Once we saw the Alpakka Lin we knew we needed to design a simple shawl that highlighted the yarn. Our design Ellie, with repeating rib and stockinette sections, takes advantage of this beautiful yarn. Wrap yourself in a cloud.

Using a gorgeous hand-dyed yarn, Bree starts with an easy drop-stitch lace. This continues as the shawl increases on one side and is joined by stockinette.

Combining speckled yarn with a semi solid, Sophia begins with a garter tab and grows into an elongated triangle. Alternating garter stitch and simple lace keeps your interest while creating a stunning shawl.

A quick crochet cowl with a simple but interesting stitch pattern in a bulky yarn. Choose high contrast or low contrast colors. Perfect pattern for a beginner!

Inspired by beautiful hand-dyed yarn, Isabella is a garter stitch asymmetrical triangle with a touch of texture. Use a Mohair Silk contrasting or matching color to bring out the subtle colors of the yarn.

Light as air, this linen wrap is a perfect summer accessory to knit and wear as a shawl or wrapped around your neck as a scarf. The garter stitch asymmetrical triangle has a simple eyelet detail on the three edges. Choose subtle colors or go bold with brights. While the cover sample is knit using fingering weight Reed by Shibui, the pattern may...

Inspired by architecture, Emerson begins with a few stitches and grows into an asymmetrical triangle. Each segment of pattern uses only knit and purl stitches to create a reversible textured design.

A quick crochet cowl with a simple but interesting stitch pattern in a bulky yarn. Add a shawl pin or button to keep it closed, or use a 3rd skein and make a longer scarf.

Inspired by the Shetland hap shawls, Victoria begins with a garter background. As the crescent shawl grows, garter lace stripes are spaced on the background color. Then additional lace repeats at the edge of the shawl form gentle waves. Use one color or choose two contrasting colors to emphasize the lace.

Texture and a fine yarn come together to create a classic scarf. Knit out of the FAR by Woolfolk, the knit and purl pattern allows the yarn to take center stage.

A timeless design of raised diamonds makes this a cowl for both men and women. Using Debbie Bliss Lhasa, a cashmere blend, and size 10 needles, this cowl knits up quickly. One skein makes a simple cowl or use two for a deeper cylinder.

Inspired by the trails and streams that meander through the woods of our National Parks this hat will keep you toasty while you are hiking the Pacific Crest, the Appalachian Trail, or around your neighborhood.

Inspired by the water dripping off the rocks on Weeping Rock trail at Zion National Park. This shawl was the LA Yarn Crawl pattern given to those visiting Abuelita’s Knitting and Needlepoint.

A Perfect project to practice Brioche, the Liberty Wool multicolored yarn shifts with the solid colored yarn to form stripes in the visually pleasing Fibonacci sequence.

Inspired by the boggy bubbling meadows on the winding trail from Bumpass Hell to Cold Boiling Lake in Lassen National Park this cowl’s texture is created by an easy lace pattern. Knit on size 19 needles using a super bulky yarn, it is easily completed in an evening. Make one as a gift and one for yourself.

Bright modern colors combine with an antique lace edging to make this special baby blanket that was designed for my Goddaughter’s baby - Violet. Yarn-overs at the beginning of each row of the garter stitch center make picking up the edge stitches simple and this construction makes this blanket easy to adjust any size. The sample was knit using ...

Twists and turns and crossed paths intersect and split apart. The traveling stitches (small cables) on this brioche cowl form a diamond emblem on one side. The opposite side displays the simple stripes created by the brioche stitch. Make one for yourself then switch the colors and make a coordinating cowl as a gift for someone special.

This spring as it comes bursts up in bonfires green,

the celestial fireflies begin to dot the sky

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This classic scarf features a knit and purl pattern creating diamonds within diamonds. Designed for use with semi-solid Baah hand-dyed yarn, the subtle changes in the color add to the texture of this reversible scarf.

This asymmetrical headband with a quirky name makes a great addition to your wardrobe or gift for a friend. It knits up quickly with Cascade 128 or other bulky weight yarn. The one-by-one cables at the edges and the wide drunkard’s path cable give this headband a modern twist.

This is a free pattern.

Need a quick gift for a coffee or tea drinker, maybe a teacher? Or a coworker? Or a college student’s care package? In heavy worsted or bulky yarn these cute coffee cozies knit up quickly.