This shawl pattern is perfect for adventurous beginner knitters who want to try out some new stitches and advance their knitting skills. The shawl starts with a basic garter tab cast on and then work forward using increasingly complex stitches. I worked the sample shawl in 3 colours, but you can use as many colours as you like diving into your ...

This is a very basic sock pattern with a beginner friendly textured stitch that gives a subtle blending to the colours of hand dyed yarns to soften the look.

This lacy sock pattern is great for spring and summer and has a very easy to memorize 4 row lace pattern.

This is a slightly loose fitting summer tee that can be dressed up or paired with jeans. It can be worn with anywhere from 1-6 inches of positive ease depending on the look you want and there are detailed instructions for how to mix and match sleeve size and body size as this is a common fit problem for many women.

This basic sock pattern is traditional in every way. It’s knit from the top down and uses standard heel and toe constructions. The textured stitches are borrowed from traditional Gansey knitting and add some interest to your sock, but if you prefer to knit the pattern in plain stockinette, the fit will remain the same if your gauge matches.

These easy mittens are a fun way to play with colour and learn both slipped stitch and stranded colour work techniques at the same time. The mitts are designed for Briggs & Little Sport or Durasport yarn with both a fingerless and full mitten version and two different cuff lengths. The size of the mitten is altered by changing the needle si...

This pattern is designed for the beginner knitter who wants to move beyond the garter stitch scarf. The stitches and techniques are fully explained and this simple lace stitch produces a reversible fabric.

This is the third entry in the Alberta series and it’s unique as the increases for the yoke are built right into the lace stitch pattern. There are 8 columns of lace running vertically down the yoke and there is another optional subtle eyelet lace at the hems. This pattern can be made with any fingering weight or light fingering weight yarn and...

This is a loose fitted casual summer tee. It can be worn with anywhere from 1-6 inches of positive ease depending on the look you want and the close fitting dropped sleeves are an easy to knit and fit shape. This is a good project for beginner sweater knitters.

This is a lightweight version of Alberta summer that’s perfect for sunny days. It can be made with any fingering weight yarn, or a marled effect can be achieved with two strands of lace weight held together. It has a classic T-shirt fit with about 2 inches of positive ease and a hem that hits at mid hip. The lace pattern at the yoke is a variat...

This shawl was created to teach newer knitters some creative stitches. The half pi shape was chosen as it means that within each section you don’t have to worry about increasing your stitch count as the increase rows are made separately between the sections. I used a colour scheme to suggest clouds, the sky and water, and sand at a beach, but y...

This is a lightweight pullover perfect for the cool summer evenings in Alberta. My samples were made with rustic yarns, Custom Woolens single ply for the grey sample and custom Woolens 2 ply sock yarn for the dark pink sample. The dark purple version was made with Briggs & Little Soort, however, this pattern will work well for most fingerin...

This is a large warm shawl perfect for fall weather. The Custom Woolens yarn is a rustic woolen spun yarn local to Alberta that knits up at an aran weight. This project is great for beginners as the simple lace patten is interrupted by easy garter stitch sections and the final border is worked using a mosaic pattern of slipped stitches.

These mitts are an easy way to play with colour. There is a little bit of easy stranded colourwork and some simple slipped stitches. There’s both a fingerless and full mitten version and the thumb is created from a gusset that’s set into the back of the mitten.

Slip stitches are an easy way to create the appearance of complex colour-work while only working with one strand of yarn at a time. These mitts are designed for Diamond Brand Highlander 100% highland wool with two variations for the cuff design and both a fingerless and full mitten version. On extra cold days the fingerless gloves fit nicely in...

This classic fingerless mitten pattern uses a combination of braided cables and twisted rib to create texture and dimension. A band of twisted rib on the side and back of the mitt is used to create a thumb gusset that sits in an anatomically correct position.

This simple pattern uses broken seed stitch to create a pebbled texture that would be good for both men and women. The instructions include various ways to play with colour for banded or overall effects as well as different finished lengths. This pattern can be made in any fingering weight yarn and can be good for using up small amounts of left...

This is a casual and loose fitted summer tee that can be worn with anywhere from 1” to 5” of positive ease.

These easy to make mitts can make a great gift and they work well in both veriegated and solid tones. The finished hand circumference is 6.75”, 7.5”’ and 8.25”.

These very light fingerless gloves are perfect for a cool fall day and can use up small amounts of leftover lace yarn from shawl projects.