Jill MacDonald

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Crochet: Doll Clothes - Other
Sweet little blankets, they measure about 11” by 13.5”.
Crochet: Cowl
Furrow is a lightweight, reversible cowl in two sizes. This is a textured pattern that only looks complicated. The cast on edge is straight and the opposite edge has a lovely, gentle scallop. No finishing required, unless you opt for the reverse single crochet edge along the cast on row.
Crochet: Cowl
Peepers gives hand painted yarns an undulating and pleasing effect. Both the short and long version begin with foundation half double crochet (fhdc) and use chain stitch, single, double and treble crochet with a three row repeat. By working in the round and turning your work the cowl becomes reversible. The Sawtooth Border is optional and is wo...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Pasquinel was a character in the James Michener novel Centennial, a French trapper who in the miniseries (played by Robert Conrad) wore an awesome red knitted toque.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A fast, easy beginner project. I wrote the hat pattern for the middle schoolers I teach. This was their very first knitting project.
Knitting: Headband
This headband is a perfect beginner’s fairisle project. It’s suitable for advanced beginning knitters who are comfortable knitting and purling on circular needles in the round. Because the contrasting color is a self striping yarn, there’s no need to use multiple colors of yarn as in traditional stranded knitting. This allows the knitter who is...
Knitting: Scarf
Evan is a garter stitch scarf suitable for beginning to advanced beginning knitters. Since Evan is knit sideways, with the MY doubled, it’s a good project for the beginning knitter who wants to shake things up a little, but not so much that he/she will feel overwhelmed.
Knitting: Scarf
Katty is a garter stitch scarf suitable for beginning to advanced beginning knitters. Since Katty is knit sideways, with the MY doubled, it’s a good project for the beginning knitter who wants to shake things up a little, but not so much that he/she will feel overwhelmed.
Knitting: Applique / Embellishment
Starflower is knit on a mid-gauge or bulky knitting machine. Each petal is knit separately, then joined with a crochet hook. This is the center of your starflower. You then hang the sides of the petals (the parts not joined) back onto the needles of your machine, and with short rows and fully fashioned decreases complete the leaves.
Knitting: Scarf
The baby cable isn’t a true cable, but more of a twisted stitch pattern. Because you aren’t knitting stitches out of order (as you are with true cables), this scarf knits up pretty quickly.