Three strands of Schoppel Gradient were held together to make a bulky yarn. This yarn has been felted, so it should be well-behaved. I used about 3.5 balls of yarn (350 g), but the pattern could be stopped once the desired length has been reached. The colors were kept clean by making a crochet chain to get three strands of the same color togeth...

The Unexpected Angles sweater was designed in response to the third Fiber Factor challenge. I provide notes on how I made a size XL (short), but not other sizes.

This cowl pattern is my response to the “knit your life” challenge on Fiber Factor. It features a two-color allover design that looks like a wavy grid to show my work in ocean model grid generation. It is shown in the large size. The chart could be used on other items, such as a vest or sweater.

This is an aran sweater for the Theodora doll with design elements from a Japanese stitch dictionary (100 Aran Patterns). The sweater shown was made with a 2-ply fingering weight handspun yarn and requires less than 50 g.

A hat and a matching small (swatch) bag feature Estonian techniques which are described with diagrams in the pattern. These techniques are also described in Folk Knitting in Estonia by Nancy Bush: the vikkel braid, a nupp, a three-color twist, and the Kihnu Troi cast-on. Each also has a stranded design from the book Latvian Dreams by Joyce Will...

Some of us were asked to come up with patterns for the new qiviut blends now sold at the Large Animal Research Station. They are trying out a new mill which will promise not to mix their qiviut with other qiviut.