Staggered Stripes Shawl is easy to memorize and fun to knit, as each row adds to a changing pattern.

Cathedral Glass is worked in two colors at a time with an overall pattern for the body and a fun pattern for the top. It is a perfect project for first-timers learning fair-isle knitting. (It was my first fair-isle project!)

Lace and Pools is a gracious, flowing shawl that incorporates both lace and color pooling, and can be made any size you like. The sections are divided by weight so you can use up your entire skein.

The Fizzy Water Hooded Cowl is a colorful unisex hooded cowl that is reversible and is perfect for freezing days with its double-layer construction. The hood has a close fit so you can wear it under your bike helmet or inside your coat’s hood. If you warm up, simply drop the hood as on any other hoodie.

The Jouster is a perfect unisex hooded cowl for freezing days when the wind-chill factor makes it almost impossible to be outside. This has a close fit, so you can wear it under your bike helmet or inside your coat’s hood. The cowl flares at the bottom to fit smoothly under a coat. If you warm up, simply drop the hood like on any other hoodie.

Over The Top describes the unique construction of these mittens, which I developed after making a few pairs of socks with short-row heels.

The Color Swap Cardigan features a unique top-down seamless construction that is worked like a circular yoke cardigan but also has beautifully shaped seamless set-in sleeves. The colorwork is a slipped-stitch pattern that lets you use two favorite colors. The pattern itself is fully illustrated and includes a waist- and hip-shaping PDF calculat...

This little Headband in Lace is instant gratification! It’s a fun way to try a new lace pattern and use up a little leftover sock yarn. This quick knit is great for a last-minute gift.

This little Headband in Stripes is instant gratification! It’s a fun way to use up a little leftover sock yarn, and it’s great for a last-minute gift.

Fizzy Water Cowl is a two-colored and two-sided cowl, whose pattern is achieved by slipping stitches. This technique is a bit of a mashup of brioche and double knitting. The name of this stitch pattern comes from the upward streaming bubbles in seltzer water.

Cabled Capelet is a cozy topping to any jacket or sweater. It features a two-sided collar, stripes, and cables.

This shawl features an optional, detachable hood, and now is the perfect time to knit it for fall! The chevrons and stripes make this a fun and easy knit to take with you or cuddle up with at home.

What I dreaded most about the prospect of chemotherapy? Losing my hair. It was the extent of what I knew before starting chemo. So, I thought I’d comfort myself (and wallow, a bit) by making a couple of hooded shawls.

Lineamante is a striped scarf worked on the bias in two different directions, with one split end and one scalloped edge, and many ways to wrap it around yourself.

Little Teacups Infinity Shawl is an innovative infinity shawl with a lovely texture, stripes, scarf points, and an eye-catching eyelet edge. It is the perfect combination of infinity scarf and shawl, in that it keeps you warm, adds the decorative flair of a pretty scarf, and stays put -- ideal for someone active, who’s chasing kids or riding a ...

The Echoscape Cowl is a cozy rib-knit cowl that flares at the base to fit snugly and be worn comfortably underneath a coat. It proves to be very cozy and warm when knit up in a thick yarn, and a pretty little adornment when knitted up in laceweight. The flare at the base allows it to fall below the neckline of sweaters and lie comfortably flat ...

Little Teacups Wrap is a cozy, asymmetrical wrap with texture, stripes, and an eye-catching, three-dimensional eyelet edge. The eyelets allow you to slip one end of the wrap through to secure it in place, whether you wear it loosely or wrapped tightly around your neck. There are so many fun ways to wear it!

The Split Cowl turns the traditional double cowl on its head! It offers cozy warmth and a sophisticated, layered look with stripes running in different directions, and great versatility in style. You also get (count ‘em!) six collar points to play with.

Bouncing Droplets is a lacy asymmetrical triangle with gentle transitions into droplets bouncing upward.

In classical music, grace notes are bits of ornamentation included at the discretion of the musician, and which augment and personalize the music. The curve of the “upside-down collar” looks a bit like grace notes as written in sheet music, and its addition to the cowl adds to its style, complexity, and warmth.

Harnessing the pooling and striping in space-dyed yarn has been a mission of mine in the last couple of years. As I’m not a sock-knitter, I’ve wanted to find other ways to show off the beauty of hand-dyed yarns. Along my explorations of unstraightening straight lines, I’ve discovered how to force yarn to stripe and pool. Developing this piece h...

The design for the Yoked Cycling Cape began as I rode my bike out to an appointment on a fall day last year. I wasn’t bundled up enough, and I knew exactly which areas needed more coverage! Also, I wanted to be able to un-bundle as I got warmer. Thus, a flexible design for a double-breasted turtleneck cape was conceived.

Swirl! has gentle curves and three pointy ends, and can worn in a variety of ways. Multi-colored yarn accentuates the curves and movement of the stole.

The ribbed knit of asymmetrical Double-Dipped creates a strong line that accentuates the bias of the second triangle. Wrap can be knit in one or two colors, with beads or without. Yarn recommendations are for solid or heathered yarns, or gentle gradients that do not stripe.

The Morse Code Wrap juxtaposes a strong linear orientation with gracious curves and gentle ruffles with striking stripes. It is knit from one corner of the triangle to the opposite end, with the ruffled edge created along the way. Variations in the slip-stitch pattern keep it interesting to knit. Choose high- or low-contrast color combinations ...

The Petal Point Shawl introduces texture to accentuate the subtle color changes and contrasts between two similar yarns. Watching the evolving color combinations makes it a joy to knit.

I live in cowls during the winter as I like to keep the heat down at home. This super-cozy, flared cowl keeps my neck warm and covers the tops of my sweaters. It also layers well under coats (without bunching).

Summer Sky Shawl is a lacy half-circle wrap featuring emerging lines of twisted stitches flowing into scallops, ending in a two-tiered flounce with beaded picot edging and a beaded lace edging.

The Caterpillar Stole is a cozy wrap with steep chevrons and curves, color-changing yarn, and asymmetrical ends. Size can be adjusted easily.

After knitting a gift with angora I wanted to design something new that was equally soft, with ample folds. The pairing of these two colors highlights the gentle undulations created by the fan & feather stitch, and the inclusion of 1x1 rib makes it a sumptuously warm fabric. It has a twist so that when worn double there is no twist.