This is a series of designs inspired by a French singer Alize, whom my little girl happens to like a lot. The designs are girly, feminine, and have a hint of French chic.

A good friend of mine has been very passionate about the sea/nautical theme lately. She has asked me to come up with some seamless designs that will incorporate and carry that theme throughout. The idea has been born, and here it is – my “Back to the Sea” collection of seamless all seasonal garments. This collection is dedicated to Marina.

These cardigans are completely seamless and are worked from the top down. I have used an amazing technique developed by Susie Myers, “contiguous set-in sleeves”, that allows shoulder shaping and set-in sleeves construction without the use of a single short row.

My little girl is very attracted to bright fun colors. She likes mixing and matching different color yarns I have scattered around, and has been requesting clothes made from the color combinations she chooses.

Crossroads Set comprises two separate patterns - Crossroads Hat and Crossroads Cowl.

Days of the Week collection offers a good mix of practical accessories and modern garments as well as the possibility of working with and mixing together your favorite Malabrigo colors. The collection has something for everyone, be it a beginner knitter or a very seasoned one.

Film Reel cardigans make for a perfect layering piece you can wear all year round. This cardigan is designed to showcase gradient yarn sets.

In the Nursery ebook is designed for babies. All the garments come in sizes NB-24 m (16-20” chest).

Itty Bitty Pool is a collection of skirts for your girly girls, big and little. My Little Fish sure loves her skirts, and we get treated to dance shows all the time!

This ebook is a collection of adult sized designs to match some of my popular children’s garments.

The fall is finally here and so is the first frost morning. Fall is my favorite season; I always look forward to the smells and colors that come with it and to the feel of comfy wool garments that I am finally able to wear.

This ebook is a collection of unique, light and airy girly designs that require only 1-2 balls/skeins of yarn to make.

This is my new collection of pretty and girly garments. Each one features simple lace, unusual lines, and oh so easy to make and to wear!

Lavanda is also available as part of the Spice Girls ebook here, or on its own here.

Touch the Sky and Blue Macaw make for a perfect layering piece you can wear all year round.

My Kind Of Sweater is worked from the top-down seamlessly. The construction of the top section is through a circular yoke and raglan style increases. The sleeve stitches are then removed and the body completed before returning to finish the sleeves. You have an option to make sleeves any length you desire (short- long).

This ebook is created specifically as mother/daughter pattern combination.

This ebook contains two patterns, Moody and Cinnamon, and is created for those that like to have matching mother & daughter jackets/cardigans.

These cardigans are very elegant, with a feminine design that flows and changes. They are worked with fingering weight yarn to a DK gauge. This design is ideal for wool or cotton, thus making it a beautiful layering piece for all year round. This cardigan is worked as a top down raglan, features very simple and very effective lace, and a touch of Celtic cables as finishing touches.

”Ooh la la Girl” is my summer 2010 collection of patterns that have a French feel to them: lace elements, flaring, mini length, and ruffles; all created to be girly and flirty.

This is a mother/daughter ebook.

Popular and Quirky make for a perfect layering piece you can wear all year round.

I’ve had the idea to create a series of playful girly cardigans for a long while now. With my daughter going to daycare, they seem like a very necessary part of her wardrobe.

The patterns in this ebook are also available separately, see each pattern for details.

These featherweight cardigans are perfect for summer and in between seasons layering; they are very fun to wear.

It is that time of the year again when seasons change. The warm days are still here, but you can smell fall in the air; mornings are getting chilly and the evenings are getting colder and colder each day. This hat is the perfect cover up to carry you through the summer’s end and the beginning of the fall.

This ebook contains patterns that are also available individually: Cyclades Vest, Gavrosh Pants, Lollipops and Raindrops Dress, Sand Dance Skirt, Summer Days, Sweet Poppy, Diomena Dia Dione.

This ebook contains a series of sweaters that are functional, practical, fun and modern and suitable for everyday wear.

Valanar Set is perfect for the whole family. It is unisex, has personality, and really fun to make! Hat, cowl, mitts are perfect for everyday wear, skiing, snowball fights, walking your dog…whatever you do this winter, this set will keep you warm.

Oana Cardigan is an elegant, drapey, open front garment in four sizes (XS/S/M/L), shaped to hug the body in flattering curves. The cardigan is worked top down and is completely seamless. Texture is used to frame the garment along front openings and hems; short rows add shape to the shoulders.

Once Upon December uses simple lace and color transition to create a visually appealing accessory and a satisfying knitting experience. This is a truly all year wear shawl perfectly suited for chilly spring evenings and as a transitional piece between fall and winter. Not to mention it’s addictive to knit! And it is fully reversible!!!!

When I was growing up I had a favorite shawl, it was my grandmother’s.

Do you want to knit this cardi with good company?

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The Minstrel shawl is a play between textures and colors, where fabric is ever flowing and changing like a melody. The shawl can be worked in one color, two (as shown here), or many. While specific measurements and yarn recommendations are stated, the shawl can be adapted to any yarn and size.

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Valanar Cowl is a serious winter wear! Perfect for those very low temperatures and not so. Wear it up, wear it down…either way Valanar Cowl will keep you toasty warm. Those early morning walks will get a tad more cozy with this cowl.

Valanar Mitts are a perfect compliment to our cozy Valanar hat and are perfect for all your winter related activities. These mitts are super warm, dense and oh so soft!

Silver Star Hat is a perfect hat to brighten your winter days. It is perfect for every day wear, skiing, snowboarding, and simple plain snow ball fights.

River Dance is a very elegant, and a very feminine design that flows and changes as a river. It is worked with fingering weight yarn to a DK gauge. This design is ideal for wool or cotton, thus making it a beautiful layering piece for all year round.

Tega hat features big, chunky, dramatic cables and a very clever crown shaping. This design is great for experienced cable lovers or beginners alike. Indeed, it is a very great project for those who want to try cables for the first time.

Ysera hat features whimsical and eye catching cables. Knit it as a beanie or as a slouchy hat, both styles are included in the pattern.

A Little Unexpected has a few unexpected features that will delight any knitter. It is a very versatile design that allows you to style the hat several ways. The design features cables with a little twist that allows them to pop on the stockinette background just as well as it normally happens on the reverse stockinette background.

Valanar is a perfect family hat. It is unisex, has personality, and really fun to make! The hat is perfect for everyday wear, skiing, snowball fights, walking your dog…whatever you do this winter, this hat will keep you warm.

New winter season means new accessories.

Alize Cardigan is a part of Alize Series collection. Like all the pieces in the collection, it has romantic flair and features leaf buds.

Jordan and Riley vest is a part of the “In the Nursery” ebook.

Welcome to our Mystery Knit-Along.

Spring is here, and we cannot be more thrilled about it! It is time to take out all your pretty things or to make new ones!

Jess and Taylor cardigan is a part of the “In the Nursery” ebook. This cardigan is designed to be unisex; the choice of color will make it boyish or girly. Jess and Taylor is a perfect gift to knit for any baby.

Are you knitting this shawl for yourself?

Nap Time Blanket is a perfect companion for little kids and not-so- little ones too. You can make this blanket in any yarn weight, any size, one color or many colors. The pattern has everything you need to do just that.

Alize Sweater is part of the Alize Series collection where colors play and fun happens.

Grow With Me Beanie is a perfect hat to make for your baby when the baby no longer needs bonnets or ear flap hats.

Grow with Me Ear Flap Hat is a slightly grown up version of Grow With Me Bonnet. As your baby grows, the hat should grow too.

Grow with Me Bonnet is a perfect first baby hat.

Simon and Simona sweater is a part of the “In the Nursery” ebook. This sweater is designed to be unisex, and thus makes a perfect gift to knit for a baby.

Film Reel cardigan is designed to showcase gradient yarn sets or your favorite colors together. It is shown here in the Film Noir gradient.

Film Reel cardigan is designed to showcase gradient yarn sets or your favorite colors together. It is shown here in the Vampire gradient.

This design captures the spirit of all feminine, beautiful, graceful, and loving. It was inspired by my daughter, who wanted a very red hat for Valentine’s Day.

First snow brings the first winter day. My daughter is always delighted to find frost patterns on a house or a car window; she always tries to make out shapes in those patterns.

We have an old beach park in the Old Town part of our town; it is sandy with tall grass even now in the approaching winter. We love to take our walks there, especially our dog Lucy, who looks like a dolphin weaving in and out of the grass. With temperatures dropping so fast, all the warm winter accessories have been pulled out, but even then th...

We all love a casual style for that comfortable feeling as we start a busy day, and some days more than others. And oh how I do love the casual work days!

Do you love infinity scarves? Do you wish you could wear and style your scarf slightly differently, depending on your mood? Absolutely Fabulous does all that.

Everyone has their favorite day of the week that is special for one reason or the other. For me it is Thursday. It is the day when we usually make plans for the weekend. While I was at university, it was also the day when I would get together with friends at our favorite pub for their Thursday specials.

Today is not Friday.

Self-Care Note for Saturday: create a cozy day…

Our Monday mornings are always busy; we are rushing out the door and trying to get back into our regular routine after the relaxing weekend. Sounds familiar?

Sundays are usually family days for us, and we like to enjoy the nature around us. We absolutely love our forest hikes with our dog Lucy. Our Sunday strolls are getting colder and colder, so wrapping up in some cozy knits is a must now.

This flirty, colorful, and fun cardigan is all about Friday. It is happy and playful, yet slightly formal, thus making for a perfect transition from the weekdays to the weekend.

Spark Cardigan was inspired by the classic 60’s when clean lines and simple silhouettes were the height of fashion. It is also inspired by my little girl who likes light, open, and simple styles, as those are very easy to wear at school.

Diomena, Dia, Dione is a very unique design. It features intricate cables, 3 different skirt options (thus 3 different names for the design), and 5 different hemline finishes. This design covers a wide range of sizes, and provides you with a very engaging and fun project.

Chance of Snow is a gorgeous, elegant, and very feminine design. It has a modified top down raglan construction and features simple (or not so simple) cables.

Elfen Vest is a unisex design that features big bulky cables, textured stich, nice comfy hood, and pockets.

Stormy, moody, ever changing direction …like stormy waters…

Below Zero hat has an interesting construction and is completely seamless. The hat features the same stitch work as Below Zero infinity scarf/cowl, and is intended to be a matching half of the set.

Below Zero infinity scarf/cowl has an interesting construction and is completely seamless. It features the same stitch work as Below Zero Hat, and is intended to be a matching half of the set.

Spun Sugar is a gorgeous, elegant, and very girly design. It has a modified top down raglan construction and features simple (or not simple) cables.

Plum Pudding is a simple top down raglan cardigan designed to showcase variegated yarns and your favorite buttons.

The fall is finally here and so is the first frost morning. Fall is my favorite season; I always look forward to the smells and colors that come with it and to the feel of comfy wool garments that I am finally able to wear.

The fall is finally here and so is the first frost morning. Fall is my favorite season; I always look forward to the smells and colors that come with it and to the feel of comfy wool garments that I am finally able to wear.

Poetry in Motion is a gorgeous, elegant, and very feminine design. It is worked with fingering weight yarn to a sport gauge. This design is ideal for wool or cotton, thus making it a beautiful layering piece for all year round.

Here is another skirt for my little dancing girl…

It is that time of the year again when seasons change. The warm days are still here, but you can smell fall in the air; mornings are getting chilly and the evenings are getting colder and colder each day. This hat is the perfect cover up to carry you through the summer’s end and the beginning of the fall.

It is that time of the year again when seasons change. The warm days are still here, but you can smell fall in the air; mornings are getting chilly and the evenings are getting colder and colder each day. This design is the perfect cover up to carry you through the summer’s end and the beginning of the fall.

The Alize Legwarmers design gives you a really fun project to work on.

Sun Spots is a gorgeous, elegant, and very girly design. It is worked with fingering weight yarn to a sport gauge. This design is ideal for wool or cotton, thus making it a beautiful layering piece for all year round wear.

Blue Macaw is a delightful, light weight, lacy, open, and very stylish cardigan. It features V-lace lace that radiates across the back and fronts; the lace rays it creates is very reminiscent of the birds feathers during the flight, thus the name.

Blossom Top/Dress is knitted seamlessly in the round from the top down. I have introduced the simple design that allows you to build on it, i.e. introduce some lace patterns in the skirt, play with colors, add some buttons, embroidery etc…

This sweater has a very simple bottom up construction, but this simple design has a twist that results in an asymmetric garment.

Popular has a very simple bottom up construction, but this simple design has a twist that results in an asymmetric garment.

Rays of Gold is a modern take on the vest garment. Use a few buttons and make this into a cardigan, or button it up all the way to the hemline to have a beautiful modern girly vest.

I love making shawls, so designing one was always something I wanted to do. This particular shawl brings a lot of nostalgic memories. It is designed with Orenburg Honeycomb stitch, a very old lace technique that comes from the Orenburg region of Russia.

Zephyrus is a part of my new summer collection, “La Isla Bonita”, and as other pieces in the collection, it is knit with fingering weight/4-ply yarn to a DK gauge and requires just 1-2 balls of yarn.

This lightweight shrug is perfect for all year round; wear it over a favorite sundress in the cool summer evenings, or simply over a favorite top on the way to school or kindergarten. The shrug is worked as a modified top down raglan, features ¾ bell sleeves with optional striking cable work.

Sage Wisdom Hat has a very unusual construction, thus making it very unique, ergonomic, and stylish; as a matter of fact it is the most comfortable hat I own.

My Kind of Sweater is the adult version of my “Color Me Pretty Sweater” design.

My daughter is finally old enough to appreciate ponchos. It was Maya’s idea to design one after her class used ponchos at school as a prop for their end of the year show. I was reminded daily for the whole summer, and here it is! Maya is so delighted with her poncho and wears it to school every morning.

Alize Mitts are truly girly with a bit of that French flair to them.

My daughter is really into “tiny little shrugs” as she calls them. They are so easy to wear and she loves to wear them on top of her dresses to make them look “fancy” or on top of her T-shirt to make the outfit look “cool”.

This little flirty top is a part of summer knits collection, “La Isla Bonita”, and as other pieces in the collection, it is knit with fingering weight/4-ply yarn to a DK gauge and requires just 1-2 balls of yarn.

I wanted to create a design that is very unique, unisex and is suitable for all age groups, a design that will also allow me to use my multitude of left over yarns. I also love cables in my knits, and always look for different ways to incorporate cables into my designs in a fun and whimsical way.

Alize Cowl is a really engaging and fun project.

Alize Hat design gives you a really fun project to work on.

When I first created this hat, my daughter was about eighteen months old. As you know yourselves, little hands are always busy and like to pull hats off, even though the temperature is below freezing outside. Thus, a solution came to mind – the hat needed ties! So I got creative, and this is how the hat came to be designed.

This is a very easy and fun hat to make. The design is completely seamless and is worked bottom up. You can work the hat in single color or multiple thus using your left over scraps.

Deva (a playful water sprite) is part of my “Touch of Magic” series, a collection of quirky modern sweaters and vests.

This is a perfect summer vest for boys or girls; ideal to wear on a windy or a stormy day for that cozy feeling!

This lightweight cardigan is perfect for summer; wear it upon a favorite sundress in the cool summer evenings or on top of a bathing suit on a way to the beach.

Flirty Berberis is part of the “Spice Girls 2” collection of fun and stylish cardigans.

Crossroads Cowl is really fun to make and to wear.

Crossroads Hat is a really fun hat to make and to wear.

Spirited is the adult version of the children’s design Playful Citrus

Allspice is a very playful and very girly cardigan featuring cute ribbed or belled ruffles and ribbed texture throughout. It is a part of the “Spice Girls” series of cardigans designed for everyday wear, each one with a little unique spice of their own.

Alchemist is my unisex version of the Wild Vanilla design which is part of the “Spice Girls 2” ebook.

Cosmopolitan sweater is a part of my “Just for Me!” ebook and an adult version of my Modern Pixie Sweater design.

Color Me Pretty Scarf is the fourth design in the Color Me Series of fun Fair Isle garments that I have been making for my daughter Maya.

Lollipops and Raindrops Dress is part of the Sun and Sand collection that takes you on a journey to childhood places, carefree days, fragrant summers, best friends, sweet treats, and never ending wonders.

Magical is the second design in the Touch of Magic ebook, a collection of sweaters designed for everyday wear that are fun, functional, and modern. You know you need this cozy and warm sweater when the snowflakes start to fly.

Silversage is part of my Spice Girls 2 collection, a collection of functional, modern, and practical layering pieces and cardigans.

Modern Pixie Sweater is worked from the top down and is completely seamless.

Wild Vanilla is my second design in the Spice Girls 2 series.

Playful Citrus is my 3rd design in my Spice Girls 2 ebook series.

“Capricious” cardigan is the adult version of my Sweet Poppy design.

The skirt is worked entirely in the round from top down.

The cardigan is completely seamless and is worked from the top down. I have used an amazing technique developed by Susie Myers, “contiguous set-in sleeves”, that allows shoulder shaping and construction of set-in sleeves without the use of a single short row.

The baby sizes for this design were a long time coming. I am very pleased that now I can offer this design for all your precious little girls, big or small.

“My Honey” is the first design in my “Spice Girls II” series of cardigans that aims to bring out the sweetness and simplicity in everyday wear.

The skirt is worked entirely in the round from top down. It begins with a provisional cast on, which is used to allow for a knitted on waistband. There are two distinct sections in the skirt construction: a top portion that features a kangaroo pocket, and the bottom part that features ruffle upon ruffle.

I am always looking for projects that use my left over yarns that I accumulate in various amounts, being an avid knitter and all. I also always loved Missoni designs, their crazy color combinations, and their oh so famous stripes. The idea to create Missoni inspired designs has haunted me since last spring, so I finally put two and two together...

Skirts and dresses are what my little girl loves wearing the most. After creating Tropical Fish Skirt and Fancy Guppy Skirt, I thought it would be appropriate to keep with the theme of beautiful tropical lagoons, colorful fish, and unusual shapes for this particular skirt too, thus the skirt name.

Paprika is a part of my Spice Girls series of cardigans designed for everyday wear, and as a part of the Spice Collection, Paprika brings a little unique spice all of its own.

Color Me Pretty’ top is my second design in the series of fun Fair Isle garments that I have been lately making for Maya.

‘Color Me Pretty’ hat is my third design in the series of the bright and fun Fair Isle garments that I have been making for my daughter Maya.

Romantika is my adult version of Lavanda design.

This little shrug is completely seamless and is worked from top down. I have used an amazing technique developed by Susie Myers, “contiguous set-in sleeves”, that allows shoulder and set-in sleeves shaping without using short rows. Sleeves are worked at the same time as the rest of the shrug/bolero.

Moody is my adult version of Cinnamon design.

Just in time for school! This skirt will be an excellent addition to any girl’s wardrobe, and will become a favorite piece in no time.

Cinnamon is my fourth design in the “Spice Girls” series. It was inspired by a Japanese youth fashion show, featuring tall collars and slim straight lines.

“Cyclades Vest” is a part of my “Sun and Sand” collection that takes you on a journey to hot and exotic places: a desert oasis, the shores of Mediterranean Sea, the colorful markets of Middle East, places from my childhood memories.

“Gavrosh Pants” are also available as a part of Sun and Sand ebook.

Lavanda is my third design in the “Spice Girls” series. It started as a request by a very dear and special friend, Monika.

This pattern completes my Back to the Sea ebook, a collection of all seasonal garments with nautical theme throughout.

Saffron is my second design in the “Spice Girls” series. It is a very playful and very girly shrug-cardigan that features cute ribbed ruffles. The shrug-cardigan has a top-down raglan construction, and it is completely seamless. You can dress it up or make it very casual.

The skirt is knit entirely in the round from top down. It begins with a provisional cast on, which is used to allow for a knitted on waistband.

“Sand Dance” skirt is the first design from my “Sun and Sand” collection.

Pepper is a very playful and modern girl’s cardigan featuring cute pockets and simple lines. It is a part of the “Spice Girls” series of cardigans designed for every day wear, and each one has a little unique spice of their own.

“Maritimes” is part of my “Back to the Sea” collection of seamless all seasonal garments.

Get ready for the spring!

“Jewel of the Sea” Scarf is part eight in my “Back to the Sea” collection.

The hat is entirely seamless and is knit from bottom up.

Merlia Scarf is part six in my “Back to the Sea” collection.

“Ahoy Princess Beret” is part of my “Back to the Sea” collection of seamless all seasonal garments.

“Sea Princess” jacket is part three of my “Back to the Sea” collection of seamless all seasonal garments. The jacket is entirely seamless and is knit from top down.

The pants are knit entirely in the round. Each leg begins separately with a crochet-chain provisional cast on, which is used to allow for knitted on hems. Then crotch stitches are set aside (to be grafted later via Kitchener method), then legs are joined to form the body, which is then knitted up to the waist.

At the moment the pattern is available in English, French and Russian.

This dress came as a natural progression from the “Cold Shirt” design. The dress is knitted from top down. You will start with the neck band, and will knit it in the round. After that the stitches are divided for front and back, and each piece is knitted flat to the armholes. Once both back and front are complete, the work is joined in the roun...

This cute summer pattern is yet another seamless design of mine. I take credit for the technical creativity, but it was my daughter’s idea. It took me a while to figure out what “cold shirt” is, and here it is to her delight and mine.

French Me is the third design in a collection of ”Ooh la la Girl” patterns that have a French feel to them: lace elements, flaring, and ruffles; all created to be airy for the hot summer weather. With that in mind, all the models are knitted with a 4-ply yarn for an extra light feeling.

Перевод на русском можно найти здесь (Russian translation):

I know there are a lot of Beanie patterns out here, but here I am, adding one more.

This dress was designed to flatter little toddler bodies. It is knitted completely in the round as are most of my projects.

Playground Shirt is a very good project to learn top down raglan construction.

I seem to favor knitting in the round - weave in loose ends and the garment is wearable right away.

My little girl loves to wear twirly and girly dresses and skirts. I try to keep up with her demands by designing more and more skirts for her.

The skirt is knitted in a round, starting from the waistband and down. You will begin with knitting the waist band first. Then fold the work together and knit stitches together with the cast-on edge, and then continue on knitting the skirt body.

The top/dress is knitted completely in the round.