This pattern is ideal for advanced beginners. There is both a simple chart and written instructions. The mitts can be worked on circular needles (magic loop)—one or two at a time, or on dpn’s.

This soft and drapey, triangular, top-down shawl has alternating patterns of Garter Stitch and Half Herringbone Faggot in three coordinating colors. One section of Garter Stitch utilizes short rows to create a wedge shape.

This pattern is for a unisex hooded cowl. Pull up the hood when head warmth is needed and drop it

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This shawl pattern begins at the small, pointy end with increases every row but offsetting decreases every right-side row, creating a crescent shape.

This crescent-shaped shawl made my husband think of spring planting…thus the name! It has undulating rows of what looks like turned soil and planted seeds amidst sections of meadows. It uses two colorways that should contrast enough to show off the rows well. There is a small section of Turkish Stitch followed by a picot bind off. It adds a nic...

. Not for the faint of heart!

This lovely, triangular, top-down shawl has alternating patterns of stitches resembling fences and trellises using two solid colors and a variegated that ties them both together. It would also look beautiful with three ombre colors. When knit with fingering weight, superwash merino wool such as Malabrigo Sock, this pattern creates an unbelievab...

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When trying to decide what to knit my sister for Christmas, I began to miss her terribly—she lives 2500 miles away. I came across this slip-stitch pattern that made me think of the distance between us. Thus, the “Across the Miles” cowl was created. It is a snug cowl akin to a loose turtleneck. It was designed to be like I was giving my sister w...

“…home again, home again, jiggety-jig” from the Nursery Rhyme “To Market, To Market” played in my head while I was designing this cowl, as I would be making it for myself to go “home” to Massachusetts for a visit with my family—where it is pretty cold in February—and then back “home” with my hubby and dogs to warm Arizona. Thus the name “Home A...

I recently knit up the “Street Art Cowl” designed by Imagined Landscapes, and fell in love with its unusual but very wearable bandana-cowl construction. Inspired to design my own, I began experimenting with stitch patterns, and this was my favorite. The name Jabot (ZHaˈbō, ˈZHaˌbō) is French for an ornamental frill or ruffle—exactly what the ru...