Laurie Kimmelstiel

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Brimmed Hat
A perfect little sunhat for baby. The ruffled brim frames the face on this sweet cotton hat.
Knitting: Cloche Hat
This hat is designed to fit a newborn and stretches to fit a young child. The unique accordion design allows the hat to grow with the child. I used the beautiful soft, organic worsted merino hand dyed by Anna of ByAmalie.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This pattern is a lighter weight and slightly different pattern configuration of Ezra’s Buttery Soft Blanket, my most popular classic blanket design. This modified version was designed for with a DK weight yarn in a blend of alpaca and organic cotton. It has the most wonderful “hand,” and like the bulkier merino version is both soft and easy to...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque, Cardigan
This is a one piece cardigan style sweater for a baby. It was designed to teach knitters how to knit their first sweater and originally offered a KAL for my students. Hence, the pattern clarifies many details often absent from sweater patterns. Newer knitters or those unfamiliar with sweater knitting hopefully will derive great satisfaction upo...
Knitting: Cloche Hat
The pattern uses a dk weight merino along with a novelty pom pom yarn (essentially a thread with tiny acrylic pom poms spaced evenly on the thread) Other novelty yarns may be substituted or you may choose just to knit this hat with a single dk or worsted weight yarn on its own. Adding a fur pom pom at the top of the hat adds a very cute look to...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Ribbed Cap for All is the fourth in my series of hats with Koozoo, a super bulky merino from Urth Yarns. Available in three sizes, it has been designed to be worn with or without a folded cuff. It is a quick knit too!
Knitting: Hats - Other
This hat, the Boyar Hat or “Shapka Boyarochka in Russian is similar to the traditional fur hats once worn by Russian Feudal nobility.
Knitting: Cowl
A one-skein neck warmer. Knit in the round, the alternating purl and knit ribs make for an easy knit ideal for a novice knitter.
Knitting: Booties
Need a small and special baby gift? These booties are knit flat in garter stitch and can easily be knit in a couple of hours or less. They are suitable for novice knitters and ideal to knit up with any excess yarn leftover from another baby knit. Best in a worsted weight yarn, they also look adorable in Vinnis Colours Serina Bamboo doubled. Kni...
Knitting: Baby Blanket
A lovely baby blanket perfect for year-round use. Designed for a tonal, hand dyed, worsted merino that highlights the wide seed stitch borders around the perimeter of the blanket. The pattern is ideal for the novice knitter who wants to expand their skills with a straight forward design incorporating both stockinette and seed stitch. Steam bloc...
Knitting: Cloche Hat
This bamboo baby and toddler cloche is a soft and drapey hat. It is the perfect knitted hat for spring /summer babies plus little ones living in warm climates. It makes a very special set when paired with the “Milk and Honey Coverlet”.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Designed as a unisex hat with sizing to fit most adults, this cap was designed to provide a snug fit around the ears with soft, slouchy shaping at the top. The limited edition yarn is extra warm and soft.
Knitting: Cowl
A soft super bulky cowl, perfect last minute gift giving and ideal for quick gratification for any knitter.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Cozy and bulky mitts with a ribbed cuff at the top of the hand will to protect and keep the fingers warm and/or fold down to allow easy access to phones, computers or steering wheels. Ideally knit with a soft and very bulky merino yarn and using a needle size which can create a dense fabric for greater warmth. experiment with your needle size t...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Ridgeway Circle marks the third in my series of quick knit, fun, one-skein, unisex hat designs.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This pattern is a basic beanie style hat with a wide ribbed brim. The Workman’s Cap, like my first design,
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A quick knit ribbed hat for all. The hand-dyed chunky yarn is soft and warm and is available in a range of beautiful colors including special self striping colorways.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A classic baby hat ideal for newborns and infants, this sweet Bamboo cap is great for summer newborns or for babies to wear in warm weather climates. Knit in a lightweight, eco-friendly fiber, this design offers two options for the bottom border edge along with an optional I-cord tab at the top. I named this pattern Fiona after the first grandd...
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This blanket is soft and lightweight and I love the texture and silky-feel of this bamboo yarn. Bamboo is a very versatile fiber and takes color beautifully. It is also machine washable and dryable making it an ideal coverlet for babies. I chose the name because the combination of colors reminded me of the richness of milk and honey. I’m sure t...
Knitting: Baby Blanket, Beanie, Toque
A classic baby blanket design with seed stitch details highlighting stockinette blocks and a matching hat featuring a seed stitch border.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
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Knitting: Throw, Baby Blanket
A classic design, this pattern will create the ideal heirloom blanket for a special baby or as a soft throw for the home. Knit with a luxurious blend of alpaca, merino and silk, it’s the perfect weight for any climate. The pattern is easy to follow for a novice knitter who can both knit and purl. This blanket also has a great drape and soft tex...
Knitting: Cowl
Several people had mentioned seeing a knitted cowl in a popular women’s high fashion collection some years ago. It was very soft and chic. I was inspired by the design and created this cowl knit in the round(theirs was seamed on one side) using beautiful hand painted Artyarns fibers. While Artyarns no longer carries their Ultra Bulky Merino woo...
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Le Dédale, French for the Maze, is a three dimensional fabric constructed from a light worsted weight merino yarn. I felt that this texture best accentuated the lovely and soft, hand painted yarn. It is sure to be an heirloom for a very special baby. This yarn is available through the designer.
Knitting: Cowl
This ultra soft shoulder wrap fits over the shoulders and looks chic indoors or out using an ultra bulky and soft merino.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Knit from a soft, hand painted, aran weight merino, Fulton was designed for a workshop for brand new knitters. I designed this hat to introduce these newbie knitters to several techniques as they practiced and progressed with their knitting skills.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This simple blanket design can be made from any fiber, in any color combination and in any size. This design is done with stripes.
Knitting: Baby Blanket, Throw
A classic baby blanket incorporating seed and stockinette stitches and easily adjustable to larger or smaller sizes. This
Knitting: Baby Blanket
A classic baby blanket that is easy and quick to knit with the glorious and soft Martta the Merino yarn from Finland. A great weekend project and the perfect gift for a special baby. The yarn is available directly from the designer. Please contact me directly to purchase the yarn and to learn of current available colors.
Knitting: Cloche Hat, Baby Blanket
A super soft, super bulky quick knit blanket that belies its simple construction. Fun to knit and available in lots of colors. Yarn available directly from the designer.
Knitting: Cloche Hat
A classic rolled brim hat that can be knit in almost any yarn. It also looks great as pictured in a self striping yarn or consider using your stash yarns to knit a colorful little hat for your special baby.
Knitting: Baby Blanket, Throw
Now,updated with instructions for a larger size as well. A super soft merino blanket. The pattern is fairly simple and suitable for most knitters just venturing out beyond a simple knit garment. It is the perfect texture for a baby and the pattern is classic and timeless. For inquiries regarding the purchase of this luscious and luxurious yarn ...
Knitting: Hats - Other
A bulky merino with a buttery soft texture produces a soft and snug fitting hat with a bit of a slouch at the top. It’s a relatively easy and quick knit.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
A classic baby blanket with a checkerboard design highlighted with heart motifs. Knit in a soft and washable merino yarn. I used 2 + balls of the LB Collection Superwash Merino. It is a very soft yarn, and an economical choice but you could make this with almost any yarn.
Knitting: Scarf
I featured this design in my blog in 2008. http://the-yarn-princess.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.... and until now had only offered the pattern to attendees at my Knitting Salons.
Knitting: Cowl
A soft and comfortable gator with a unisex design. A very quick knit. The perfect knitted gift for your best ally.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A very wide crescent shaped shawl/wrap with a soft rolling wave at the bottom edge and a ruffled collar at the neckline. It has a reverse stockinette body and contrasting stockinette-ruffled borders. This all season wrap can be worn wrapped around the neck or draped over the shoulders for a more dramatic effect.
Crochet: Bracelet, Necklace
Beads are strung on a fine metallic thread and then slipped onto a crocheted chain to create an elegant adornment. Fine highly spun silk or a mercerized cotton thread such as Presencia Finca Cotton No 5 also produce beautiful albeit different results.
Knitting: Bib
An adorable and sturdy bib for an infant or toddler. Knit from washable and eco friendly, recycled t shirt material, this simple bib also has an adjustable strap and button closure.
Crochet: Containers
These crocheted fabric bowls are made from recycled t-shirt material. Great portable projects, they make unique gifts and are fun to create They are unbreakable, washable and eco friendly. I’ve designed two sizes here with slightly different stitch patterns. Once you understand the basic concept, you’ll be able to design your own in any shape o...
Knitting: Containers
These containers are lots of fun to create. Eco friendly and unusual, these hand knit bowls have lots of uses around the home, office, playroom and nursery. Check out the crocheted version too. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/t-for-2-bowls
Knitting: Headband
This is a great quick to knit project which works well with a variety of fibers but is particularly suitable to handspun yarns. . The pattern is straightforward enough to allow an experienced knitter to experiment with varied yarn types and color options and less experienced knitters will also find this design manageable and fun. The ribbing ha...
Knitting: Cowl
I love a mindless project that doesn’t have simple and boring written all over it. I also love the rhythm of knitting in the round, the pleasure of cashmere in my hands as I knit and an easy to wear design. I also love something that I can create as a quick gift for someone special. Because cashmere is so soft and luxurious, I realized that man...
Knitting: Cowl
This simple picot edged cowl was designed and knit during our 10 + day power outage due to Hurricane Sandy. Based on my smaller Picot Edged Neck Warmer design, I updated the pattern slightly adding length and shaping, along with a contrasting rolled neck in a complimentary solid colored yarn.
Knitting: Cowl
A soft draping cowl with a lace border that graces and skims past the shoulders.
Knitting: Drawstring Bag
This pretty and delicate drawstring bag is perfect for sachets or to hold special jewelry or other precious possessions. Wear it as a wrist purse or a little evening bag. I named this design in honor of a distant cousin whose wedding photos I saw posted on Facebook. I thought how lovely it would have been for a bride to carry a sweet little pur...
Knitting: Bracelet
The perle cotton creates a beautiful fabric and it’s fun to wear a series of these on your arm.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
I decided to use up some of my lovely cotton stash yarn to knit a baby blanket. I love the colors and while this took me some time to complete, I love the results and the simplicity of the design coupled with the sophistication of the color placement.
Knitting: Market bag (slouchy)
This colorful market bag has a reinforced base and extra strong handles. It is ideal to bring along to a Farmer’s market to attractively and comfortably carry home fruits, vegetables and fresh bread. Its handy size and attractive lace pattern make it a great bag for carrying anything from yarn to books. It also makes a very nice beach bag or ev...
Knitting: Market bag (slouchy)
This is an easy to knit and sturdy satchel. It incorporates a host of techniques from knitting in the round to lace and grafting. Using a recycled cotton makes it a very eco friendly project. and its strong, comfortable strap makes it less stressful on the hands and shoulders. Available in two sizes, this market bag will expand to hold plenty o...
Knitting: Baby Blanket
A classic blanket pattern which can be knit in a variety of weights and fibers. I used Artyarns Supermerino ( discontinued) in 208 yard skeins
Knitting: Cowl
A soft and cozy cowl that warms the neck, shoulders and chest. Divine to knit and quick and easy too, you may actually be disappointed to complete this project – it is such a pleasure to have on the needles.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is my own design, created while I was staying on the Rive Gauche in Paris last summer - hence the name for this divine shawlette which gracefully and delicately wraps the shoulders. It is a fairly uncomplicated lace design and it was the focus of my Summer Retreat at The Ethelridge Road Knitting Salon held in August of 2011. Our theme was ...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I love to knit this sweet little hat for babies. It is a quick knit and can be completed in just a couple of hours.
Knitting: Clutch
I love small portable projects, add to that a divine silk chainette yarn, smallish needles and a slightly challenging design and, well, the results speak for themselves. This lovely envelope clutch is the perfect accessory for a formal affair or any party attire. Knit up in a creamy white or soft blue, it would make a divine bridal purse. Large...
Knitting: Bracelet, Necklace
One skein of this beautiful luxury yarn is all that is needed to knit one or two necklaces and several bracelets using a relatively simple technique for creating this lovely and colorful knitted jewelry.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is the perfect shawl because it is both easy to knit and a super versatile knitted garment. Seasonless, dramatic and comfortable to wear, it is the perfect accessory for any body, any fiber and any knitter
Knitting: Cowl
This capelet is designed to slip easily over the head and gracefully cover the shoulders and upper chest. A great summer accessory to fend off the chill of air conditioning or add a lightweight cover to any outfit.