Lauralea Bodle

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Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This lacy beanie features a textured swirl design and looks great in variegated yarn.
Knitting: Shrug / Bolero
This cocoon style shrug features a lot of positive ease and bohemian style. The design is modular and begins by working in the round for the center octagon, then picking up stitches and working flat in certain sections and creating a square, then a rectangle. The center octagon is a lovely old doily pattern that I modified for this design.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
A slouchy beret in Worsted Weight or Aran/Chunky weight yarns. This hat features a textured mock cable that starts on the brim and continues up to the crown.
Knitting: Beret, Tam
The stitch is textured and swirls diagonally around the hat. Years ago after flipping through Barbara Walker books I tried my hand at creating a stitch and this stitch was born. It started out in columns and became an Easter basket for my mother in law. Eventually I added some yarnovers and tried it out on socks, but it tended to twist. After m...
Knitting: Brimmed Hat, Cloche Hat
This lovely cloche hat can be made from either wool or cotton - I needed more yarn when I used wool. Yarns pictured: The blue hat is made from Crystal Palace Merino 5 and the magenta hat is made from Tahki Cotton Classic. Use a contrasting yarn for the Swag Stitch and bow (like the magenta baby hat pictured, the bow is Crystal Palace Yarns Part...
Knitting: Coat / Jacket