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This hat started as a fun experiment, trying to come up with an unusual pattern without regular repeats, but still easy to execute because all of the cable crossings were in the same round. Of all my handknit hats, this one garnered the most compliments, so I wrote it up for you!

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This dense slipped stitch pattern makes a very warm hat. You will be stylish and cozy while you hit the slopes. Or maybe while you stay in the lodge knitting, sipping hot chocolate, while everyone else hits the slopes.

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This pattern IS available online at jaalaspiro.com. Download it for free here.

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An elongated triangle shawl in a delicate all-over eyelet makes a perfect 1-skein project. Finish it off with a picot bind-off for a little extra zing!

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This pattern IS available online at jaalaspiro.com. Purchase it here.

This pattern IS available online at jaalaspiro.com. You can purchase it here.

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This shawl has a cheery disposition and will make a great companion wherever you travel. An asymmetrical triangle

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You found it! This fun-to-knit shawl makes the most of coordinating impressionist and gradient skeins. This asymmetrical triangle shawl features eyelet rows to accentuate the gradient color changes.

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This shawl pattern IS available online at jaalaspiro.com. Purchase it here.

This pattern IS available online at jaalaspiro.com. Purchase it here.

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This pattern is available on jaalaspiro.com. Download it for free here.

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This pattern is available on jaalaspiro.com. Download it for free here.

This pattern is available online at jaalaspiro.com. Download it for free here.

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“The woods are lovely, dark and deep/But I have promises to keep/And miles to go before I sleep.” Inspired by Robert Frost’s

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A fun, simple and reversible cowl works for all the gals

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A fun, simple and reversible hat works for everyone on your gift list! The addition of the big, fluffy pompom puts joy in my heart.

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Luxury fiber handspun and fairly traded from a women’s group in Afghanistan meets a beloved lace pattern in this perfect holiday knit. Unbelievably soft and drapey.

Sending some love to the old-school machines that process our yarn from fluffy batts to spun and plied yarn, as well as the age of steam, gears and airships. Having beautiful yarn available is a revolution indeed. Whether it’s the modern era or your favorite ahistorical Victorian London, when it gets chilly, it’s time for some textured Aran and...

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Deep green leaves look all the more dramatic as colors start to change in the fall. The colors of trees at twilight make the perfect background for a leaf panel in this triangular, top-down shawl.

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A quick knit with a fun textured cable; just two repeats and you’re ready for crown decreases! Knit up in a day or two for someone you love.

One of the students in my grown-up knitting class brought in mitts similar to this and asked if she could knit some new ones. Knit flat, no thumb gusset, seamed up the side, worsted weight…as it turns out, perfect beginner mitts! When I bound them off, the finished purple mitts were instantly claimed by my darling daughter. She loves them, and ...

Stripes of incandescent green inspired by the striations of the

This versatile cowl can be worn long, doubled or pinned for

This sideways shawl works up relatively quickly with one skein of a special yarn. The lacy cables remind me of a filigree necklace, and will dress up any occasion!

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Cuff-down socks with a fun chevron lace pattern like the waves in a mermaid’s inlet home. First released as part of the Knitcircus Gradient Yarn Club Summer 2013.

Wear this shawl anytime and think of the promise of spring! Subtle lace leaves in three tiers make an elegant half-circle shape. Just like vines making their way up a brick wall, the leaves sprout from a single center lace stem and then branch out into a more complex pattern with each layer of lace.

Ribbed cables wind around this fun striped cowl, which knits up quickly in chunky yarn. Named because Johnny from New Stitch a Day (my video collaborator) lives 3,000 miles away, so this cowl is well-traveled! Of course, it would also make a perfect accessory for skiing, either downhill or cross-country. This warm, chunky cowl is worked flat an...

Toe-up socks with lacy diamonds; diamonds are a sock’s best

When spring comes around and you’re so happy to be outside, throw on this stylish and cozy textured cowl. Quick and easy to make, with just enough texture to keep it interesting, designed in the colors of an April afternoon.

Named for the many-hued colorway of the Dragonlfy Fibers yarn, this scarf will bring you nothing but good vibes. Designed specifically for a highly-variegated yarn, this reversible stitch pattern cuts down on the appearance of pooling and the i-cord slipstitch edging shows off the different

Named for my wonderful knitters at Van Hise Elementary. This project is perfect for learning the purl stitch, practicing knitting in the round and binding off. In self-striping yarn, you don’t have to worry about changing colors. Works well as a set with the Van Hise Hat, also a free Ravelry download.

Named for my wonderful knitters at Van Hise Elementary. The easiest hat pattern ever, perfect for knitters just starting out, or total relaxation for a more experienced knitter. All you have to do is cast on, join the work in a circle and knit. No bind off or purling needed! Pompom photo tutorial included.

Lace and stockinette stitch in the round, with a three-needle bind-off join, this project is a great stashbuster, needing only 50 yds of sock-weight yarn. Put your favorite potpourri inside and slip in a dresser drawer, or give as a gift bag for small, precious things. An exclusive pattern for the Knitcircus All Wrapped Up Yarn Club and will be...

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An easy lace pattern creates waving diagonals as you make your way through the color changes of this fun cowl. Purl stitches add interest whether seen from the right or wrong sides of the project. Wear loosely looped for relaxed style, or double up for a cold morning.

The leaves in this shawl grow slowly but surely as they reach for the edge. The deceptively-simple lace technique increases with each repetition, creating an arched rainbow shawl shape. The pattern is named for a family favorite book character: Lindy, the imaginative youngest child in the Last of the Very Great Whangdoodles. Like the many-color...

Cheerful colors and a pattern that goes round and round and up and down! Inspired by the beautifully-made carousel in downtown Saint Joseph, Michigan, this cowl knits up quickly in one skein of chunky yarn.

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This pattern is available on jaalaspiro.com. You can purchase it here.

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The textured stitch pattern keeps your needles clicking away and before you know it, you’ve got this cowl to wear long or wrap twice for chunky, happy warmth. Sold together with the Woven Reed Hat; also part of the Knitting Recipes: Hats and Cowls e-book

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A great first pattern to try the top-down technique. The Noro yarn does the fancy color changes for you, and the mock-cable rib needs no cable needle; pattern includes both ribbed and twist-stitch to make it a great gift for almost anyone! With a polarfleece lining, you’ll add extra warmth and softness and evade the itch.

Fun to knit, this hat is vanilla with a twist—the plain-looking yarn turns out to be warm and touchable Ringmaster Worsted, and the easier-than-it-looks spiral pattern reminds me of soft-serve ice cream.