This eBook contains the Joy Spring Mitts and Up Jumped Spring Cowl, two of the three patterns in the Jazz Spring Series. The third pattern Spring is Just Around the Corner is a design for Windy Knitty and the 2015 Chicago Yarn Crawl.

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It’s what the sunflowers do.” - Helen Keller

For the month of May 2022 - 100% of net proceeds will be donated to World Central Kitchen. Update: June 2022 - All proceeds from this pattern sale will be donated for the remainder of 2022.

An easy to knit, bias scarf with eyelet accents that will be your “go to” number for any season.

Warm, quick, stylish - the trifecta of hats! Knit in a simple, warm slip stitch thermal pattern with as little as one skein of Malabrigo Rasta (or an equivalent super bulky yarn) this hat will be a ‘go to’ in your wardrobe or for those you deem gift-worthy!

This colorful sock has an easy lattice-like color-work pattern that doesn’t involve working with two-colors at once. The advantage of mosaic knitting is you get the color work ‘pop’ of stranded knitting, without fuss and without yarn floats to catch on your toes! It looks like a lot of work, but only one color is worked at a time, and the patte...

This easy colorwork cowl plays with five contrasting colors and pattern to jazz up your wardrobe!

This easy, slightly slouchy, colorwork hat is a companion to the Brubeck cowl. The hat plays with five contrasting colors and patterns to jazz up your wardrobe!

Want a ‘go to’ toe-up sock with a well-fitting gusset (with no holes or gaps) and heel-flap that you can make your own? Here’s a roadmap for you. Make it plain, add texture or color or let self-striping yarn do the work for you. See where the sock road takes you!

November 2021 Pattern Update

A companion to the original Diamonds in the Rough hat, this version is a quick knit with bulky yarn.

Make a fun pair of toe-up mid-calf socks to cheer on your favorite team!

A perfect pattern for that skein of “special” yarn. Slightly slouchy but not overpowering this will become a wardrobe staple. The optional knitted rose embellishment adds a fun touch.

Winters weather can be changeable. You venture out and it’s clear and cold - the next minute your face is freezing! I wanted a balaclava that didn’t always look like one.

The idea for this cowl came to me when watching what has been happening in the world. I got to thinking that “we are all in this together” - race, color, gender, orientation, religion - we all live together on this very small planet and are intertwined.

Designed during the heat of summer those little ice cream pellets were calling my name!

In a moment of weakness I said “sure, I’ll make mittens for the six bridesmaids” for DD’s winter wedding. Could I find what I wanted? Of course not!

Ever find yourself with a skein of self-striping yarn or patterned yarn that is too “much” by itself? Yeah, me too. That’s how these socks were created.

It’s a cape, it’s a poncho, it’s a shawl…it’s something!

eBook contains both the Joy Spring Cowl and the Up Jumped Spring Mitts together for $6.00, a $2.00 savings.

This light and breezy bias scarf with eyelet edges and optional beading is perfect for plain or gradient fingering weight yarn.

Like a pebble dropped into a pond, these mitts have increasing bands of ruching radiating out toward a gauntlet hem. Knit from the fingers to the cuff with an afterthought/peasant thumb, they are designed to take full advantage of gradient yarn.

This quick to knit, shoulder-covering cowl is designed for those blustery days when you need more than just your neck covered. Knit in one piece from the bottom up, using only 200 grams of bulky yarn, the shaping occurs by decreases within the cables.

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It’s a hat, it’s a cowl, it’s a headband, it’s a snood, it’s a balaclava and much more. It’s the perfect accessory for when you’re not sure what the cold weather will bring.

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A sideways, crescent-shaped shawl with a unique, but easy, rolled eyelet edge that is sure to bring back your knitting mojo!

A great last minute gift with simple cables and a slipped stitch icord edge. Knits up very quickly.

The Fibonacci Piano Sock is a mid-calf musically themed sock designed to appeal to both the right and left sides of the brain! Designed to strike a ‘chord’ with any music lover.

A musically themed colorwork mitten using two fingering weight yarns. Perfect for the musician in your life! Pefect for gifts.

New and Improved! This is a complete update and re-write of the original Diamonds in the Rough hat.