Dawn Ortega

eBooks available as Ravelry Downloads

eBook : 3 patterns

Benjamin and Joseph shawls are lots of fun. They both have been well received. These are great patterns for beginners as well as experienced knitters. They are fun, relaxing, and great to knit while sitting with friends.

eBook : 2 patterns

These patterns were designed for The Painted Alpaca. She uses them in her booth for the Texas Fleece and Fiber show.

eBook : 2 patterns

Here are two of the three patterns that will be in this e-book. I am having so much fun creating quick and easy patterns to crochet with this spring/summer. If you purchase the e-book now when the third installment is added it will automatically go into your library. Go shop for yarn, stash dive or spin some yarn for this summers Garden fun.

eBook : 2 patterns

My husband and I love to take cruises every year. I started designing and sketching ideas while I was on these cruises. Now I am publishing them for the world to enjoy. Grab your needles and yarn and join me on my journey across the water.

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Scarf
This pattern is so much fun to make. It is an advance beginner pattern. In this pattern we will be using two row repeat. The stitch that makes this beautiful scarf. I can imagine making this again in a wrap or even a sweater.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Benjamin was requested by fans of the Joseph shawl. I will be offering it in different sizes in the future. Right now I am knitting a garter stitch version and will add it to this pattern when I am finished. For $7.00 it will be two shawl patterns for the price of one.
Crochet: Child Doll (American Girl, Sasha, etc)
I used left over yarn from the adult version of this pattern. It was a fun quick crochet project for a doll. It uses the following stitches: chain stitches, double crochet, single crochet, treble crochet. I really enjoyed putting this pattern together. I decided to try putting shells and v stitches in different placement to see how it would hel...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This project was a lot of fun. I first designed the stockinette version. Then when I knit it again I decided to offer this garter stitch version. Sometimes we just want to enjoy talking and knitting with out watching what we are doing. Have fun.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
This is a fun crochet project to get you ready for Fall. We picked some fun colors to show off the changing of the leaves.
Knitting: Child Doll (American Girl, Sasha, etc)
This was a super fun project that incorporates a simple crochet edge to finish off our shawl.
Crochet: Child Doll (American Girl, Sasha, etc)
This is a fun pattern that you can make using up scrap yarn or your favorite sock yarn. I have made this pattern several times. Once I used swatches from my bulletin board that didn’t make it into another design. For that one you will see that the back is full of stars but I put baby granny squares on the front. I have to say I am currently add...
Crochet: Fingerless Gloves
This was a fun project to make. In the making of this pattern I have made four mitts in the colors given to me as well as several out of other DK yarn. If you purchase the kit from JuJu knits you should be able to create 2 complete pairs of mitts and still have yarn left over.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap, Scarf
Abagail is great pattern to do a knit along with a friend, learn a new technique, or to take to knitting meet ups. I hear that we are going to be getting together again real soon. In the mean time you can knit via zoom or FaceTime.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
For the Scarf I used almost every bit of yarn to create the scarf. One skein of Willie Wonka in Texas Two Step and One Skein of Gunsmoke in Wildfoote.
Knitting: Fashion Doll (Barbie, etc), Cowl
This cowl was originally designed to help raise money for a festival in Texas.
Knitting: Child Doll (American Girl, Sasha, etc)
Here is another fun shawl to make using your leftover sock yarn for your favorite 18” doll. It was a joy to knit up. I think I have just become addicted to knitting for these dolls. Keep a close eye out for more.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is a child version of my Joseph shawl. It is my most purchased pattern. Several kids I know are always asking me to make one for them. So I thought you might want to make one as well. It is an relaxing knit.
Knitting: Child Doll (American Girl, Sasha, etc)
This is a fun quick knit for your little one’s 18” or AG Doll. I have really had fun taking photos and creating shawls for my Auntie Dawn Dolls.
Crochet: Poncho
This poncho was specifically designed for those that are fluffy, plus size and maybe even larger than that. It is going to be your favorite item to create. It is fun to create, has texture, interesting way of putting things together.
Crochet: Hanging Ornament
This is the last pattern for this E-book. Hexagon’s have been so much fun to play with this summer. I have really enjoyed incorporating them in my designs.
Crochet: Hanging Ornament
Hexagon’s are so fun for me this year. I am not your normal sew together kind of gal. I guess because they are so small it works up very quick.
Crochet: Hanging Ornament
This is the second pattern in the 2019 Ornament E-book. It was lots of fun to create. Keep watching there are more to come.
Crochet: Hanging Ornament
Wow have I had a great time this summer playing with Hexagons. My cousin is a huge fan of English Paper Piecing. So as I started to learn about it, I started seeing ornaments pass before my very eyes. Now that I am joining the EPP world, I am including those techniques in my Crochet designs. These two snowmen are just the beginning of what I cr...
Knitting: Scarf
This is a super easy fun pattern to knit up with my Magic yarn or using up your own sock yarn scraps. Also this would be stunning in a solid or tonal color as well.
Crochet: Purse / Handbag
This purse was so much fun to create. One of my customers challenged me to make a crochet purse withe the following items:
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Harmony is named after a beautiful ship that we cruised on December of 2018. We loved to take a cruise to unplug from the world for a few days. I design something while we are watching the water. This is the second shawl in the four shawl series. Have fun with this beautiful shawl.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is such a fun shawl. You get both the comfort of knitting garter stitch plus the joy of knitting lace. Just when you think I am going to have to bind off a zillion stitches you realize you get to cast on a few stitches and bind off one stitch every other row.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
This pattern is a shawlette based on the Rose Garden shawl. I was at DFWFF when a customer asked me to create a smaller one. Here it is a smaller size. It was lots of fun to create. Quick and easy pattern with beads on the last row.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This pattern is written and has cable section charted as well. You can make this pattern larger by using an entire skeins of yarn for the body and then another for the cables. I wrote the pattern as a shawlette.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Hat on Fire was named by a knitting student She picked it because the lace and cables looked like flames.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
This pattern was used for Suzoo’s Wool Works Anniversary celebration. This is a triangular shawl that blends the old crochet world with the new. It creates this classic shawl that can be worn with that night on the town outfit. It is a great accessory for business, cruise dining, and special occasions.
Knitting: Cowl
I designed this pattern to be released at the East Texas Fiber Festival. It uses both cables, mock cables, and beads. This pattern is for an advanced beginner or intermediate knitting. I promise it is a lot of fun to knit and will definitely not be boring.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap, Scarf
For this project I used a fun happy stash yarn in my stash. I am really very bad about keeping yarn tags unless I am specifically designing for a dyer. So I think this was a skein of Online yarn that I bought a long time ago. I also used one mini skein for the edging.
Knitting: Cowl
Play Me The Blues Cowl was designed for the first annual “Fiber Fun in the Sip” Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Serenity and Balance is what I am calling a hybrid. I want to show both knitters and crocheters that both crafts are beautiful. I designed this to be knit side to side and then added a pineapple trim when knitting is completed.
Crochet: Scarf
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Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
Knitting: Cozy - Other
With the release of my newest pattern all patterns are 25% off until 7/8/18. Coupon code: Lake Odessa
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
With the release of my newest pattern all patterns are 25% off until 7/8/18. Coupon code: Lake Odessa
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
I am so very excited to bring this pattern to you. I have loved this pattern from the moment I thought it up, to the moment I finished the second version. My friends will tell you, I usually hate making the second version. This shawl means a lot to me.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
UPDATE: April 2019 this shawl has been reworked for two sizes. Charts have all been updated to my new format.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Do you have thick hair, long hair, or just don’t want to mess with your hair being shoved into your hat? Well I have the answer for you. After trying several patterns for my shop with ponytail holes to small for my hair I created this hat that will give you a bun size hole or ponytail hole on the top of your head. It will allow you to put the h...
Knitting: Poncho
This pattern is written with size SM - XXL. For larger or smaller sizes it tells you how to adjust the pattern. We always hear swatch, swatch, swatch- well the swatch tells us everything we need to know about our finished garment. Being a Plus size gal I have always had to adjust patterns. Now I see patterns that I want to wear but they don’t g...
Knitting: Cozy - Other
With the release of my newest pattern all patterns are 25% off until 7/8/18. Coupon code: Lake Odessa
Crochet: Poncho
With the release of my newest pattern all patterns are 25% off until 7/8/18. Coupon code: Lake Odessa
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
With the release of my newest pattern all patterns are 25% off until 7/8/18. Coupon code: Lake Odessa