Homeland Collection is my designer thesis project, a collection of five knitting patterns designed for the wool of Finnish landrace breeds.

Northward - collection contains all three of my Northward accessory patterns.

Solveig’s Song mittens are knit with two colours of worsted weight yarn. The mittens are started with a herringbone cabled cuff. There’s a bit of colourwork on the wrist to switch the main colour and a main colourwork motif on the palm. The mittens have a gusseted thumb for a great fit. The instructions are written for magic loop, but can be wo...

Lost Northern Star has a Nordic inspired colourwork yoke. The sweater is knit top-down seamlessly. The sleeves are knit straight until the cuffs and decrease rapidly for the ribbing. The sweater has short rows to bring up the back of the neck, and the pattern features optional bust darts as well. The body is straight and cropped, but it’s easy ...

From the Moors is a warm DK-weight shawl worked in one colour. From the Moors is a triangular shawl worked top-down with alternating sections of broken ribbing and stripes of texture. There is a bit of lacework on the wrong side as well, but it’s nothing you can’t handle. The motif is both charted and written in the English version. Finnish pat...

This pattern is a part of my thesis project Homeland Collection, which is a collection of five knitting patterns designed for the wool of Finnish landrace breeds. The whole collection is also available as an eBook.

This pattern is a part of my thesis project Homeland Collection, which is a collection of five knitting patterns designed for the wool of Finnish landrace breeds. The whole collection is also available as an eBook.

This pattern is a part of my thesis project Homeland Collection, which is a collection of five knitting patterns designed for the wool of Finnish landrace breeds. The whole collection is also available as an eBook.

This pattern is a part of my thesis project Homeland Collection, which is a collection of five knitting patterns designed for the wool of Finnish landrace breeds. The whole collection is also available as an eBook.

This pattern is a part of my thesis project Homeland Collection, which is a collection of five knitting patterns designed for the wool of Finnish landrace breeds. The whole collection is also available as an eBook.

Land of Beauty socks have a tall ribbed cuff and a bit of colourwork both on the leg and before the toes. The socks are knit cuff-down and feature a heelflap and gusset. The yarn used in the pattern is a 100 % wool yarn spun to be durable on socks as well. Note, that due to the yarn the gauge is purposefully tight so be sure to choose a small e...

The Timeless is a relaxed, oversized cardigan with a bit of colourwork at the waist. The cardigan is worked top-down with raglan sleeves and a V-neck. The raglan seams have garter stitch details to them, and all the ribbings are worker broken as well. Most of the cardigan is worked flat, but there is a steek just for the colourwork section. The...

Wild Card is a light garter stitch shawl worked in three colours. It’s knit with a lace weight yarn held double or a light fingering weight yarn held single. Wild Card is a triangular shawl worked top-down with fun colour-blocked sections in the middle. This could also be a fun scrap yarn project, if you work every section in different colour!

Vista is a light short-sleeved sweater worked top-down seamlessly. The sweater features a colourwork yoke with beautiful leaves. For a lighter, summery garment the sweater has a slightly open neckline. The sweater has short rows to bring up the back of the neck, and the pattern features optional bust darts as well. The body is knit straight.

Piano Black is a super simple cropped cardigan with a dropped shoulder construction and 3/4-length sleeves with two length options. The cardigan is worked in a fluffy yet lightweight yarn making it airy and comfortable to wear. The whole cardigan is worked in garter stitch. There is no waist shaping but the shoulders are shaped with short rows....

Fly to a Dream socks have a fun slip-stitch texture running down the front of the sock. The socks are knit cuff-down and feature a heelflap and gusset. The front panel is both charted and written and there are both textured and stockinette options for the toe. The pattern offers separate charts for each foot so the pattern mirrors on each sock....

Dressed in May is a fun, V-shaped shawl worked in two colours. The shape is simple to work and easy to wear. Dressed in May plays with short rows and different kinds of slipped stitches. The shawl is designed to combine a skein of both old and new version of Tukuwool Fingering. The old, 50 gram skein should be C1 and the new 100 gram skein C2. ...

Hidden Treasures are fingerless mitts knit top-down towards the wrist. The mitts have different colourwork panels forming a beautiful overall pattern. The edges are finished with neat garter stitch. The mitts feature a modified Indian gusset for the best fit. The instructions are written for magic loop, but you can work them with dpns if you wi...

Flowing Free is a delicate shawl with alternating sections of brioche and lace. The shape is a modification of a crescent, resulting in a deeper shawl body. The shape is fun to work and easy to style. The top edge of the shawl has an i-cord that stabilizes the shape. The lace is simple and intuitive, yet eye-catching. You can find both charted ...

Wonders is a headband with a fun texture motif. The headband is knit as a long tube that is fastened with buttons. The fit of the headband is easily adjusted, and the best way to achieve the perfect fit would be to try the headband on the head that will be wearing it. The English pattern contains both charted and written instructions for the te...

Kulkuri is warm sweater worked top-down seamlessly. The sweater features a colourwork yoke depicting twigs and berries. The sweater starts off with double-folded ribbing on the neckline worked with the contrast colour, and there are small colourwork accents before the sleeve and hem ribbings as well. The sweater has short rows to bring up the b...

Intrinsic is a basic little beanie with broken ribbing. The pattern includes instructions for two sizes knit with fingering weight and one size for DK weight yarn. It’s worked from top down, so it’s easy to optimize your yarn consumption. Ribbing allows this beanie to fit many head circumferences comfortably. The key detail of this beanie are t...

Moors is a simple one-colour cowl combining texture with a bit of lace. The cowl is worked top down and there is a little bit of shaping to make the cowl wider at the bottom for a perfect fit. The English pattern contains both charted and written instructions for the lace.

Moonlit Sky socks have a gorgeous panel of slip-stitch cables running down the front of the sock and a double-folded cuff for extra coziness. The socks are knit cuff-down and feature a heelflap and gusset. The yarn used in the pattern is a special 100 % wool yarn spun to be durable on socks as well. Note, that due to the yarn the gauge is purpo...

Wisdom of Wind is a colourwork cowl that is knit as a long tube and grafted together into a loop. This means there’s not a single purl stitch in the entire cowl. The colourwork is pretty simple to work, with only a few floats to catch in the whole repeat. The pattern contains several options for fit and colours. Colourwork pattern is fully char...

Path of the Night is a long knitted cardigan with a colourwork hem and a seamless drop shoulder construction. The body of the cardigan is knit in the round and steeked open. The pattern includes shaping for the hips and three different lengths for the sleeves. The top has an unique construction that lowers the back of the neck even though the b...

Haikeus is a cowl with an appearance of a triangular shawl. It’s knit as a flat rectangle and seamed together with one short seam. Haikeus combines eyelet basket weave with a simple texture panel, and the way these fabrics naturally behave work well with the shape of the cowl. The pattern includes both written and charted instructions for the c...

Crack in the Darkness is a huge winged triangular shawl worked in garter stitch lace. It also features a row of diamond shapes with a leaf pattern inside each shape worked in a combinations of cables, lace and bobbles. The pattern is chart based, but in the English version has written versions of the charted patterns. Finnish pattern is only ch...

Lonely Day socks are colourwork socks knit cuff-down with two colours. The pattern features an afterthought heel placed using waste yarn. The colourwork doesn’t have any long floats, so it’s suitable for a beginner colourwork knitter as well. Although I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this pattern for a new sock knitter, as a bit of understandin...

Kaipuu is a cowl with an appearance of a triangular shawl. It’s knit as a flat rectangle and seamed together with one short seam. Kaipuu combines honeycomb stitch with a simple lace and bobble pattern, and the way these fabrics naturally behave works well with the shape of the cowl. There is a bit of lacework on the purlside, too, but it’s noth...

Cover Me is an open vest knit flat in 3x2 broken ribbing. It has dropped shoulders and garter stitch edgings. The pattern is written so that you can knit the vest to whichever length you like.

Taikatalvi is a cowl with an appearance of a triangular shawl. It’s knit as a flat rectangle and seamed together with one short seam. Taikatalvi combines garter stitch panels with cables, and the way these fabrics naturally behave work well with the shape of the cowl. The English pattern includes both written and charted instructions for the ca...

Northward -headband is the perfect little warmer for cooler weather. There are a few short rows to make the headband sit on the head nicer. Northward uses three colours, but you only work two colours at a time. The pattern repeat is divisible by 4, so there is no long floats to catch. Due to small repeats the size is also easily adjusted. North...

Northward -mitts are a part of my Northward accessory set. The mitts are knit top down and have no regular thumb gusset, but they have a little trick to make them fit the hands well even without it. Northward uses three colours, but you only work two colours at a time. The pattern repeat is divisible by 4, so there is no long floats to catch. D...

Northward -legwarmers are all over colourwork, but they look way more complex than they actually are. They use three colours, but you only work two colours at a time. The pattern repeat is divisible by 4, so there is no long floats to catch. Due to small repeats the size is also easily adjusted. Northward would be a great project for a fairly n...

Etiäinen is a cowl with an appearance of a triangular shawl. It’s knit as a flat rectangle and seamed together with one short seam. Etiäinen combines honeycomb brioche with a simple lace pattern, and the way these fabrics naturally behave work well with the shape of the cowl. There is a bit of lacework on the purlside, too, but it’s nothing you...

Wintry Eve is a beanie with a bit of slouch, folded brim and some colourwork. The main colour of the beanie changes from C1 on the brim to C2 on the crown. You can knit the hat using dpns, a short circular needle or a long circular needle using magic loop. The colourwork pattern is charted. The pattern also includes a tip for a more fitted vers...

Dew is a headband with a lovely cable panel running across. It’s knit as a long tube, that is either grafted together or fastened with buttons. The pattern contains instructions for both constructions, and also options for a twisted headband. The fit of the headband is easily adjusted, and the best way to achieve the perfect fit would be to try...

Meadow is a headband with a cable-like texture panel running across. It’s knit as a long tube, that is either grafted together or fastened with buttons. The pattern contains instructions for both constructions, and also options for a twisted headband. The fit of the headband is easily adjusted, and the best way to achieve the perfect fit would ...

A Journey Away socks are worked cuff down. They have a forest-themed colourwork scenery on the leg and texture running all the way to the toes. The pattern features a textured contrast colour french heel. The pattern is written for magic loop, but can easily be worked with dpns. There are two versions of charts included, one better for screens ...

Rumbling Winds is a three-colour cowl worked in a combination of different textures and fabrics, so you’ll never be bored while knitting this! The cowl is worked top down, and there is a little bit of shaping to make the cowl wider at the bottom for a perfect fit. The cables and lace are only charted, but the charts are small and very simple.

Until Silence is an asymmetric triangle shawl worked in one-colour brioche. The shawl is started from one sharp corner and increased gradually on one side. Most of the shawl is just relaxing brioche, but at the end there is a bit of interest with brioche cables trickling down the body of the shawl. The shawl has a neat i-cord edge.

Pan is an ankle high sock pattern worked cuff down. The socks are shaped to hide especially well in shoes, but they make great summer shorties in general. The pattern features an adaption of french heel and gusset. The instructions are written for magic loop technique on a long circular needle, but you can also work them on dpns.

Elvenpath is a sock pattern worked cuff down. The leg features a simple yet interesting texture pattern worked with slipped stitches. The foot is worked in plain stockinette, so the socks are great for wearing in shoes as well. The pattern has a french heel and gusset and a round toe. The instructions are written for magic loop technique on a l...

Sancta Terra is a rectangular shawl with lots of delicious texture. To make the edges exactly symmetrical, the shawl is cast-on on both ends and grafted together in the middle using kitchener stitch. The grafting is hidden within a leaf-motif, so you can’t tell what magic is going on with this shawl. You can of course work the shawl from end to...

Ever Dream is a three-colour cowl worked in stranded colourwork. The cowl is worked top down, and there is a

Question of Time is a winged triangular shawl worked top-down with an addicting mixture of garter stitch and one-colour brioche. There isn’t a single purl stitch in this shawl! The shawl has a neat i-cord border. The size is easily customised by either changing the amount of repeats or substituting yarn. The gauge or the exact stitch counts are...

Stargazer is a beanie with a classic shape, folded brim and simple lace with a few bobbles. You can add a pompom if you want to, and why wouldn’t you!

The pattern has been updated to my current style in June 2023.

The pattern has been updated to my current style in June 2023.