“Dana” (dah-na) is the ancient Pali word for generosity and is commonly used in the Buddhist tradition as a donation of food or money given to teachers and monks, although it is also used more broadly to mean giving to othes. This pattern was developed for the Flint Handmande group’s “Operation: Warm Up Flint” program that donates handmade cold...

These fingerless gloves, which bear my daughter’s middle name, are my go-to gift to knit for friends & family. Everyone loves them … a lovely but very simple 8 row cable pattern and a ribbed palm side makes them very stretchy and helps them fit most women/teens perfectly without any gaps. They look far more difficult to knit than they are i...

This is a pattern I’ve been knitting for a few years. I finally wrote it up when someone asked me if I could come up with a matching beret/tam. I did. When you purchase this pattern, you will also get the pattern for “slouch beret “Malva”.

Note: When you purchase this pattern you also get the pattern for the matching “Malva’s Mitts”.

This striking chunky cowl is a pretty quick and simple knit. Done in the round with chunky yarn, it knits up quickly and is seamless. It’s a great project for going beyond a simple twist cable. (This really isn’t very much harder, I promise!) It was designed as a Valentine gift, but the inspiration for the design came from my favorite book seri...

A fairly simple first cable project that knits up quite quickly thanks to the bulky yarn. Great stash buster that uses about 100g of yarn. Note that the Ella Rae suggested is just 121 yards, and a 2nd skein of that yarn is suggested in that case!