5 easy accessories using Malabrigo yarns, including Merino Worsted, Twist, Sock, Aquarella, and Silky Merino. Patterns available separately or as a set.

5 more accessory patterns for Malabrigo yarns! 3 of which are worsted weight hats. So sue me, I like the worsted. ;-)

Time to admit it- America is great and all, but my heart belongs to London. Consider this my London-y Valentine <3

Get both Pétoncle and Varia together for a discounted rate :-) The patterns have largely interchangeable features- pick your favorite size, your favorite chart(s), and your favorite decrease scheme, and go nuts!

Delightful in its simplicity and mishmash of soft textures, this stylish but classic hat is sure to become a standby, particularly when worked in oh-so- agreeable neutrals (though a bright pompom on the gray base would be cheery and very fashionable at the moment!) This alpaca bamboo yarn with its fascinating chainette texture is both soft and r...

Part of the Love from London collection.

A little mountain on your head! Spiraling lines spice up this easy-to- knit hat, with a rolled hem detail for a touch of extra charm. A great just- past-beginner project or something slightly-more-interesting-than-mindless for the more advanced knitter. Gorgeous Madelinetosh Vintage takes it to the next level, and the understated design plays ni...

Part of the Love from London collection.

“You’re a fooler, a faker, a little heartbreaker.” - Hank Thompson

Part of the Love from London collection.

SUBSTITUTION NOTE: The yarn in this pattern is held double and used as if it is a heavier-weight yarn.

Part of the Love from London collection.

A classic unisex hat with just enough twisting-around to keep it interesting without being overwhelming! As written, it fits a 22-23” head and (at this row gauge) has a short, skull-cap fit, reminiscent of a vintage sailor’s beanie. If you prefer a longer hat or are getting a shorter row gauge than called for, you can easily add some length to t...

A textural adventure designed to eat up your DK-or-light-worsted-weight-ish scraps! Toy with the colors, try different fibers- don’t fret too much about matching the exact gauge, as long as you’re in the neighborhood, you’re good to go! It is written for four yarns, but could easily be done with more or fewer. As written, it should fit approxima...

Part of the Love from London collection.

Please note, this pattern does require you to use a chart, though it is a relatively simple one.

Please note, this pattern does require you to use a chart, though it is a relatively simple one.

This little cowl was born of my love of triangle scarflettes, and their all-too-frequent (and frustrating) tendency to fall off when I’m running around. It is knit in two very different yarns (superwash merino wool and a feather-light steel-wool) in the same color, paired with rapidly changing stitch patterns to create a sort of textural adventu...

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Please note: The yarn is held double throughout. Though the yarn is listed as DK, I would say it’s a little lighter than that - two strands together make a healthy worsted weight. Please keep that in mind when making yarn substitutions (you can also just use a worsted weight yarn, of course!) You will need to be able to work from a chart t...

Occam’s Beanie: “The simplest hat is often the best”

UPDATE: There is now a video tutorial for the Dot Stitch here:

Nothing like a pure silk bandana- cowl in the richest ruby red to please the luxury-loving cowpoke in all of us (what? “Cowpoke” and “luxury” totally go together, I’m almost sure of it.) Worked side-to- side in good old fashioned garter stitch to show off this most delicious of yarns, the ends of the “bandana” are grafted together with kitchener...

RUFFLE SHUFFLE!!

Two great yarns x two decreases = four cozy, slightly-slouchy hats that are destined to become staples in your headwear repertoire! And with far less purling than you think ;-) Choose from DK or Worsted weight, and from Swirl or Cross decreases.

Wale:

This cowl is so easy, so satisfying, so soft and warm, and so darn cute. Did I mention fast? Fast, too. And reversible. And there are pom poms! What’s not to love?

A craftily-constructed hat with a buttoned-up keyhole that can be worn to the side or the back of the head. Short row shaping keeps the knitting interesting, and luscious cashmere yarn makes it an absolute treat to knit and wear!

When I was given the opportunity to design with some of this crazy Knit Collage yarn, I jumped at the chance! The result is a hat that’s half homespun-coziness and half 60’s B-movie hot-lady-alien. In short: awesome. Definitely a head-turner and

I can’t help it! This hat makes me think of wrinkly Klingon heads! Only, a bit more stylish and less kinda- scary.

Third of the welted hat series, which also contains A Hat for Eudora and Klingy Girl (so far, heh.)

Just a little hat for when you want to blend into the crowd, while simultaneously standing out. Pair with glasses and a coordinating shirt for maximum disguiseocity.

Everything’s better with Odd Bonnet, on-it!

Eudora. Welty. Get it? Aw I slay me. This is the first in a series of hats exploring welts, alternative decrease patterns, and contrasting accents. This hat features a seamless, integrated contrast hem, stair-step welts, short row shaping, and staggered decreases. Video tutorials are available to help with some of the techniques:

Errata: There is a small error in the row numbering- “28” appears twice. This does not affect the actual instructions. I’ll have a fixed version out soon!

Darla’s just a darlin’ little thing. You can wear the split brim folded up for a jaunty little cap, or folded down, with the slit to the side or back, for a slouchier look. A very simple knit, suitable for novices, but with quirky enough to hold the interest of more advanced knitters as well (it’s great for tv-knitting.)

It’s a cowl! It’s a hat! It’s a howlcat! And despite sounding like something that will keep you up at night, it’s actually a cozy and versatile accessory that converts from a cowl into a hat in just a few seconds. It’s also reversible- making it at least four accessories in one (though I bet you can come up with more ways to wear it!)

This pattern was originally published in June 2011 as part of Twisted’s Single Skein Club.

^ The yardage above is the yardage of one skein of Malabrigo, but obviously you need at least a scrap of a second color for the dots :-)

A snazzy striped shawl with lots of options for customization! Pick your size - a classic triangle, two triangles stuck together (slit square), or three triangles stuck together (mushy starfish), pick your sock yarns (just about anything’ll do!), pick your edging, and put the stripes wherever you want ‘em! (I’ll tell you where I did them, of cou...

Cozy little snowbunny hat with little bunny-tail-esque pompoms! The angora is ultraluxurious, but you could work it in a smooth aran weight (Malabrigo Twist, perhaps) for a different look.

Why is this hat a Heartbreaker?

Part of the Go Go Malabrigo Vol. 2 ebook.

Part of the Go Go Malabrigo Vol. 2 ebook.

Part of the Go Go Malabrigo, Vol. 2 ebook.

Part of the Go Go Malabrigo Vol. 2 ebook.

Part of the Go Go Malabrigo Vol. 2 ebook.

NOTE: The lace portion of this pattern is currently ONLY available in chart form. You will have to be able to use a chart in order to knit this pattern. I may release a written-instruction version later, but for now, it is chart-only.

A curious and simple little hat with great potential for embellishment! I chose crochet chains and feathers for my ties, but you can do anything you like. This hat is knit inside-out to avoid doing tons of purling but still get that tidy, reverse stockinette one-row stripe. Between stripes, carry the yarns on the outside of the work instead of i...

A super cozy, ear-hugging, wind-blocking, simple-yet-interesting beanie well suited for most any age or gender. Knits up quickly and looks more complicated than it actually is- a great last minute gift, especially for hard-to-knit-for menfolk. Block stretched to increase the slouch, or just steam gently to maintain the tight rib (hat shown falls...

A cozy little shawlette that’s a breeze to knit! Starting at the bottom means that each row gets shorter, and the project seems to move faster the closer you get to finishing.

This slouchy, sassy little number is knit in the round with a garter stitch brim and several garter eyelet stripes for interest. It’s a springier version of a hat I wore almost everyday this winter (and for which I got a lot of pattern requests.) If you skip the increases (and the first two sets of decreases) you can get a much subtler slouch- m...

It’s so hard to resist buying that one little skein of Aquarella - it’s so beautiful and watercolor-y and amazing. But with just 65 yards, finding a project that will use one skein is challenging. This is my answer to that conundrum: wear it as a super fat & cozy headband with ties in front or back, or even under the chin, or use it as a lit...

I don’t really remember how this wrap got it’s name. Something to do with my friend (and photographer) Vivian remarking what a poetic garment it was. And hey, “verse” sounds like “versatile, and it’s definitely that. Wear it as a scarf, neckwarmer, capelet/stole, shrug…heck, I’m sure you could think of a few others. In the right colors and worn ...

While this hat is probably not actually well-suited to hunting wabbits (or ducks), it does remind me a bit of traditional hunting caps when you tie the earflaps up- only, much cuter. With buttons. And pom-poms. (Ok, fine, it bears very little resemblance.) Flaps down, your ears will be super cozy under double-thick layers that also serve as pock...

Some potentially valuable notes about the project live here:

Why Bad Oyster? ‘Cause it’s got no purls! (I slay me.)

A relatively easy, kinda-lacy, rather-swirly beret. Great for pretty much any worsted weight yarn (though I find it particularily luscious in malabrigo :-) )

Fun & easy armwarmers with lots of room for improvisation!

Fluffy, cabley, easy, slouchy (but only if you want it to be.) Hoorah!

Zig-zagging herringbone and a poofy top make this hat kinda kooky and fun to knit :-) And big needles means it flies by!

Pattern includes both a worsted weight and bulky weight version, using size us 7 or 10 needles, respectively.

Takes 2 skeins, one of each color. These convertible mitts can be worn with the finger tips up, flipped back, or taken off entirely.

Pattern calls to double up Maizy… with a thicker yarn, you would need less than 200 yards. This hat is meant to perch gently on the head, sort of like a fascinator, but you could make it longer to get more of a slouchy beret.

Gauge isn’t important and you can make these with almost any yarn. Your needle size will vary depending on the yarn weight.

Super easy colorwork makes a neato plaid-ish effect on this otherwise basic beanie.

A fun and easy hat that uses two colorways of Kureyon to create something that looks much more complicated than it is! A good intro to stranded knitting.