Suzanne Strachan
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Knitting: Cowl
Flare is a cowl with a squishy luxurious feel. It is knitted in the rounds in 2 colour brioche using Rowan Kid Classic. It has a flared shape at the bottom to sit comfortably on one’s shoulders and around the neck. The construction is top down. It starts in straight brioche rib then using syncopation technique the colour dominance is gradually ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Cusp of Spring is a shawl knitted sideways starting with 3 stitches on one end and gradually increasing at different rates to create its trangular shape. The garter stitch background is interrupted by sections of colourwork using mosaic technique with a twist.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Frontignan shawl is a triangular shaped shawl knitted flat with unique construction. It consists of 4 sections, referred to as quadrants A through D, which are separated by dividing lines, 1 through 4. These quadrants and lines are worked sequentially, yet as one piece using short rows and without needing to pick up any stitches. Quadrant A is ...
Knitting: Necklace
Elegant necklace knitted with 4mm Swarovski Crystals. Required number of crystals or beads = 100.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Nanook means polar bear in Inuit. The blanket shows a mother bear with her adorable cubs. One cub, riding the mother bear, is worked in contrasting colour using Intarsia technique. A second cub, in frolicking position, is worked in the same background colour.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Gingerbrade Fingerless Mitts have a top down construction, from fingers down to the wrist, allowing one to easily check the length and adjust as desired. The pattern is in writing and chart format. Instructions are given for both working in the flat or in the round.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This adorable blanket has 4 embossed designs of bunnies, with a framed edging in garter stitch. One can optionally embroider the tails with a contrasting colour for an added interest.
Knitting: Cardigan
横方向にシームレスで続けて編んでいくユニークなデザインのカーディガン。引き返し編みがウエストシェイプ や袖山に効果的に使われているだけでなく、視覚的にもインパクトを与えています。
Knitting: Scarf
This beautifully squishy textured scarf is very simple and quick to knit. It takes 2 skeins of the gorgeous Rowan Cocoon yarn.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Stormy Seas is a stole or a long scarf. It is knitted sideways. Short rows are used to create the wavy shapes which are knitted in garter stitch with 2 strands of Rowan Kidsilk Haze held together. The four colourways are used in different combinations to derive additional shades of blue. The pale blue lines separating the waves are 2 rows of st...