The Woolly Needle

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Shawl Construction - This is a crescent-shaped, Scottish-themed garden shawl. It starts with a unique, stretchy YO (yarnover) Garter Tab Cast On and increases within the various design elements. As we begin our knitting stroll through the garden, we will knit the seed stitch and the five petal Scots Rose. This rose has been used as a Scottish E...
Knitting: Pullover
Yarn - Main Color (MC) - Mountain Meadow Wool - Cody (Sport Weight) - Color, Natural Light Grey - 185 yards/ 169 meters per 56g skein. Contrast Color 1 (CC1) - Mountain Meadow Wool - Cody (Sport Weight) - Color, Natural - 185 yards/169 meters per 56 g skein. Contrast Color 2 (CC2) - small amount of black sport weight. Sample was knit to fit a c...
Knitting: Pullover
Sweater Construction and Design Information:
Knitting: Scarf
Bandana Construction - a triangular shaped three color bandana starting with a garter stitch tab and increases at each end and along the center spine on every right side row and a fun Fringe Picot Bind Off. The Woolly West Bandana is perfect to wrap around your neck on a chilly day or to accessorize an outfit.
Knitting: Scarf
A triangular shaped bandana starting with a unique stretchy yarnover garter stitch tab and increases at each end and along the spine on every right side row. A fun Picot Bind Off finishes off the bandana. Perfect for those skeins of yarn that you have been saving for a “special” project.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This shawl was inspired by how Jenny Lake in Wyoming received its name. Jenny, a 16 year old Shoshone Native American gal, married Teton Mountain man and trapper, Richard “Beaver Duck” Leigh. In 1872, the couple assisted in the Hayden Geological Expedition Survey of the northwestern region of Wyoming, that later would become part of the Grand T...
Knitting: Pullover
Yarn - Rauma Finullgarn Fingering - Colorway: 404 Medium Grey - or any similar heavy fingering weight yarn. Sample was done as Size 4.
Knitting: Pullover
Yarn - Tukuwool Fingering Color-ways: MC - H36 Rhoto (Heather Grey Green) - and CC - H30 Haave (Plum) - 213 yards / 200 meters per 50 skein or any similar rustic fingering weight yarn. Size 4 Sample - 1459 yards / 1334 meters.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Small Dragonfly Yoga Shawl
Knitting: Pullover
Yarn - 3, (4, 4, 4, 5, 5) Skeins - Tukuwool Fingering - Colorway: Auri 03 (natural medium grey/non-dyed) used for sample, 402 yards/370 meters per 100g skein or any similar rustic fingering weight yarn. Yardage Used for Sample - 1459 yards/1334 meters.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Shawl Construction and Design Information
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Yarn - 2 skeins of Tukuwool Fingering - one each of color: MC - Lehto, (H24-Green Heather), CC1 - Syli (H29-Dark Pink Heather), 213 yards/195 meters per 50g skein or any similar fingering weight yarn. Amount of yarn utilized for sample - MC 107 yards/98 meters and CC1 120 yards/110 meters.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Yarn - 1 skein of Tukuwool Fingering - Color: Auri 03 (medium grey/natural undyed used for sample), 210 yards/195 meters per 50g skein or any similar fingering weight yarn.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
An asymmetrical shaped shawl starting with a few cast on stitches and increases at the end of every right-side row. The Field of Flowers lacework is an elegant, simple yarnover and knit two togethers. The Thistle pattern is charted for those who like charts and written out completely for those of us that like a step-by-step process. In between ...