My second grade students LOVE knitting animals. In Waldorf and Waldorf-inspired schools, Handwork is a weekly part of the curriculum. Students learn to knit in first grade and continue to build knitting skills into 2nd grade. I made this pattern as an extra project for my fast knitters, but it’s also a great project for adults to knit as a gift...

Also available in solid color Beeswax Pullover and Bitty Beeswax.

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Check out the two color striped pattern,Beeswax In Stripes.

3/21/20 Updated to include 10 adult sizes XXS-5XL!

Muir Pullover is a top down children’s pullover, worked seamless in the round. It features cap sleeves and stripes that are offset at the edges by using a combination of knit and slipped stitches, while only working one color at a time. Great for boys and girls. (Shown in Size 8 on an 8 year old with 2” of positive ease.) Baby sizes 0-24 months...

Blue Spruce is a worsted weight, top down, raglan style pullover for children, 2-12 years, worked in the round. It features a textured front panel, ribbed hems and includes instructions for long or short sleeves. This seamless pullover will work great for girls or boys and has either a straight hem or a short row hem option. Also available in b...

Also available as a Cardigan, Cache Cardigan

The Cache Pullover is worked top down starting with the cowl neck. It features a drop stitch cowl neck, raglan yoke, short sleeves, built in positive ease and a generous hem. Perfect for cool weather layering. Easy to make without the cowl too!

A slouchy hat featuring a chevron stitch body, reminiscent of the pine trees that line the mountain sides of the Colorado Rockies and ending in mountain peaks and a star shaped crown.

The Sugar Magnolia Cardigan is worked seamless, top down, and features cap sleeves with garter stitch hems and rows of drop stitches. Button band is picked up after body is worked and knit in garter stitch. Also comes in a pullover version, Sugar Magnolia Pullover.

The Sugar Magnolia Pullover is worked seamless in the round, top down, and features cap sleeves with garter stitch hems and rounds of drop stitches on a body of stockinette stitch. A perfect autumn layering piece.

The Bitty Sugar Magnolia Cardigan is worked seamless, top down, and features cap sleeves with garter stitch hems and rows of drop stitches on a body of stockinette stitch. Buttonband is picked up after the body is finished and worked in garter stitch.

The Bitty Sugar Magnolia Pullover is worked seamless in the round, top down, and features cap sleeves with garter stitch hems and rounds of drop stitches on a body of stockinette stitch.

Also available in a baby version, Bitty Foothill Henley.

Also available in baby sizes 0-24mo, Bitty Foothill Cardi

A worsted weight cabled beanie, or slouch, pompom hat. Perfect for your first cabling project. One size of beanie and slouch.

A slouchy hat with generous ribbing that will fit all your friends and family. The perfect blank canvas for your own colorwork or a fun pompom.

Front Range Tee is the expanded children’s version of the free Bitty Front Range Tee for babies. The pullover tee, sized 1-12 years and knit in dk or light worsted yarn, is worked top down and features garter stitch edging and a broken rib yoke with directions for adding sleeves. Cardigan version, Front Range and Bitty Front Range, also availab...

A one for him, one for her hat in a variation of broken rib stitches. One for him (or her) is a fitted beanie. One for her (or him) is a slightly slouchy hat with repeats of rib rows and purl rows.

A  neckband buttoned pullover tee, with cap sleeves and generous ribbing to wear by itself in the warm months, or as an extra layer in the cooler months. This is the expanded version of the free Bitty Caps Tee pattern, in 9 sizes from newborn-12 in worsted weight yarn.

A super bulky, slightly slouchy hat with a twisted rib brim. Perfect for those cool mornings camping.

Quick to knit, bulky weight cowls featuring a mix of knits, purls and drop stitches that will have you toasty or gift giving in no time.

Now available in a 9 size expanded version

Walking down a wintry Chicago street, thoughts of having a thick cowl covering my head and neck to escape the bone chilling air as my body and memory got reacquainted to its Midwest roots, had me popping in to the nearest yarn store for anything bulky with a bit of wool in it.

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This pattern is for a teen or small/medium adult.

The Sunny Days Washcloth is a seed stitch edged washcloth with four middle squares alternating in texture. The washcloths measure 7” x 7”.