Textured sport weight cardi with 3/4 sleeves and contrasting trim. Sample is shown modeled with 1-2” of ease in the bust.

A tiny cardigan that uses an adaptation of Barbara Walkers top-down, seamless, simultaneous set-in sleeve method. A great way to try this construction technique if you aren’t ready to commit to an adult sweater. It’s a bit simpler because there’s no need for short-row shaping of the shoulders. If you need any help, feel free to...

Channel your inner Hepburn.

An asymmetrical triangular garter stitch shawl knit in at least 2 but as many as 13 colors.

Lace and cables combine to create beautiful curves in this lace stole. A luxury blend of yarn makes this a truly opulent knit.

Main color yardage: 1000, (1130, 1260, 1320), {1375, 1450, 1550, 1650}

A textured cowl in two lengths with no wrong side, no seams, no edges. Knit in a tube and grafted, it’s a double layer of warmth that has enough body to stand up and keep out the cold wind. Instructions are given for two lengths, but pattern is easily modified for different widths, lengths, or gauges.

I know there are a lot of cabled cowl patterns out there, but I couldn’t find exactly what I wanted so this is what I came up with :)

This little cardigan will keep the chill off in a cool office or on a mild winter’s day. Slightly fitted, seamless, short-sleeved, knit from the top down with set-in sleeves knit along with the body to the underarms. I am exploring this construction technique and wanted to start with something simple and useful! The large ribbed collar is ...

An intricate knit/purl pattern makes a lovely baby blanket or throw that doesn’t require intensive blocking whenever it’s washed, making it a perfect gift. Two border options are given - a bit of a ruffly one and a flat band. The border is worked last making it is easy to knit it in a second color. If you have plenty of yarn and are so inclined,...

A large crescent-shaped shawl or shawlette/scarf worked from the top down with lots of texture. Perfect for a chilly fall afternoon at a football game or a trip to the local orchard for crisp apples and hot apple cider. Long tails make it easy to wrap yourself up in lots of cozy ways and there’s no lace to catch on apple tree branches or stadium...

The color work in this cowl was inspired by a particularly lovely coleus plant. A lining hides the floats and makes it extra warm and cozy, but could be omitted if desired. Variegated yarns can be a lot of fun in this pattern!

3 border options and a center that you can stripe any way you want or not at all give you lots of room to play. The center is knit first from one corner to the opposite side. Choose the scalloped border, the fun and funky flap border, or a minimalist garter band. The scalloped and flap borders use the live stitches plus picked up stitches form t...

Derecho - Spanish for ‘direct or straight ahead’. A derecho is a widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms. One of these storms hit here in the eastern United States while I was working on my second knit of this pattern.

A long, light-weight, open-front vest perfect for layering with tanks and tees. The simple stockinette is accented with Barbara Walker’s Jacquard stitch on the shoulders and mid-back. A double-knit hem and I-cord edges mean no finishing. Choose a yarn with a nice drape for best results.

I was so ‘enamored’ of some of the techniques used in Fabergé that I wanted to use them again! This shawl or stole is also knit from the bottom up beginning with a pleated ruffle and then a row of beads framed by horizontal braids. The body is knit in a textured eyelet stitch. The sides of the stole are slanted with increases on one end and decr...

A fitted vest that hangs open a bit with a pretty slipped-stitch cable detail down the fronts. This works up quickly in Aran weight yarn. Knit in one piece from the bottom up with armbands and collar picked up. Designed to be worn with an inch or so of positive ease for best fit. The cable is a modified version of a slipped double cable from Bar...

I fell in love with the Scale Quilting stitch a dozen years ago when I was working on a Learn-to-Knit Afghan from Barbara Walker’s book of the same name. Now, 12 years, many afghans, shawls, and sweaters later, I’ve gone back to it to make a feminine, 2-color shawl. As soon as I thought of adding beads, I knew what the name of the design needed ...

note: front flaps have been raised about an inch and a half from the sample shown

This cowl knits up quickly in a simple slipped stitch pattern adapted from Barbara Walker’s book A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns. Instructions are given for worsted, aran, and chunky yarn. Three colors are needed.

This shawl combines simple stockinette with a touch of texture and a deep garter ruffle. It is knit from the top down and can be knit with a straight top edge or with curving ends. The size of the shawl will depend on the amount of yarn you have as you knit to a certain point with half of your yarn. The measurements given are for 4 balls (764 ya...

Cushy garter stitch and your favorite colors come together in a simple but interesting knit. Don’t worry – no intarsia! Just simple decreases and picking up stitches from slipped stitch edges – easy peasy! This tutorial on knitty shows you how - http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter04/FEATwin04TT.html

I love cowls but hate how they either choke me or gape open and let in the cold air! This cowl uses the stretchiness of garter stitch in two layers to make a cozy, squishy neck warmer that can be worn scrunched up, folded over like a turtleneck, or even pulled up over your mouth and nose. It is easily stretched to go over your head without messi...

A slightly asymmetrical triangle, knit from one side and decreasing down to a point.

Knit from the top down, this shawl uses a pattern of increases and decrease to achieve a bat-like shape.

Single-ply fingering weight yarn knit on larger needles produces a lovely gauzy fabric that makes this a great summer shawl - perfect for a walk on the beach in the early morning or evening.

A simple, sophisticated scarf that’s warm and cozy in a merino/cashmere blend. This pattern uses double-knit hems and an I-cord edging to keep the lines clean and the edges from curling. The hems and edging are explained step-by-step so no prior experience with double-knitting or I-cord edges is required.

This afghan pattern works beautifully with a semi-solid or kettle dyed worsted or aran weight yarn. For a less-expensive option, use a workhorse yarn like Cascade 220. Use a minimum of two colors or as many as you like (great stash-buster!)

Use double-knitting (it’s not that hard, really!) to create a cushy, 2-sided color block scarf. Any worsted yarn in 2 colors will work, but the long color runs in Kureyon and Silk Garden make for an interesting and slightly unpredictable knit and a head-turning finished object.

I had been searching for an afghan pattern that takes advantage of Kureyon’s long color runs. This block pattern is based on Barbara G. Walker’s Short-Row Stripes square in her Learn to Knit Afghan book. The original idea was to knit a square occasionally as I came across new colors of Kureyon, finishing the afghan in time to send it to college ...