Batik Parang is one of the most famous batik motif from Indonesia. Parang means knife or dagger, symbolizing power and justice. It was once used exclusively by the royal courts of Central Java.

Some people have asked me to create a dog pattern, so here it is. My daughter named him Rufus :).

Indonesia currently fighting the worst ever forest fire crisis caused by intentional burning to clear the lands for agriculture, mainly palm oil plantation in Sumatera and Kalimantan (Borneo). This environmental disaster affects millions of people in the country and neighboring countries, also destroyed animal habitats.

One day a friend showed me an article about crazy fun knit and crochet hats and asked me to make one. Almost immediately I thought about “Cat on a Hat” hat. Then these hats were born ;).

I have always wanted to make a versatile cat pattern, where you can make a lot of different cat poses from just one single pattern.

Borobudur is a 9th century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Central Java, Indonesia. It’s a place for Buddhist pilgrimage.

Borobudur is a 9th century Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Central Java, Indonesia. It’s a place for Buddhist pilgrimage.

As the name suggests, this wimple is shaped by short rows: at the lower edge after the lace border, and at the upper edge just before the eyelet border. When folded it shapes like a trapezoid.

I’ve been fascinated with knitted wimples since I saw a pair of them designed by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts in Melanie Falick’s book America Knits and then another of hers in Lace Style. I tried to design a more fitting version, and this is my first one (of many to come, hopefully) that will fit snuggly on your head.

Telon (from the Javanese word ‘telu’ which means ‘three’) and Mio were made from this basic cat scarf pattern, and then I did the fur pattern in intarsia.

Belang (means bicolor/piebald in Indonesian) is intended to be used as a neck pillow that can give you the feeling of cuddling with a cat on your neck. The flexibility of this pattern will let you decide where you want the cat’s head to be facing.

Jingga (means “orange” in Indonesian) was knitted in self-striping yarn to resemble the tabby pattern. To achieve a smooth stripe pattern and minimize seam, the main body was knitted one-piece in the round from the back right leg to the snout.

Bulu means ‘fur’ in Indonesian.

This pattern is for a very small kitten. You can change the size by changing the yarn weight and needles. However the body proportion is more suitable for a kitten (short body length).

Nuvo was inspired by my best friend’s cat. It was knitted with self-striping sock yarn to resemble the tabby pattern. To achieve a smooth stripe pattern and minimize seam, the main body was knitted one-piece in the round from the back right leg to the top of the head.

Ebony and Ivory are made from the same basic body pattern, but with different details.

This black and white cat is a second and revised version of the one I made for Knitty City’s contest.

This “Wayang Beret” is one of my Indonesian Batik Inspired Knits Series. It depicts the images of “wayang kulit” or shadow puppet, a traditional puppetry from Java.

This “Black Kawung Beret” is one of my “Indonesian Batik Inspired Knits Series”.

This “Brown Kawung Beret” is one of my “Indonesian Batik Inspired Knits Series”.

This “Blue Tumpal Beret” is one of my “Indonesian Batik Inspired Knits Series”.

This “Red Tumpal Beret” is one of my “Indonesian Batik Inspired Knits Series”.