Gladwyne: Winter in Cashmere is an e-book that includes patterns for the Gladwyne Hat, Gladwyne Mitts, and the Gladwyne Scarf.

The Life’s Little Luxuries Collection is a series of designs that celebrate the little things in life that bring a smile to our face. Named for these little things, each design uses just one or two skeins of a special hand-dyed yarn, making them perfect quick projects for using a treasured skein. The designs will be released periodically, usually with two or three patterns being released at a time. They are priced at just $5.00 each, and will always be sold with a Buy 2, Get 1 Free promotion. No strings attached, no coupon codes, just put three patterns in your cart, and one will be free. Afterall, it is the little things in life that make it special.

Sometimes life throws a few curveballs our way, and we just need to roll with the punches. Designed with variegated and other hand-dyed yarns in mind, the Roll With It socks give you little bit of pattern to knit as you roll through challenging times. With patterned and plain rounds in each repeat, these socks will work up quickly and be fun to...

This shawl is a “choose your own adventure” type of pattern, which features a slight crescent shape and a pretty cabled edging.

Designed with speckled and other hand-dyed yarns in mind, the Shine Bright socks give you a chance to add a bit of pattern to your socks while watching the specks and flashes of color appear as you knit. Worked from the toe-up, featuring the perfect fit of the the Fish Lips Kiss heel, these socks will have you shining bright, like a diamond.

Mug Snug is the perfect way to use up a little bit of leftover striping sock yarn while creating something useful and giftable. With just 20 yards of a main color and 10 of a contrasting color and a few hours of your crafting time, you can make your own.

Reminiscent of a classic Fisherman’s Aran, with a few modern adjustments to fit and flatter a curvy feminine shape, the diVerge pullover uses Reverse Stockinette stitch and mirrored cables to accentuate a girlish figure. Modified dropped shoulder shaping and a deep V-neck silhouette provide a flattering fit, without extra fabric or additional w...

Faethe is a crescent shaped shawl pattern that uses any yarn weight and gives options for different lengths, making it a fun shawl for using stash yarns to get a look that suits you perfectly. Choose your length based on how much yarn you have available, and how you like to wear your shawls. Short length shawls are great for those of small to a...

Sometimes when life gets really hectic, and down time is at a premium, I find myself wishing for just one hour of uninterrupted knitting time. When I manage to find time for this little luxury, my outlook on things changes dramatically.

There is a certain freedom in abandoning your cares and lacing up a pair of roller skates and taking to the streets for a bit of afternoon fun. The feeling of the breeze on your face, and the speed of the scenery passing brings a smile to nearly every face. The Skating in the Street boot cuffs were named to celebrate this little luxury, and the...

Choose a few colors and dive right in to knitting the Dive In blanket.

Everywhere I’ve lived, rain has played a major role in life, whether it was a drought in farm country, the nearly constant drizzle of the Pacific Northwest, or the magnificent thunderstorms of the midwest. Despite my location changes, I have always loved the lazy quality of a rainy day, and watching the raindrops make trails on the windows adds...

An unexpected shape and alternating garter and stockinette stripes meet up in Marmande to create a wrap that makes looking stylish seem effortless. Toss this wrap over jeans and t-shirt to look luxurious and classy with little trouble.

As Spring begins, colorful blooms start appearing everywhere: on the trees, in bunches at the grocery store, or farmer’s market, and as blooming bulbs in the flower beds. It is at this time that it becomes hard to resist their lure. Vases of flowers begin appearing on my kitchen table, and near the window in the living room. Occasionally, even ...

Each week, my best friend and I get together and have a bite to eat and a couple of hours to knit and chat. These few hours are one of Life’s Little Luxuries that we cherish, often finding an excuse to fit a second lunch into the week.

One of my favorite little luxuries are Friday night margaritas. After a long day at work, it is nice to kick up my feet and enjoy a drink, and a perhaps a bit of knitting. Keeping a bottle of Patron in the liquor cabinet and a small project on the knitting needles is always a must in this house.

When you live in a snowy area, snow days are often fun … for a while. The Snow Day hat celebrates that ideal snow day; the kind where the family takes the day off, spends a bit of time playing in the snow, enjoys a cup of hot chocolate afterwards and settles in with their blankets and a movie for a lazy afternoon.

A friend recently discovered the joy of having two wonderful cleaning ladies visit her home every couple of weeks. The bustling activity of two people taking care of things around the house while she was free to knit, read, or sip her tea, was a delight. A clean home is a joy in itself, but having it and not having to do the work, is a real tre...

We all have an occasional problem of using leftover yarn, or buying one special skein of yarn without a plan. The Octet Mitts are designed to solve this problem. Using stash or leftover yarn from the Octet Cowl, or other worsted weight projects, these mitts can be knit in varying lengths to suit your style or use the amount of yarn you have rem...

A musical term indicating that eight voices or instruments work in harmony to create a musical piece, Octet is a cowl with one cable crossing, repeated eight times and placed on a lush backdrop of slipped stitch ribbing.

This pattern is available as a single download, or as part of an ebook, along with the Alpha Chi Cowl for just $8.00.

This pattern is available as a single pattern download, or along with the Color Infusion Cowl for $8.00.

Vibratto is a simple, super bulky weight cowl that knits up in just a few hours. The pattern includes both written and charted directions, as well as a couple of tips for working the cables that might even make the knitting work go a little faster!

Thinking back to my pregnancy, one of my most common thoughts was about what this little person would grow up to be. I imagined all sorts of wonderful life adventures for him, dreamed up a childhood of fanciful play, and pictured his smiling, happy face. High Hopes was knitted as a reflection on these thoughts; a way to keeps hands busy, while ...

The Gladwyne scarf is part of an e-book, Gladwyne: Winter in Cashmere. The book includes patterns for a hat, fingerless mitts, and this scarf, and is available for download for $10.00.

This pattern is part of an e-book, Gladwyne: Winter in Cashmere. The book includes patterns for the hat, a scarf and a pair of fingerless mitts. The book is available for download for $10.00.

This pattern is part of an e-book. Gladwyne: Winter in Cashmere includes patterns for matching hat, mitts and a scarf, and is available for $10.00.

With a simple garter base and an added lace border, this fun scarf or shawlette will become a favorite piece to slip on when the heat of summer gives way to the cool, crisp breezes of October.

When thinking about knitting for children or the home, it is always fun to play with color, pattern and texture, while keeping the look simple and fun. In Playful Stripes, a mitered square shape gets a modern feel with great color, and textured stripes.

In brightly colored wool, the intarsia diamonds of Daring Diamonds will add a splash of color to a sometimes colorless Winter season. The Daring Diamonds scarf provides an easy, no preparation, no bobbin way to give intarsia a try, and finish with a fun scarf.

Working at a yarn shop, I occasionally choose to turn a sample knitting project into a design challenge just to keep things interesting.