This pattern requires the same amount of sock yarn as an adult pair of socks. The size will adjust from newborn to 18 months because of the double rows of YOs for the gathering cord. Folded over = newborn, Top row only = 18 months. The directions are provided for a foot which is easy to unravel so that the leggings can be converted from footed (...

This pattern is knit using slipped stitch patterns and wool worsted yarns to enhance the cushioning effect and the nice textured feel of the fabric. If you purchase 3 skeins of Peacefleece you will actually have enough yarn to make two I-Pad cozies -- you’ll just need to switch the colors around a bit. The buttons are also from Peacefleece...

This pattern was reverse engineered from a pair of baby booties that my friend showed me. Her mother had knit them for her in England in the 1940’s and she had worn them on her baby feet on the boat to America. The originals have tiny name tags sewn into them in order to eliminate confusion in the wash room on the voyage over. I knit them ...

You need 460 yards of sock yarn to make the gloves with a bit left over -- 230 to make the fingerless mitts. To make the set buy enough sock yarn to make a pair (gloves) and to make 1 sock (mitts) and add a bit from your stash in a compatible color (about 10-12 yards) This is a long (10 page) pattern that has many pictures and goes into some det...

This pattern is for a Women’s Medium but you can easily adjust size. See my free DNA Mitten Pattern for suggestions on adjusting mitten size and simple How To Make a Mitten instructions. I also give instructions on how to full your work to make the texture denser without really reducing size. I recommend a hand dyed wool yarn because the s...

This is a pattern for the Frost Flowers Shawl (see picture circa 1974 of me wearing the first iteration of this shawl at Bowdoin College). It is also a pattern for a somewhat larger version made with hand dyed green mohair and sans fringe which I like to use as an afghan or throw on the couch. The green color is particularly welcome in Maine in ...

I wanted a cardigan that was all warm, sturdy practicality from the front. This cardigan has pockets, a shawl collar, useful buttons and is knit with Peacefleece which is an old

I have a pet peeve about scarves that have a right and wrong side -- I just don’t want to have to keep track of which side of my scarf is showing. This is a cable scarf that has cables on both sides. Use a larger needle and a finer yarn than you would normally use because it enhances drapiness, which is an elegant quality in a scarf. Yarns...

This pattern provides guidance to make a hat from baby to extra-large. The example is made for a size large which is then felted down to a woman’s medium. Directions for modifying the pattern for a non-felting wool, and for felting the hat should you wish to, are all given.

The original Shape Shifter was knit in pure bulky weight alpaca. This is really too soft for it’s weight. I recommend an alpaca/wool blend -- the wool will give some helpful elasticity to the fiber.

The Shopping Shawl is designed so that I can grocery shop without having to carry my list in my teeth while shoving produce into bags….so undignified. The Fishbone Lace stitch pattern is designed to be the same on both sides and to lay perfectly flat without blocking.

I am donating $2.00 from each sale to Doctors Without Borders for Haitian relief. I chose children’s patterns because of the enormous numbers of orphans left by this disaster. Let’s do what we can.

I give a gauge, yarn weight, etc., for the hat(s) that I made but in crocheting, and for this pattern, gauge is not really an issue. Work your yarn with whatever hook is comfortable for you to get the weight and drape of fabric that you like. For this hat, particularly for Part ll, drape is an important design element so make sure your fabric is...

The yarn that I used for this scarf is available on my etsy shop at www.marthamarques.etsy.com It is a lovely undyed merino/alpaca blend where the sheep and the alpaca come from farms here in Maine. The colors are lovely natural shades from light grey through a beautiful caramel color. I wanted to design a scarf that was exactly the same on both...