Melissa Littlefield
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Knitting: Pullover
Remember those baseball raglans … the ones you throw on for the picnics, games of catch, and weekend hikes? Well, the Parks & Rec pullover is their updated cousin: a warm, mohair sweater with a comfy, easy feel. The Parks & Rec pullover is worked from the bottom-up, but completed
Knitting: Cowl
I often want a cowl that will tuck nicely into the top of my jacket or sweater. The extended version of this cowl does just that! It’s soft, stretchy ribbing will keep your neck toasty—even on windy days! The upper portion takes advantage of wrapped stitches for some texture. And if you use a variegated yarn, as I have in the samples, the wraps...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Rose Cottage is an old weavers’ workshop in the Cotswolds with doorways large enough to move looms in and out of the old stonework building. The Rose Cottage Cap is a tribute to weavers everywhere! It’s designed for a fingering weight, longwool yarn—a yarn that would often be used for weaving (or knitting outerwear). The pattern uses a double b...
Knitting: Pullover
Phoenix is a bottom-up pullover with compound raglan sleeves. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes of its former self, this sweater emerged from the knittingthestash Re-Make-Along Project of 2018! It’s loosely based on a favorite big box store sweater that needed to be reborn as a handmade garment with some style. The cables are charted; a garm...