Melissa Highfill

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Beanie, Toque
As mid-summer approaches, the salmon are steadily moving into the spawning waters here in Southeast Alaska. The textural details of this hat remind me of the salmon as they make their way upstream, jumping over each other and flipping around as they fight their way up.
Knitting: Scarf
A flippy little scarf/shawl that is as easy to make as it is to wear. Perfect for mini hank kits or that lovely hank of fingering weight yarn that you can’t settle on a pattern for.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Barnacle Shawl is a top down crescent shaped shawl. Once you are done with the knitting, you crochet the border. For the sample we used
Knitting: Cowl
Bubble Net is reminiscent of whale tails stacked one on top of another as columns of bubbles float up.