As two grandmothers sharing our journey of deep love and compassion for our children and grandchildren, this pattern was formed and born.

A very trendy and luscious cowl, bringing texture in knitting to the next level. No cables, no twisted stitches, such an easy pattern for all levels of knitters but a dynamic knit.

An incredible textured shawl with repeated blocks of patterns which can be reduced or increased making this a flexible shawl.

This shawl has a beautiful cable edging with a garter stitch knitted into an asymmetrical shape shawl/wrap.

THIS COWL IS WRITTEN IN 4PLY TO ENABLE THE WEARER TO HAVE THIS ALL YEAR ROUND. IT EMBRACES THE RICHNESS OF CABLES, BOTH DIAGONALLY AND IN SIMPLE HORIZONTAL CABLES ENABLING THE BEGINNER AND ADVENTUROUS BEGINNER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS COWL.

A beautiful shawl, with a center panel and lace border.

A beautifully textured double wrapped cowl, offering the joy of it being worn in different ways.

A beautifully lacy and easily attainable pattern knitted in the round.

A beautifully delicate fingerless glove/mitten pattern that is beautiful to wear and have to wear on those chilly days.

Level of Expertise: Beginner/Intermediate

A beautiful diamond lace hat – whenever we go through tough times we always come out as diamonds. This hat is inspired by the challenging times we have whether they be by natural disasters, national states of emergency as we have witnessed here in NZ by Covid, or Cyclones, or Earthquakes – this is us! We are all diamonds – don’t forget who we a...

A subtle delicate design that is not too overpowering but brings alive beautifully soft yarn.

A beautiful design is incredibly easy but sophisticated and elegant. What a fun knit! So cool to be able to knit something really different but still allows you to do it with ease.

An intricate panel of cable stitches forms a gracious edging of this asymmetrical wrap

A beautiful cowl which is designed to be in cotton for summer or wool in winter. Versatile for any season.

This pattern has 2 border bands on either end but a central panel of an arrow and lace panel. It includes a simple icord cast off and bind off and is a very user-friendly lace panel.

I live in New Zealand and on a road trip to Wellington (Our Capital City), my friend and I were transporting our granddaughters to Wellington to gymnastics competitions. It was an early morning adventure as we were driving 2 hours to our destination.

This pattern is about…..

A beautiful light weight wrap, with a design that shows off the wonders of lace.

A beautifully textured mohair wrap, with a design construction that allows even beginner knitters to explore the wonders of lace. Using two strands allows colours to be blended creating a marled effect, or simply create a luscious striking solid effect.

It is name the TRAX cowl. TRAX is defined by a series of loops and lines, whether that is multiples of electrified train trax, or whether that is a complex strategy of loops and lines.

In celebration of special friends I am offering this pattern free to the first so many purchasers of this pattern using the coupon code AUGUSTINNZ After that it will resume to the normal price. Enjoy and create it with love and enjoyment.

A beautiful lacy cowl which has a crocheted bind off on both sides. A video tutorial is supplied for this.

This beautiful shawl/scarf can be easily made smaller or larger by the number of repeats chosen. It is a lovely garter and lace shawl that is wrapped around the torso and would be beautifully held by a shawl pin.

A very subtle cowl with a chevron pattern with a shadow effect. The cowl can wrap twice with lovely drape. Lovely transitional cowl that will go beautifully under jackets between seasons.

A very subtle cowl with a chevron pattern with a shadow effect. The cowl can wrap twice with lovely drape. Lovely transitional cowl that will go beautifully under jackets between seasons.

This shawl is inspired by very special friends who have become an integral part of my life. One of these friends I met in a café and another answered a question on social media, and another attended a conference I was speaking at. Since then their relationship with me has become very much “the wind beneath my wings”. My hope is that we all have...

I have chosen to call this pattern “Habibi”… which means “beloved”, innocent love, first love. It was inspired by my 4-year-old grand-daughter who has a very special friend at day-care. The two have been looking out for each other for over 3 years and they have a beautiful innocent love.

This shawl has been inspired by the deep and flowing waters that run beneath this bridge structure in my home town. If you take time and listen to reflect by the water with a good coffee and your knitting needles you just may discover more than water flowing under a bridge. Deep waters!