Purple Fleece
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Knitting: Cardigan, Beanie, Toque
Knit in one piece from the top down, this seamless one-button cardigan has gentle shoulder and neck shaping for a perfect fit. The matching cap completes the outfit.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Chain Mail is an open and airy pattern using a lovely Tencel Blend yarn to add a delicious sheen and drape to it. It is easily adaptable to size and amount of yarn. This is an advanced beginner pattern and a good introduction to lace knitting. Kits which include pattern, yarn, and shipping are available on the Purple Fleece website.
Crochet: Cowl
This pattern uses a vintage crochet stitch called the bean stitch. The sample shown is crocheted with Purple Fleece’s Hand Painted Worsted Wool yarn which shows off the stitch beautifully.
Knitting: Cardigan
This light weight baby sweater is knit in one piece from the top down. Seamless and with a one-button closure, it has gentle shoulder and neck shaping for a perfect fit.
Knitting: Mittens
In the past, before the popularity of rubber gloves, every fisherman’s wife knit mittens for her husband and experimented with her own design, attempting to produce a warm, durable mitten. Home-made mittens were a necessity. The women were always coming up with new patterns.
Knitting: Cowl, Beanie, Toque
A stranded color knitting pattern knit in the round, using a gradient background yarn and a solid color contrast yarn for the “gate” pattern.
Knitting: Cowl, Beanie, Toque
A pattern written by Katy Hoess for Purple Fleece. A stranded color knitting pattern knit in the round, using a solid color background yarn and gradient progression yarns in a Fair Isle style pattern. This is also available as a kit from Purple Fleece
Knitting: Washcloth / Dishcloth
The small size of this project makes it a delight to knit up. The finished face cloth measures approximately 8 inches by 8 inches. Should you want to increase the size, the lace pattern uses a multiple of 10 stitches plus 1.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Maine islands - Stately pines crown granite shores, set in a sparkling sea. Wrap yourself in a Maine island this winter while you dream of summer in Maine!
Knitting: Pullover
This light weight adult raglan sleeve sweater is knit in one piece from the top down. It is seamless and uses your favorite fingering weight sock yarn.
Knitting: Hats - Other
This is a comfy and warm double brimmed hat with a picot edge. It is an easy pattern, done in the round with just the knit stitch.
Knitting: Cowl
The Schoodic Cowl has been updated and offers the original two color version and a single gradient version. This is an easy and quick cowl to make using fingering weight yarn.
Knitting: Pullover
This might just be the easiest sweater pattern you’ve ever followed! Knit in the round, from the top down, there are no seams or short rows and little finishing.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is knit primarily in stockinette stitch until shortly before finished length. Stitches are dropped and worked down to the beginning. It uses one skein of fingering weight Purple Fleece Radiant Gradient Yarn.
Knitting: Hats - Other
If you’re looking for a really warm winter hat, this is the one for you. The pattern is written for an adult size but it is easily adjusted to a smaller size by casting on fewer stitches in multiples of 8. One skein of the yarn used was enough to knit two adult sized hats.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves, Headband
This Fair Isle pattern for Headband and matching Fingerless Mitts uses Purple Fleece’s DK Radiant Gradient Progression skeins. Written pattern includes sizes for Adult Medium and Large but instructions are given for adapting to other sizes. Pattern may be purchased through Ravelry store or on the Purple Fleece website. Kits are sold on the webs...