Carol Rieger Designs

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Beanie, Toque
As a knitter when your out shopping and see a knit hat that you really like, you think “I can make that, instead of buying it.” Well that’s exactly what my student Heidi thought when she saw a hat that she liked in a store, she took a picture of it and texted it to me and asked if I could come up with a pattern for it. So I did and I think I ca...
Knitting: Cowl
I came up with this design for a good freind who moved to Arizona. When I first made it I used a DK weight cotton/nylon yarn and it curled too much. So, I went the other direction to a Bulky yarn and it turned out beautifully. You can also make this cowl out of worsted weight cotton for the summer. I have to say, if you’ve never worked with Mal...
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
This is a fun, fast shawl to make, especially for an advanced beginner. Learn a new way to start a project that you can substitute when starting any pattern. Perfect for using creative combinations of solid, semisolid, variegated, and novelty yarns. Why should knitted shawls get to have all the fun?