Evening at the Lighthouse is a pair of stranded and lined mittens in the Selbu style, with thumb gusset and pointed tip. The back-of-hand pattern is different for each mitten and shows a lighthouse in the moment just before and just after its lamp has been lit. The lining is worked from the ribbed inner cuff in the opposite direction. The mitte...

The Gemstone Mittens are simple, quick to knit and designed to be roomy around the hands and narrow around the wrist, in order to trap the air inside and keep your hands sheltered and warm. They are well-suited to showing off two contrasting, solid color yarns. The color pattern is created using slipped stitches, which means that you will only ...

The Gemstone Headband is a quick and simple project well-suited to showing off two contrasting, solid color yarns. The color pattern is created using slipped stitches, which means that you will only ever be working with one color at a time. The Gemstone Headband is perfect for gift knitting, or for knitting in company: Small and portable, easy ...

Is it a hat? Is it a cowl? It’s both!

Time to try out some more complicated colorwork? Except for the cuff, these fitted mittens are worked using 3 colors throughout. Featuring a clear graphical pattern and an unusual thumb construction, they are a great introduction to experimenting with 3-color stranded knitting.

This is my take on the classic Breton fisherman’s shirt. It is made with cotton yarn knitted up at a fairly tight gauge to prevent the garment from sagging out of shape. The sweater is worked in the round to the underarm, then sleeve stitches are added, and the front and back are worked separately back and forth. A little seaming is needed at t...

These mitts are made for those unpredictable spring days when you need to be prepared for everything from calm sunshine to violent gusts of icy wind. Fold them up when the sun is warm, hook the fold around your thumb to make full use of your hands, then fold them down against the evening chill.

A perfect project for sock yarn leftovers, this rectangular shawl was inspired by the look of a stained glass window set in a stone wall. The Minster Wrap is worked in modules by picking up stitches along the finished sections as you go. Several techniques and stitch patterns are employed to create the finished image.

These bottom-up mittens are inspired by C.S. Lewis’ book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Like the story itself, the mittens have an idyllic side and a scary side: The back-of-hand pattern shows Lantern Waste, the cozy place in the forest where Lucy meets Mr. Tumnus the first time she visits Narnia. The palm pattern shows the wolf Maugrim,...

This was my second attempt at pattern writing. It is offered “as is” with the understanding that it has not been tech edited and does not reflect my current pattern style.

This was my second attempt at pattern writing. It is offered “as is” with the understanding that it has not been tech edited and does not reflect my current pattern style.

This was my first attempt at pattern writing. It is offered “as is” with the understanding that it has not been tech edited and does not reflect my current pattern style.

This was my first attempt at pattern writing. It is offered “as is” with the understanding that it has not been tech edited and does not reflect my current pattern style.