These socks arose as my way of coping with all the strangeness that COVID-19 has brought. I enjoy the idea of figuratively stomping on the virus!

This cowl was inspired by a discussion last fall about a lovely red loop scarf from the Anthropologie Fall/Winter 2011 collection. I fell in love with this stitch pattern, but couldn’t, for the life of me, figure it out. In large part because I was stuck on the idea that it was lace (paired increases and decreases). Once I let myself believe it...

This hat was created for my cousin’s husband, Richard. He is a cartoonist by trade, and has sadly been stricken with Parkinson’s disease. He recently had a deep brain stimulator implanted, which meant his head got shaved. The loss of natural insulation prompted a call for a hat to fit a big head, which I answered with the following pattern. The...

These have a picot hem and an eyelet row just before the bind off. I used very little more than one ball for these. The finished pair weighs in at 52 grams, which multiplies out to about 108 yards, plus a few for finishing.

This pattern was inspired by the “I want to knit a kidney” thread on Ravelry. I don’t know why I decided I wanted to make it a reality, but here it is. Maybe it’s because a friend of DH ruptured his kidney a couple years ago and almost lost it, so here’s an extra for Glen! Enjoy :)