LJM Designs
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Knitting: Cowl
The Winter Garden Cowls pattern uses simple stitches and chunky yarn to create a beautiful textured cowl in 3 sizes.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque, Cowl
The pattern was inspired by the fabulous views of Bennachie we saw from our home (see last picture) and named for a question the children asked, “are they hills or mountains?”
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Love You Always is a beautiful lace blanket with garter stitch borders around a central lace panel.
Knitting: Cowl
A super quick and easy cabled cowl. Great for last minute gifting or as a treat for yourself.
Knitting: Cardigan
Knit a cute little baby cardigan, hat and mitten set with this simple no purl pattern.
Knitting: Cowl
The Shaldon Cowl is a chunky textured cowl that looks far more complicated than it really is. If you can cast on, knit, purl, work in the round and cast off then you can make this cowl.
Knitting: Cowl
I love cowls and cables and to me they are made for each other so here is another cabled cowl pattern that I hope you will enjoy knitting.
Knitting: Cowl
The Eirene is a simple cabled cowl. Ideal as a first in the round cable project or for binge watching your favourite TV programme.
Knitting: Cowl
The Road Less Travelled Cowl is oversized, chunky and covered in cables. It is knit in the round, unisex and can be worn up down, folded or scrunched.
Knitting: Cardigan
All aboard!! Let your little one set sail for adventure in this adorable jumper with sail boat motif.
Knitting: Cowl
All around our old home are fields that were often planted with wheat. We would watch, as the seasons changed, the colours go from green to gold. As the wind blew the wheat rippled like waves across an ocean. Nature’s ever changing art was and always will be a wonder and delight.
Knitting: Cowl
I designed this pattern to show off one of my favourite stitches, a lace stitch that creates beautiful elegant waves.
Knitting: Cardigan, Beanie, Toque, Mittens
A simple and classic baby cardigan, hat and mitten set designed for a precious baby.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A light and lacy hat pattern designed to show off one of my favourite stitches. The lace stitch creates beautiful, elegant waves all around the hat.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
An easy to memorise pattern for a beautifully textured broken rib beanie, turn up brim hat and cowl.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
The Simple Squares Baby Blanket is a timeless and classic baby blanket created using basic knit and purl stitches.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
A sweet little baby blanket designed for a precious new baby. The Arches Baby Blanket knitting pattern also includes a pattern for a simple baby hat and mittens.
Knitting: Cowl
I love cowls and playing around with stitches. This time I used the Left Twist stitch from a knitting dictionary dating back to the 70s or possibly the 60s. It is a fairly easy stitch that produces a lovely texture and it works with both plain and variegated yarns.
Knitting: Cowl
I love Rowan Lima and I love knitting cowls so it was an obvious choice to combine the 2 together. This is the first of two cowl patterns that uses Rowan Lima and both are simple to knit and would be ideal first knitting in the round projects.
Knitting: Cowl
I love Rowan Lima and I love knitting cowls so it was a no brainer to combine the 2 together. This is the second of two cowl patterns that use Rowan Lima. Both are simple to knit and would be ideal first knitting in the round projects.
Knitting: Cowl
Question: What to do when you have just one skein of luscious blue sky Worsted Cotton?
Knitting: Cowl
This pattern combines two of my knitting favourites: cables and cowls. The richly textured design of the Venice Cabled Cowl was designed to be a snug fit around the neck and face but with lots of stretch for an easy comfortable fit.
Knitting: Cowl
Many years ago I used the shadow cable stitch to make, what became, my favourite blanket. The blanket is now well past it’s best but stilled loved for the comfort it brings. This cowl pattern is a condensed version of the blanket pattern but I hope it brings you the same comfort my blanket brings to me.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This pattern is for a simple, chunky and cabled hat and beanie. Both the hat and beanie are knitted in the round for a seamless finish (much more comfortable to wear) and have decreases that maintain the cable pattern all the way to the crown. The fold back brim on the hat adds extra warmth for ears on cold winter days.
Knitting: Cowl
This knitting pattern is for a textured cowl in three different sizes. By using chunky yarn and simple stitches it knits up quickly. This pattern is ideal for the beginner who is looking to practice their skills or for the more advanced knitter looking for a binge watching project.