A one-skein (or less-than) project in an easy lace pattern creates a beautiful, light cowl – perfect for a gift for a friend or for you! Create in a bulky, worsted, or DK yarn by varying the number of lace repeats. Designed to fit close to the neck, the design can be easily be modified by adding more repeats. Knit in the round, the cowl works u...

Top-down, mesh triangle radiating from a center stitch is a great way to use brightly-colored sock or DK-weight yarns. Use a needle a few sizes larger than your yarn calls for, and try experimenting with odd skeins, alternating rows as a great stash-buster. Open mesh develops after a good wet-blocking.