optional tubular cast on. It can also be worked in DK or worsted weight yarn.

My daughter is extremely knitworthy, but she is also picky, especially about her clothing. These ankle socks are the culmination of my quest to knit her the perfect socks. They are just enough to keep her feet warm but don’t cover so much that they make her overheat. They have a textured short-row tab on the back that raises the fabric above th...

This very geometric hat combines the squish and warmth of brioche stitch with the increases and decrease that create a chevron stitch pattern. The biasing of the fabric results in built-in ear flaps for a cozy fit. If you’ve mastered basic two-color brioche stitch and want to expand your skills, this hat pattern will introduce you to basic brio...

Brioche stitch creates the most squishable fabric, and when it’s worked in two colors, it looks especially impressive. If you’ve mastered the basics of two-color brioche, why not kick it up a notch by adding some simple brioche increases and decreases?

Self-striping sock yarn is always enjoyable to knit, and when you pull a self-striping sock out among non-knitters, they always think it’s a bit like magic. But after knitting dozens of self-striping socks in stockinette with a ribbed cuff, I wanted to change things up a bit, and the easiest way to do that seemed to be to add some texture.

I am an avid sock knitter, but there comes a time in every sock knitter’s life when there are still skeins of sock yarn in the stash but no room for more socks in the drawer. This conundrum led to me to look at my sock yarn in a new way and, with regard to self-striping sock yarn in particular, to consider what other accessories could best take...

Do you have a substantial self-striping sock yarn stash but no room for more hand-knit socks? If, like me, you have reached a sock saturation point, this cowl is an easy way to use some of that beautiful yarn. An easy slip-stitch pattern packs a powerful punch in this cowl, which (provided you weave in your ends carefully) can be fully reversib...

This shawl provides the ultimate in flexibility for any two skeins of yarn you want to combine. It works for any weight of yarn and any gauge you like; just get a blocked fabric you like with the yarn you want to use. When you’re just about out of your main color, add a border and you’re done!

There’s a reason why there are so many patterns in recent months that use a lace weight mohair/silk yarn carried along with another strand: It creates the most beautiful halo and adds warmth without adding bulk. In Querrine, it compliments a stitch pattern that looks like lace but isn’t by filling in the gaps and adding that oh-so-soft fuzz to ...

This pattern was created in collaboration with Holly Press Fibers for the second Lots of Sock KAL. The yarn was custom dyed to incorporate blue and yellow, the color for Down syndrome, and the stitch pattern was inspired by the yarn colorway name, with meandering twisted stitches gently moving down the leg and foot like the sun streaming throug...

Keep your neck extra toasty in cold weather with this quick-to-knit stranded cowl that’s perfect for colorwork beginners! The double layer of fabric from the stranding is extra squishy and extra warm, with built-in insulation provided from the air trapped by the floats on the inside.

On the coldest days of winter, I am very thankful for hand-knit wool hats, and I’m especially thankful for the extra warmth offered by hats with stranded colorwork. That stranding provides extra warmth thanks to the air that’s trapped by the floats on the inside; you could call it built-in insulation.

This shawl has a little bit of everything to keep you entertained: easy garter stitch, stripes, slipped stitches, short rows, and eyelets. It highlights two beautiful skeins of hand-dyed yarn and adds a hint of whimsy with the decorative leaves added to the ends of the top edge.

On the Jewish festival of Purim, it’s traditional to eat delicious three-cornered cookies called hamantaschen, meant to resemble the three-cornered hat of Haman, the villain in the Purim story. I have fond memories of baking dozens of cookies, and I also can remember my mother singing a song that went “Hakova sheli shalosh pinot,” or “My hat ha...

Form and function can happily coexist: This sweater was inspired by the geometric patterns I found in various manhole covers and other metal plates put in place by my city’s public works department.

For a sock knitter, ankle socks are the ultimate in instant gratification. The long section of a sock that is the leg can be a bit of a slog, and usually it’s the foot where the sock seems to fly. So by eliminating the slog, the entire process seems to become faster -- almost like skiing down a mountainside at top speed.

Do you like how intarsia looks and how it makes it possible to add a spot of color here and there without having to carry another color along but hate having to do it because of the bobbins, the tangles, and the tension issues? I did, so I developed a way to get the intarsia look without the usual intarsia technique. The secret? Strategically p...

Jounce is a verb that means to move and bounce, and you’ll love how this cowl’s squishy brioche stitches reflect that sense of movement!

With a variegated yarn, a stitch pattern can often get lost in the colors. Sometimes, a simple texture in the form of twisted stitches, knits, and purls is just what’s needed to bring a vivid yarn to life.

Though the colorwork motif used in this cowl started out as just an abstract doodle, after I swatched it, it reminded me of the spiky readout on a heart monitor, so naturally I turned to terminology for a heartbeat for a name for this design.

Intarsia looks great, but sometimes it can be frustrating. But never fear—you can have those dramatic shifts in color without the struggle.

Designed to match my Elodia Mitts and Elodia Socks, this slouchy hat is the perfect lightweight accessory for those days when there’s just a touch of cold in the air. Starting with a twist-rib brim for a snug fit, this hat knits up quickly -- you’re almost ready to start the crown decreases once you’ve finished the lace panel. The amount of slo...

I first used this stitch pattern in a pair of socks but soon realized I didn’t want to hide it in my shoes. It’s perfectly suited to a pair of elegant fingerless mitts that are an ideal light layer on a slightly chilly day. Keep your hands and wrists in style while you keep them warm!

Like many knitters, I find it impossible not to be drawn to mini skeins and mini skein sets—they’re just so cute! But I’ve often hesitated to buy them because I find that when I do, they end up just sitting in my stash because I’m never quite sure what to do with them. Recently it occurred to me that by combining two sets, I’d have enough yarn ...

This stitch pattern started as an abstract sketch, but once

Before I discovered knitting, my first true love was reading, and today my personal library battles my yarn stash for space. On these socks, a simple knit-and-purl pattern creates stylized motifs of open books, but enough of the knitting is stockinette in the round that you can probably read while you knit them.

In one of my earliest introductions to the mathematical field of geometry, a (somewhat zany) teacher began by drawing a cute alien on the chalkboard. This was a Zoid, she informed us, and the best way to deal with Zoids was to trap them. How does one trap a Zoid? With a polygon, of course! She proceeded to draw a trap in the shape of a trapezoi...

This kippah/yarmulke was designed in response to the tragic shooting of 11 innocent people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., on October 27, 2018. Although I am no longer a member, I grew up at Tree of Life and knew several of the victims. As a knitter, I wanted to do something in response to the horrific events that used yarn an...

This cozy unisex beanie has features that make it extra warm for a cold winter day: a deep ribbed brim that can be doubled to keep the hat snug around the ears and a band of stranded colorwork for an extra layer. The stranded colorwork motif (charted only) is easy for a beginner, with no long floats, and requires only a small amount of the cont...

When my friend Lisa, the dyer behind Fibernymph Dye Works, asked me to design something featuring her Inversibles line that wasn’t socks, I immediately knew that I had to make a pair of fingerless mitts. Where better to show off the complementary stripes than on your hands?

If you were intrigued by the heel of my Non-Euclidian socks but prefer to knit your socks toe up, CPCTC is for you!

Stranded colorwork creates visual interest and added warmth, but doing stranded colorwork with a gradient set of mini skeins and a contrast color takes the technique to another level.

With a pop of color at the brim from a contrasting facing and a band of swirling colorwork, this beanie sized for the whole family will soon become a favorite. It works up quickly in DK-weight yarn and makes a statement with a stranded motif that’s easy even for a beginner.

The basic cuff-down stockinette sock gets an upgrade with a band of swirling colorwork in a contrast color. Gather up your favorite sock yarn scraps or mini skeins for the colorwork -- or get two skeins of the recommending yarns and knit up two coordinating pairs, switching the colors. Sized to fit the whole family!

These sporty ankle socks worked in sport weight or heavy fingering weight yarn knit up in a jiffy, with just enough stranded colorwork to keep you entertained. A bit of short-row shaping at the ankle creates a pull tab to help you get your socks on, and the stranded pattern in the middle of the foot adds cushioning.

As of July 2019, this pattern now includes a cheat sheet to help you work a Non-Euclidian heel on any sock -- any stitch count (as long as it’s a multiple of 4) and any gauge!

These cuff-down socks begin with twisted ribbing, which transitions into a delicate, feminine, leaflike lace pattern on the front of the leg and stockinette on the back. Using relatively easy decreases and yarnovers, the lace pattern moves quickly down the leg, leading to a traditional heel flap and gusset. The foot is completed with a wide toe...

xenolith: noun, a fragment of a rock included in another rock.

These unisex socks are worked from the cuff down and use a heel flap and gusset. Fewer stitches are used for the foot than for the leg to both center the stitch pattern on the instep and account for the difference in stretch between the cable pattern and stocking stitch. The stitch pattern is both written and charted.

Chroma’s shifting waves of color seem to bend and weave across the chevron designs of this double-thick stranded cowl. Warm and soft and visually striking, the lined construction gives two double-thick layers of colorwork coziness.

Even the tiniest babies deserve to look fashionable while they’re keeping warm! This quick-to-knit hat uses a small amount of fingering weight yarn -- perfect for using up your sock yarn scraps.

Named after a friend from college (and it’s pronounced “win-NAY”), I designed this shawl to try to recreate the sense of calm and serenity she always seemed to exude.

I took quite a few art history courses in college, a fair number of them focused on the art of antiquity. When I began putting together some geometric motifs, they immediately reminded me of some of the earlier Greek pottery pieces, which often were decorated with repeating geometric patterns. Thus the name for this cowl is the classical Greek ...

Stockinette socks can be the ultimate in mindless comfort knitting, especially when you’re using an afterthought heel. Despite the fact that I love to Kitchener stitch, sometimes I resent having to finish off one sock in the pair and start the other, so I figured out a way to knit both socks in one continuous tube of knitting.

I am always drawn to highly variegated yarns yet never know what to knit with them because the colors always seem to compete with the pattern. So when Ginny of FatCatKnits approached me about designing a pattern with one of her variegated colorways, I was intrigued. I thought that the best way to avoid potential pooling was to play with the inc...

Andy Warhol was a world-famous pop art icon, but he got his start in Pittsburgh. This design is inspired by some of his well-known silk screen prints, and the name is a play on his quip that, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.”

This cowl is knitted seamlessly in the round, starting with a provisional cast-on. When the cowl is complete, it is joined to form a continuous loop by using Kitchener stitch to graft the two ends together. Because the wrong side of the fabric will be entirely hidden on the inside of the seamed tube, it is important to weave in and secure your ...

There are nearly 450 bridges in Pittsburgh, but my favorite has always been the Smithfield Street Bridge, which spans the Monongahela River. The current structure (a designated National Historic Landmark) is actually the third iteration of the bridge, and this scarf evokes elements of all three versions.

Pittsburgh’s three rivers -- the Allegheny, the Monongahela, and the Ohio -- have long played a huge role in the city’s daily life. In the early years, they enabled the city’s growth through shipping and transportation. More recently, the rivers have been central to recreation. No matter where you live in Pittsburgh, at some point you will find...

One of the many ethnic delicacies you can find in abundance in Pittsburgh is the pierogi, a humble potato-filled dumpling that can be made in any number of flavors. You’ll find them at food trucks, on the menu at trendy restaurants, and even running the bases at Pittsburgh Pirate home games. These quick-to-knit slipper socks have a pierogi-shap...

The Duquesne Incline is an iconic sight in Pittsburgh, its red cars gently scaling the side of Mount Washington as they take riders to the observation deck at the top for a breathtaking view of downtown.

Designed to coordinate with the Bridge Walker Hat, these mittens feature a stranded colorwork motif on the cuff that echoes the metal work used in some of Pittsburgh’s bridges and riverside walkways.

With a stranded colorwork motif inspired by the metal work adorning some of Pittsburgh’s bridges and riverside walkways, this hat knits up quickly and has the added benefit of a double layer of warmth around the forehead and ears thanks to stranding on the inside.

Inspired by the the Point, the spot where two of Pittsburgh’s rivers converge to form the third, these socks feature cables and a textured pattern to represent the movement of the water and the ripples that form in the fountain that marks where the three come together.

This top-down crescent shawl combines the texture of stockinette and garter stitch stripes with the elegance of lace. Starting with a garter tab, the shawl gently increases every right side row to form a lacy center panel flanked by more solid sections. The leaf motifs that cascade down the center of the shawl grow in size as the shawl gets wid...

These socks originally appeared in Knitscene Handmade.

The garter stitch that makes up the majority of the shawl is classic and the fabric it creates is warm and soft. The addition of the lace inset and the looped edging make the shawl feminine and fun and perfect to wear throughout the year.

Like many yarn lovers, I’m always hesitant to get rid of partial skeins of yarn leftover from other projects, even when those leftovers on their own are not enough to make anything substantial. But if you combine a couple of partial skeins, you usually find you have enough for a small accessory. This hat was borne from just such resourcefulness...

Gradient sets and stranded colorwork collide in this cowl that’s as much fun to knit as it is to wear!

This pattern combines a simple lace pattern and a hemmed brim for a stylish slouchy beret. The two sizes in the pattern use the same instructions but employ different yarn weights and needle sizes to achieve a slightly different fit. Use fingering weight yarn and smaller needles to knit a hat for a child or teen. Use sport weight yarn and large...

Double sided. Double thickness. Doubled design. This double-knit cowl is extra warm and squishy for the very coldest days -- and completely reversible, so you never have to worry about it being inside out. Knit in a luscious wool/silk blend, this cowl feels heavenly against your neck and adds a touch of sophistication to your cold weather wardr...

The traveling twisted stitches that circle the head in this hat are reminiscent of kelp plants gently moving in the water.

The elegant simplicity of knit/purl texture in this shawl creates a subtle design that resembles the end of an arrow.

The Ravessa Shawl uses a number of techniques and textures as well as a seamless construction to create a striking accessory.

This pretty hat and mitts set is perfect for spring and summer, when you just need something light for the evenings. Both the hat and the mitts are knitted in the round, with a little delicate cable panel that can be worked either from the chart or the written instructions.

This pretty hat and mitts set is perfect for spring and summer, when you just need something light for the evenings. Both the hat and the mitts are knitted in the round, with a little delicate cable panel that can be worked either from the chart or the written instructions.

I love knitting with self-striping sock yarn, but sometimes it doesn’t play so nicely with stitch patterns -- and let’s be honest, there’s only so many plain stockinette socks one can knit before getting bored. These socks arose from a desire to do something interesting and unusual with a skein of self-striping yarn (though they’d look just as ...

If you love the look of the Leventry shawl but weren’t wild about the triangular shape, then this cowl is for you! Using the same geometric lace and the same combination of colors and textures, the Leventry Loop is easy and stylish to wear. It also uses significantly less yarn than original shawl, so it’s great for those partial skeins you may ...

The edging of this shawl combines lace and cables for a striking texture that really shines in a hand-dyed yarn. The shawl is worked from side to side, and it’s easy to adjust the shawl’s width based on how much yarn you have. Increases and decreases in the garter stitch section gently shape the shawl, while a faux i-cord edging along the top m...

In Twelfth Night, following a shipwreck, Viola finds herself separated from her twin brother and thus alone in the world. To ensure her safety, she disguises herself as a man, all the while knowing herself to be a woman. These socks feature a lacy, beaded, feminine cuff that can be hidden underneath a pant leg. The twisted lattice on the lower ...

Designed to use exactly one precious skein of luxury cashmere-blend yarn, the Memmi Cowl features an undulating lace stitch pattern that’s easy to execute but looks impressive when blocked.

At my LYS, the staff members have adopted a term that they use when they can’t remember a thing’s actual name or there’s a word they can’t pronounce.

“Kupol” is Russian for “dome,” and this hat got its name because as I was improvising the cable in my own handspun, it reminded me of the onion domes of Orthodox churches.

This colorwork pattern is my interpretation of the animated panel of sound bars that I used to stare at while listening to CDs on the then-advanced stereo system my parents had when I was growing up. As stranded colorwork patterns go, this one is fairly easy and would be a good project if you’re just getting started with stranded work.

Brulle is a quick-to-knit slouchy hat with a slip-stitch detail. It will work up quickly in your favorite worsted-weight yarn.

The varied stitch patterns and textures in this scarf combine with a subtly color-changing yarn for a truly elegant accessory.

A companion piece to Leventry, Mirit is a smaller shawl using a similar combination of texture and lace. Worked from the top down, starting with a garter tab, it begins with a section of alternated garter and stockinette stripes, then transitions into a lace band that combines eyelets with ribbing. The shawl is finished with an elegant picot bi...

“Foglie e Cardi” means “Leaves and Thistles” in Italian, and this shawl features lace motifs that resemble both. It is worked from the top down, starting with a garter tab, and has both charted and written directions.

This elegant crescent shawl is knit side to side and incorporates an easy lace edging featuring the subtle sparkle of beads. Instructions are included for how to customize the shawl to accommodate your yarn if you have more or less than the pattern specifies. The lace edging is both charted and written.

All proceeds from the sale of this pattern will be donated to Feeding America, an organization that supports local food banks across the United States.

These unisex socks use a simple knit and purl pattern to create the effect of swirling lines and break up the pooling that sometimes occurs with hand-dyed yarn. Wear them swirling toward each other or away from each other, depending on your mood (and your attention span when getting dressed).

Leventry is a sophisticated shawl worked in two colors of fingering weight yarn. Starting with a garter tab, the shawl is worked from the top down and begins with two-color stripes that combine the textures of stockinette and garter stitch. The lower portion is highlighted by a band of geometric lace, and the border is finished with an addition...

Named for the architect credited with coining the term Art Deco, the Corbusier Socks are inspired by the architecture and ornamentation characteristic of the style. The lace pattern superimposed on a base of 1x1 ribbing echoes the strong vertical and diagonal lines often seen in the decorative elements of buildings of the era. The 1x1 rib that ...

A band of stranding in the form of a swirling colorwork pattern adds warmth and fit to this hat. This topper can be knit up in an evening or two and is a good way to use up partial skeins of beautiful hand-dyed yarn.

Vibrantly colored yarn and a swirling colorwork pattern come together to create a cozy cool weather accessory. This cowl works up quickly using two colors of Rios, and the stranding on the inside creates extra warmth.

An easy entree into the world of top-down shawls, Embossed Lines uses the textures of stockinette and reverse stockinette to show off the beauty of a hand-dyed sock yarn. A bit of lace in the form of yarnover increases and an eyelet edging add lightness. When your ends are woven in carefully, you will end up with a piece that is fully reversible.

Intermingling is a new take on the basic garter triangle, using a two-color slip stitch edging and a frilly bind off.

The inspiration for this headband/ear warmer was a leftover skein of a cashmere-blend yarn that was too soft and pretty to toss back into the stash -- I wanted it to keep me warm!

These mitts are a perfect use for that leftover sock yarn that’s not quite enough for a pair of socks but too much to just toss. The twisted ribbing that’s a key feature of the mitts provides both visual interest in the form of texture and a snug fit.

The companion shawl to Diminishing Returns, Incremental Growth uses the simple textures of stockinette and garter stitch to show off the beauty of a single skein of hand-dyed fingering weight yarn.

Designed to show off the beauty of a hand-dyed yarn, Diminishing Returns uses alternating sections of stockinette and garter to add texture to a great dye job.

Pryce is a bottom-up hat with a short-row welt detail that adds a bit of pizzazz to an otherwise simple shape. Use it to show off that precious skein of one-of-a-kind hand-dyed (or even handspun) yarn.

Worked from the cuff down, these socks use directional decreases and yarnovers to create a swirling lace pattern that is intuitive and easily memorized. They feature a twisted rib cuff, an Eye of Partridge heel flap and gusset, and a wide toe.

Knit entirely seamlessly from the top down, this sweater is the perfect outer layer for those transitional times of year and as a layering piece during the coldest months. A cozy rolled collar and long, fitted sleeves help to block out the chill.

This unisex hat is worked from the brim to the crown. Using only one skein of yarn (or less!), it’s a quick knit when you need a hat in a hurry. Beginning with a garter rib brim, the hat features columns of slipped stitches that transition seamlessly into the crown decreases.

The Ruche and Welt Cowl features an interesting texture that looks complex but is relatively easy to achieve and allows a hand-dyed yarn to shine. The finished cowl can be worn in several different ways, providing versatility and flexibility. Worked in a wool/silk blend, it is both warm and soft and has great drape.

This bottom-up hat starts with a garter stitch brim that is worked flat and features a short-row detail and a one-row buttonhole. After the brim is complete, the work is joined in the round and worked in stockinette through the crown. As written, the hat is slightly slouchy; more length can be added for a slouchier fit.

This stranded mitten pattern features mirrored designs on the right and left hands, with a different pattern on the palms. Knit from the cuff up, it features corrugated ribbing and a thumb gusset. The top is finished with grafting a small number of stitches together.

This shawl is the perfect thing when you want something a little more exciting than plain garter stitch (but not too much of a challenge) and something warm without having to commit to a whole sweater.

This stranded colorwork tam is a great first project for a beginner in stranded colorwork. Only two colors of yarn are used for the hat, but using a color-changing yarn with long color repeats gives the illusion of a greater level of complexity than there actually is.

This lace baby blanket features the Gothic Leaf Lace stitch pattern framed by simple yet classic garter stitch. Designed as a gift for a new mother, it is intended to be an easy care item; the lace needs little more than a gentle smoothing to open up.

This garter stitch shawl is worked from one side to the other and uses short rows to create a ruffle along the bottom edge. It also features a “collar” in the middle for extra warmth. Inspired in part by the costuming in the BBC dramatization of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford, the shawl is designed to be like Mrs. Gaskell’s female protagonists in...

This stranded colorwork hat is designed to coordinate with the Tiled In Cowl. It begins with a provisional cast on to create a hemmed brim and features a band of stranded colorwork.

From the pattern: These lace socks might look fancy, but they’re deceptively simple. A two-round lace pattern creates what looks like columns of scullers rowing down the length of your foot. These are knit from the cuff down with a typical heel flap and turn, but the gusset is placed in an unusual location: the bottom of the heel. The result is...

This stranded colorwork cowl features a repeating geometric pattern framed by hemmed edges. It begins with a provisional cast on and ends with grafting live stitches to the knit fabric. A photo tutorial is included in the pattern for the latter.

This stranded mitten pattern is the same on both sides, so the mittens are interchangeable. It features a gusseted thumb and a tapered top as well as an option for a picot cuff. It is knit in two contrasting colors.

This is a straightforward baby sock pattern that uses a small amount of sock yarn and therefore is great for using up leftovers.

Please note that this pattern is available as a free download because it has been on my blog for years. It has not been tech edited or test knit, and it may not be representative of my more current pattern writing style.