As this pattern is being published, most of our world is dealing with Covid 19, in some form of isolation or social-distancing, trying to slow the spread of the virus. That’s exactly what I wrote in April 2020. Who thought we’d still be dealing with a pandemic 8 months later!

The Sage Bunny hat celebrates the eco-culture of the Taos area – funky, fun, not always PC! Taos has long been an incubator for creativity, invention, and independence – the harsh climate, remote location and limited access to “modern” resources required early inhabitants to have all these traits. In the 1960s Taos ecoculture took off with the ...

Rain is precious in the high desert area of Taos. Through much of the year we’re waiting for rain, we never know when it’s coming. We try our best to have faith that what we want will, eventually, come.

This is the smaller version of the original Autumn in Taos shawl, designed in honor of the Taos, New Mexico, 35th annual Wool Festival. In this version, the neutral colors of the background help the green of the aspen leaves pop out. This version has 5 aspen leaves across the border, instead of the 7 of the larger version.

Designed in honor of the Taos, New Mexico, 35th annual Wool Festival, the Autumn in Taos shawl captures the colors of autumn in Taos – the bright yellow of the turning aspen leaves against the background of brilliant Taos blue sky and stark mountains, growing out of the burnt oranges and browns of the lower elevations. These colors are brought ...

This pattern is a slouchier version of last year’s Waiting for Snow hat. The body of the hat is knitted straight up for a couple of inches, then increases a lot in one round, as for a tam. Little puffs create textural interest. These are worked by increasing 3 stitches to 5, working these stitches for a few rounds, then decreasing back to 3 sti...

After a Taos winter we can’t wait for the colors of spring flowers to appear in the landscape against our brilliant blue skies, especially the pinks and lavenders of the fruit trees and lilacs.

This shawl is designed to be a quick knit with no purl stitches and a simple-to-memorize pattern.

This versatile piece can be worn as a cowl, or pulled down over the shoulders as a mini-poncho. You start with two-sided knitting at the neck edge, then continue in the round.

In Taos we’ve been waiting for snow all winter. We know it will come, but in the meantime, what do you do? Love what you’ve got, and knit whenever possible!