Alice Nissim

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Brimmed Hat
This hat is knitted in the round, from the top of the crown to the edge of the brim and then felted-to-fit. It’s a fairly fast, one-skein project that provides a chance to explore the expressive potential of felting—with the brim turned and/or shaped differently during the drying process this pattern can run the gamut from cocktail-hour Robin H...
Knitting: Beret, Tam
The holidays are here: You need hats fast. Emergency Beret! to the rescue.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A hat, a stitch pattern and a recipe, all in one!
Knitting: Cloche Hat
When economic crisis hits, where better to look than the fashions of the great depression? This cloche is a sophisticated, minimalist take on the lines of ‘29. It fits close to the head, hugging the ears and providing a surprising amount of warmth while remaining sleek. As an added plus, it can be knit using less than one skein of bulky weight ...
Knitting: Chart
This is a pattern with written instructions, a chart and photos for an elephant with a 3D ear, for use with the Tiny Owl Knits’ Beekeeper’s Quilt, though of course, you can use it wherever you need a small elephant with 3D ears.
Knitting: Bag - Other
This little envelope is knitted in the round, via a cast-on of my own devising. It is based on a vague notion of what the Turkish cast-on is supposed to accomplish, but is flat rather than invisible. I suppose that it’s a form of double-knitting…
Knitting: Animal Toy
There have been owl-cable sweaters, hats, mitts and mittens. Now, what the world has been waiting for, the owl-cable owl.
Knitting: Stitch pattern
In the autumn of 2010, I was happily knitting what I thought was Wanietta Prescod’s Knotted Openwork Scarf