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A Fair-isle Technique hat, I originally wrote this pattern when I was doing a series of hats with symbolic motifs, then turned it into a color knitting class, then fell in love with the Khroma colors and wrote it up as a single leaflet for that yarn. It can be done in any Dk or worsted yarn, just like lots of my other patterns (the Ram’s horn mo...

Featured in January 2011 issue of Piecework Magazine

Nomad Yarns importer & anthropologist Nancy Shand is a neighbor of mine, I did this design to remind her of the people she has grown so fond of, and the tents they live in. 2-color knitting and chart reading skills are used for this hat. It requires around 230 yards of main color and 4 accent colors of your choice. of heavy worsted weight yarn.

I originally designed this in Happy Trails (a Dk) Yarn, but have recently added gauge for worsted wt. also. In these 2 gauges it will fit child-adult sizes, a great pattern for using up stash. There are long floats, good 2-handed Fair-Isle stranding techniques & chart reading skills recommended (2 repeats of a long chart) I modified this cha...

Several years ago, I looked & looked for a knitted/felt witch hat so I could make one for my sister’s Oct. Birthday. (We’re big Halloween nerds in my family) Couldn’t find one, so I wrote this… it’s fun! I adapted the star chart from my Dancing Stars Hat to fit the adult size, but the color work is optional, you...

This is a project for entrelac knitters who like to think outside the box… turning corners like you’re riding the wild mouse! The little ones are fast & fun and take less than a ball, but you can make it any size you like…

I wrote this pattern to teach a beginning 2-color knitting class for Fair Isle stranding technique- 4 sizes (Child - adult sm, md & lg) in any worsted wt. yarn, no long floats & 2 colors per round. (This pattern comes as a set with the mittens pattern included, but I was told to enter them separately.)

The 2nd cap in what has become the ‘Knothead’ series. This classic cap features a 4-loop knot centered across the top over a reverse stst ground. The cap top is knit flat then picked up around the edges & completed in the round, with brim picked-up across the center front as the last step. It is adjustable for a cutom fit & s...

For experienced knitters who like texture & are good chart readers. Advanced techniques include: Double picot cuff, regular & reverse grafting & open/closed (aka ‘knotwork’) cables.

This pattern is featured in Storey Publishing’s Sock Yarn One-Skein Wonders: 101 Patterns that go Way Beyond Socks (available November 2010)

As with all of my sock designs, this is a cuff-to-toe project. I recently added a 3rd size to this pattern, and a photo of a pair done in Regia design Line Kaffe fassett as background with solid black. The pattern now has 3 sizes and 3 gauges. Good chart reading and 2-color knitting skills required for this project.

50% of the proceeds from sales of this pattern will be sent to the ‘Help For Haiti’ Earthquake relief efforts- Thank you!

This lovely lace pattern is rumored to have come from Ireland around 1880, specifically from the Oriel District around County Monaghan. Although it has a “right” and a “wrong” side, it is equally attractive on both.

As with all of my sock designs, this is a cuff-to-toe project. This lace has been a long time favorite, I couldn’t resist doing it in a sock. I love the way it makes a delicate scallop across the top. Fully charted. Pattern includes 3 gauges and can be knit in heavy fingering or sport wt. Careful swatching reccomended.

#1 in what is becomming the ‘knothead’ series. This classic, jaunty driving cap was designed as a tribute to Ireland & features a double trinity knot centered across the top over a reverse stst ground. The cap top is knit flat then picked up around the edges & completed in the round, with brim picked-up across the center fron...

I Originally wrote this pattern for Nordic Lites from the wooly West (a heavy lace weight) and it comes out more shawl sized in that yarn, but I love it in Alpaca Fino,too. It comes out more stole sized in this lighter lace weight. It has also been featured in Storey Publishing’s new book ‘Luxury One-Skein Wonders: 101 Small Indulgan...

As with all of my sock designs, this is a cuff-to-toe project. I fell in love with this lace from Weldon’s #23. It took me awhile to decipher knitting language from another era & then put it in the round, but I just love the look & feel of this lace. I used it to border the Seaside Cottages Shawl pattern also. It has a great ribbin...

Skill level: For experienced knitters who like texture, understand open /closed (aka knotwork) cable construction & are good chart readers.

For experienced knitters with good knotwork knitting & chart reading skills. Advanced techniques include grafting in pattern, seed-edge pick/up & picot point hem turn.

As with all of my sock designs, this is a cuff-to-toe project. I wrote this pattern in 2002, I wanted to knit a sock with button-stitch (aka nupp st)- was doing samples for Nancy Bush’s Estonian bk at the time and really loved the texture created by it. It reminded me of beads, and frequent trips to the Ft. Bridger Mt. Man Rendezvous to purchase...

I’ve done so many of these over the years, I have finished the top 3 different ways & couldn’t decide how to write it, single decs, double decs, points centered in rib or at rib? 3 sizes, 5 sizes, 3 gauges? (I like to give lots of choices)

As with all of my sock designs, this is a cuff-to-toe project. Uses any fingering wt. yarn, looks good in solid or variegated. Fun to knit. Included in Luxury Yarns One-Skein Wonders: 101 Small Indulgences from Storey Publishing.

This Felted Bag makes for very straight-forward Entrelac Knitting, there are no tricky edge triangles, the intriguing shape of the bag is achieved as if by magic when the sides are put together. It makes for a fun class, too.

One size given- to fit Somerset designs Infant fleece-lined slipper soles. (Can be made slightly longer if desired or up-sized by using larger yarn)

I wrote this as a shop freebie for my LYS. If you want to do both belt & scarf you need 2 skeins. I used purchased ‘beads by the inch” and press & pull mounting tape for this project. The knitting is easy, all garter in a simple eyelet repeat. One thing I like, the very ‘knitterly’ way I devised the belt closure/adjustment arrangement. S...

Photo tutorial for Channel Island Cast-on, just for the sake of sharing. I prepared this for my Gansey gloves pattern & for teaching Gansey classes. Hopefully some will find this useful…

Good chart reading & Fair-Isle stranding techniques recommended for the Star-Top version. This free download also includes instructions for an easier no-stranding solid color swirl-top version. Both include a 2-color Latvian braid accent, which is a 1-handed technique. I originally wrote this as a shop freebie for my LYS in a yarn called Val...

This pattern is available in both English and Swedish.

This is a photo tutorial of the invisible joining technique I like to use, to share with folks who might be using my Teampall Breachain Hat, Gloves or He ‘mo Leanan Kilt Hose Patterns- I’m told this ‘Half Grafting’ technique is somewhat unique & little known in the knitting world, if so I hope some may find it useful&...

This pattern is a free ravelry download from Wildwest Woolies, Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

This sock pattern was specially designed for a stash-sharing workshop & contains a 3-page ‘helps’ supplement with tutorials on 2-color stranding, heel edges & grafting as well as general sock knitting tips & tricks.

This is a quick, easy 1 ball project. I wrote it as a class sample and a freebie for Black Sheep Wool Co in SLC. You can pick up a copy there or here or download at my website.

This pattern can be made in any bulky yarn (the sample shown is made with handspun) & the pattern includes 3 adult sizes with ‘gauge tricks’ to make them for smaller sizes in differing yarn weights to accomodate children…

These very basic gloves began life on stage, they were knit, ripped out & re-knit again & again (there were actually 2 pair in various stages) for a professional production of Brian Freil’s excellent play ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’. This was my 1st (though not my last) prop knitting, I also got to help the Choreographer with Irish step dancin...

This very basic pattern includes 5 sizes, from child to adult large. Pattern notes include hints & tips on sizing this hat for other gauges & a handy guide for industry standard hat sizes to help you fit everyone on your list.

I wrote this very basic pattern many years ago for a shop freebie & couldn’t resist trying it for this yarn, Any bulky, 3-3.5 st per inch yarn will work & it’s written in 4 sizes, the smallest will work for larger child’s sizes up to XL adult. This hat took me less than 2 hours to make (even in the x-large size), might make a...