One ball of Dash is used for both items, the hat and the cowl.

This pattern is designed to be used with Berroco Dash using assigned pooling to create the puff stitches. If you use another assigned pooling yarn, you may get a different result. There is a video how to perform the puff stitches, so this pattern is appropriate for a relatively new crocheter.

I have lived in many states in my life, but in Kentucky since 2008. It’s the longest I have lived in one place and I really love it. The upcoming Heartland Yarn Adventure Crawl (which I am a location on) had me thinking about that. There is ALSO another crawl at the exact same

This was inspired by a 2020 pandemic hike with my kids in Red River Gorge Kentucky. I wanted to design something for all the peaks and valleys of this year and also my favorite way of hiking this year’s stress away. I had some gorgeous tweed yarn from Rhapsody in Hue that seemed perfect for a nice unisex scarf representing the daytime colors of...

This pattern was written to create my favorite cowl shape, a large cowl that can be worn over either one or both shoulders. This version uses DK weight yarn and adds a spiral detail. See “Embracing the Random Cowl” for my fingering weight version. If you have more yarn, you could continue the pattern to make a cone-shaped poncho. See my “Starry...

This pattern was inspired by the yarn, which is 30% baby camel. True humped camels (dromedaries) have been domesticated for many years. When they wear a saddle, it is often adorned with lots of colorful tassels. My modern take was to make a poncho with some tassel fun and an ombre of speckles. The result, an easy poncho in a lovely fiber blend ...

I was inspired to write this pattern to recreate the star-filled sky I’ve been seeing every morning when walking my kids to the bus stop. (My kids’ bus comes EARLY!) I have dyed kits to easily create the white stars with short undyed sections. That together with the way I have shaped the garment and done the increases creates the subtle ombre o...

Pattern is FREE with yarn purchase.

Pattern is FREE with yarn purchase.

Kit now retired.

This pattern is featured in one size, but can easily be modified.

This was written for beginner knit class. It is easily modified to a dishcloth, when cotton yarn is used.

You can use most any yarn and matching hook to make this shawl. Yardage varies with the desired size you wish to make.

OK. So I jumped on the viral bandwagon. I wrote this pattern for my messy bun hat class. Enjoy!

I wrote this pattern for my beginner crochet class. Enjoy!

This cowl is designed as a stylish, yet super-simple beginner project or something that a more advanced knitter can do in a flash. Up against a gifting deadline perhaps? Pretty buttons dress it up.