NorthbrooKnits Joyce Weida
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Knitting: Cowl
If you’ve never tried slipped stitch color work, this could be the place to start. It’s amazing how easy it is to create beautiful texture and color work with just three colors and two slipped stitch patterns! The patterns form a checked design when stacked, and the colors vary the patterns enough to create a very interesting and flattering col...
Knitting: Vest
This is a loose-fitting, open front vest with more refined styling than its country cousin, Highbanks Park. The back features the same interesting texture, but the scarf-like fronts are knit in a 2-color slip stitch. The vest is just two pieces, seamed at the back and sides. The back yoke folds into a shawl collar.
Knitting: Scarf
This kerchief-sized shawlette is made from one skein, although it could easily be made larger just by continuing the pattern repeats and increases. It is a shallow triangle worked from the bottom point up to the neck edge. The pattern gives information for fingering and worsted weights, and offers two options for finishing the edge.
Knitting: Table Setting - Other, Containers
Looking for a way to keep your wine cool without the fuss of an ice bucket? Take advantage of wool’s insulating quality and keep your favorite vintage the perfect temperature with this felted wine cover.
Knitting: Scarf, Shawl / Wrap
Follow this simple recipe to choose yarns and create your own one-off wrap. Rib Fest is a shallow triangle knit from the top down, with garter ridges and a slip stitch rib border. It is designed to maximize the impact of a small quantity of unique yarn, such as handspun, by highlighting it against a background of commercial yarn.
Knitting: Vest
This is a casual, loose-fitting vest with an open front. The textured back and scarf-like fronts show off hand-painted yarn to its best advantage. It is knit in two pieces and seamed at the back and sides. The back yoke is gathered and fastened with a braid and button to form a collar. Perfect for a walk in the park!
Knitting: Vest
Ripples float across the smooth surface of this vest, while the front falls gracefully open. The back skims the upper body and then drifts gently away from the hips. It is knit flat in one piece, from right front through the back, where a pop of color is introduced, to the left front. Arm bands are added after the shoulders are seamed.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Inspired by one of the oldest homes in Worthington, Ohio, Snow House Mitts echo the brick exterior and the pillars which flank the parlor fireplace. The slip stitch cuff is knit flat, then joined in the round for the hand. Buttons are sewn through both layers to close the cuff. Thumb gusset edge matches edge of upper hand.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Make these mitts in worsted to match your Meret Beret (by Woolly Wormhead on Ravelry), or work them in chunky for a heavier mitt. The back of the hand features Meret Lace. The cuffs, palm and thumb are 1 x 1 rib, so these mitts are lovely and snug.
Knitting: Scarf
Combine a beautiful yarn, a cable and lace stitch which is lovely on both sides, and a picot edging to create a theatre-worthy accessory.
Knitting: Scarf
Capital Square Scarf is a luxurious accessory for the colder months. It is knit as two rectangles, each with a different slip stitch pattern. The rectangles are sewn together at a right angle, forming a deep V shape which hugs the shoulders. It is knit in two colors; each color is formed from two strands--a worsted and a lace--held together. Ch...
Knitting: Scarf, Shawl / Wrap
Named for Christopher Columbus’ flagship, this is a stockinette triangle in two sizes, embellished with bands of Double Garter Stitch, Trinity Stitch, Sailor’s Rib, and Spanish Windows. Beginning with a 2 stitch provisional cast on, it is worked from the center back down, with the increases forming eyelets across the top and down the center.
Knitting: Cowl
Use a DK and a lace weight yarn of your choice to create this cowl. It is knit in a lace rib pattern that looks very different in the two weights. The reverse of the fabric is also lovely, so when the cowl is twisted around your neck, the colors and textures intertwine and flow together.
Knitting: Scarf
Named for Knitters Mercantile, a Columbus, Ohio yarn shop, this neck wrap uses five colors of the fabulous Reywa Bloom yak/silk lace yarn. It is worked in the round beginning with a picot cast on and ending with beaded I-cord tails. The stockinette surface is textured with eyelets that hide decreases. The result is a fascinatingly organic shape...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Designed to match the COTA Bus Cowl, these mitts feature the same reversible cable and picot edging. The design enhances the beauty of hand-dyed yarn by mixing the colors.
Knitting: Vest
Cuddly soft and unbelievably cozy, the Grandview Vest is knit in one piece and seamed on the sides. Cables and ribbing gently shape the back, front, and shoulders. A rolled edging is knit on the bottom and a ribbed edge is added to the neck and front edge. It is finished with an I-cord belt held in place with a decorative hook and eye. Flatteri...
Knitting: Vest
Knit sideways in one piece, this vest is as easy to wear as it is to make. Style it open, wrapped, buttoned, knotted, hip-length, or turned upside-down for a waist-length vest with a big collar! You get many looks from one garment.
Knitting: Vest
Designed to glam up any occasion, this translucent silk and mohair vest is accented with a beaded and sequined edging. It can be worn open, or closed with a clasp or button. Cables gently shape waist, back, and shoulders. Sides are seamed and shoulders are joined with a 3-needle bind-off.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Silk, sequins, beads, bobbles, and cables adorn this dressy and warm evening wrap. It is knit from the bottom up in the round, and finished with a ribbon to hold it securely on the shoulders. Each stitch pattern is completed before moving on to the next, so it is an easier knit than it may first appear. The size is measured around the widest pa...
Knitting: Cowl
Clintonville is a casual neighborhood in north-central Columbus, Ohio. Its borders are based on popular understanding of the area, and can change at the whims of the residents. The shape of this casual scarf can be changed at your whim by adjusting the I-cord lacing. How you wear it is up to you.
Knitting: Cowl
The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) manages public bus service in Columbus, Ohio, and surrounding communities. COTA is reducing its carbon footprint by replacing old buses with new hybrid ones and upgrading its facility to use less energy.
Knitting: Cowl
The North Market is the only public market in Columbus, Ohio. Located a short walk from the convention center, not far from its original 1876 location, it is home to dozens of unique, independent merchants and farmers. It is the place to shop, eat, and show off your North Market Neck Wrap.
Knitting: Scarf
The Scioto River begins in Auglaize County in west central Ohio, flows through Columbus, where it joins its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, and meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth—a journey of more than 231 miles.
Knitting: Shrug / Bolero
Keep this cozy 3/4-sleeve shrug within reach. It’s a standard fit, but very stretchy, and knit cuff-to-cuff. Then, underarms are seamed and the body ribbing is added.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Keep Baby warm and comfortable with this chunky travel set: Lap blanket for car seat or stroller is knit flat, hat and mitts are knit in round on dpn.
Knitting: Cowl
What could be cozier on a snowy day than this luxurious cowl? Knit it with your favorite snuggly fiber for a quick gift or personal indulgence. The pattern is written in two gauges--Aran and Super Bulky. Take your pick, or knit both. Best of all, the buttons are sewn through both layers, so no buttonholes!
Knitting: Cowl
This cowl creates weigthtless warmth on your neck and shoulders. The ties (made with less than 1 skein of Seduce and a Prym knitting mill) adjust to a variety of styling options. It can hug your neck, float on your shoulders, or drape back upon itself. A sensuous indulgence in cashmere and silk!
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Knit these lovely mitts in Light or Super Fine weight. A small knit with a big impact--they add a touch of elegance to any occasion!
Knitting: Laptop
Increase your mobility with a felted carrying case for your tablet! It has handles that connect to a detachable shoulder strap. The front pocket is large enough for accessories or cell phone.
Knitting: Headband
These headbands are a great beginner’s project. Start with the Reversible Rib in worsted and make garter ribs in the round. Next, try the Chunky Cable and learn the basic cabling moves. Then, go for the Button Headband in a DK weight, and learn a slipped stitch pattern. Each headband uses just a small amount of yarn, so you can use up those sin...