The Beautifully Basic Tees are knit top-down, in one piece, seamlessly, as the simplest version of a knitted tee; a blank canvas to let the yarn shine, a perfect design for beginners, for social knitting, of for binge watching your favorite show.

My Starry Night Collection features a beautiful star stitch hat pattern in multiple weights and gauges.

I designed the Stars Align Hat and Mittens set in collaboration with Monica of UPNorth Yarns to promote The End AIDS Knitalongs (KAL) and Crochetalongs (CAL), which are a series of fundraisers created by Gary Knits Gary Rides to support AIDS and Lifecycle fundraising.

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Join UP North Yarns and me for a fun shawl knitalong inspired by chemistry! We’ll be knitting in a fun Facebook group from December 1 through January 31st, and we’ll have plenty of prizes!

The latest addition to my Sheepish Little Collection, is this adorable cardigan with a shawl collar and front pockets. Fair Isle sheep adorn the lower edge of the body and both sleeves.

Ancient Moss Light is an asymmetrical skinny triangle shawl with an allover mosaic slipped stitch colorwork pattern.

This Tiny Sheepish Teddy Bear Sweater fits 10” teddy bears and makes an adorable gift and keepsake for your little loved ones. It’s faster than a baby sweater and will be cherished long after your little one has outgrown baby sizes.

The Beautifully Basic Tee is knit top-down, in one piece, seamlessly, and is the simplest version of a knitted tee; a blank canvas to let the yarn shine, a perfect design for beginners, for social knitting, of for binge watching your favorite show.

I designed the Stars Align Hat and Mittens (Mittens will be published on Sunday, 9/3) Set in collaboration with Monica of UPNorth Yarns to promote The End AIDS Knitalongs (KAL) and Crochetalongs (CAL), which are a series of fundraisers created by Gary Knits Gary Rides to support AIDS and Lifecycle fundraising.

These classy, sophisticated, and cozy mittens are knit using two colors of worsted weight plus one strand of mohair to be carried with one of the two worsted yarns. I used Emma’s Washable Worsted and Marvelous Mohair, and they’re soft and thick and incredibly warm. They’re upstate - New York - in - the - winter sort of warm.

Red Sky at Night is a fun asymmetrical triangular shawl that uses slipped stitches and color changes to create a beautiful all-over mosaic pattern.

Slip Slidin’ Away is a triangular shawl designed to work with Slub and Mohair yarns. It features sections of mosaic knitting, which utilizes slipped stitches to create colorwork designs, alternating with sections of simple stockinette stitch.

Ancient Moss is an asymmetrical skinny triangle shawl with an allover mosaic slipped stitch colorwork pattern. The pattern is written for three colorways, but you can use as few as two or as many as you’d like.

Bridge Road is my favorite place in Florida. It’s shaded from the hot sun by a canopy of banyan trees, and it has a low draw bridge that crosses over the Intracoastal Waterway. It makes for a lovely walk that ends right at a small public beach on Jupiter Island.

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Sunday Night Cast-On is a lovely triangular shawl knit top-down primarily in Stockinette stitch. The yarnover rows are easy to knit and add interest and a little fun to an otherwise simple knit and purl shawl. An elongated picot bind-off is used as a beautiful accent, but can be substituted with a regular bind-off if preferred.

Bridge Road is my favorite place in Florida. It’s shaded from the hot sun, and has a low draw bridge that crosses over the Intracoastal Waterway. It makes for a lovely walk that ends right at a small public beach on Jupiter Island.

Mo’ Slub Knit Club is a beautiful triangular shawl designed using Emma’s Yarn Mo’ Slub bundle in Mine Ya Business. It’s a very simple, meditative knit, entirely in Garter stitch and alternating Slubby Slub and Marvelous Mohair. Don’t like slub? You can use any fingering weight yarn instead!

Olives starts with casting on for the lower hem. The body is worked seamlessly in the round to the underarms, where it is split into front and back sections to be worked back and forth. Short rows are used to create shaping at the shoulders and neck and then the shoulders are connected front to back with a three-needle bind-off.

Romance on the Rocks is a simply elegant garter stitch boomerang shawl. Super Silky fingering weight drapes beautifully and is accented with delicate rows of mohair. Use a monochromatic palette for a more delicate feel, or a bright and bold palette for a greater visual impact.

Sometimes all it takes are simple knit and purl stitches to create a complicated-looking design. This faux lattice patterning is timeless and refined, best complemented by a solid or tonal skein, and elevated with a beautiful tweed.

The Lattice Socks feature an allover lattice design on the leg which, after a classic heel flap and turn, flows into simple stockinette for the most comfortable fit around the foot. Once you get into the gusset, it’s a great project for social knitting or for those times you just need to be a Stockinette Zombie and let your fingers do the think...

The Little Boxes Beanie is a fitted hat with stunning crown decreases that incorporate the stripes all the way to the very top. Utilizing two distinct patterns of little boxes and vertical stripes, the overall effect is that of intricacy and detail, while the actual knitting is soothing and rhythmic. The hat looks best when worn with very littl...

These Little Boxes Coozies are fabulously fun to knit! With a similar circumference and gauge to the Little Boxes Socks, and a great match for the Little Boxes Beanie, the coozies make a great alternative to a boring square swatch. Best of all, you can keep your hands warm and dry while drinking your favorite canned or bottled beverage and knit...

The Little Boxes Socks integrate two simple Fair Isle patterns, using 1x1 stripes on the heel and sole, and little boxes for the leg and instep. The heel maintains the striping through a few diversions from the standard heel flap and turn, and the result is incredible. Check out the matching Little Boxes Beanie and Coozie.

Consisting of knits and purls, the staggered single and double ribbing rhythmically alternate throughout this pattern. There’s no need for a defined separate “ribbing” section on the brim of the hat; instead, jump right into the lumpy pattern with no worry about the edges curling. While not entirely mindless, the stitches are easy to remember a...

This pattern, along with sixteen more new designs for your head and feet, can be found in Nomadic Knits issue eleven : head over heels, which is in print from the Nomadic Knits website.

When knitted with fingering weight, bobbles add a fantastic three-dimensional texture that really pops. The Tiny Bobbles Hat features a symmetrical pattern of these knitted bumps complemented by twisted ribbing for a clean, classy look while still shouting fun. Check out the matching Tiny Bobbles Legwarmers.

Short legwarmers adorned with bobbles are a fun sock-knitting alternative. Pair them with shortie socks in the winter to keep your ankles warm, or wear them as a warm layer on the way to the gym. The Tiny Bobbles Legwarmers mirror each other with their bobbles organized on a background of reverse stockinette bordered by twisted ribbing.

Twisted Socks are knit with fingering weight held double (one strand of DK will work, too, but be sure to check your gauge!). Knit them a size larger than usual for a looser house sock (let’s face it, many of us don’t have to wear shoes during the day anymore), or cast on your usual size to wear out and about. They’re the perfect thickness to p...

Windows to My Sole are short ankle socks that knit up in a heartbeat and feature a classic heel flap and turn. Trimmed with just a few rows of colorwork that’s accomplished at the very beginning, they’ll truly fly off your needles. The desire for a sole mate will have you banishing second sock syndrome and casting on again right away.

Consisting of knits and purls, the staggered single and double ribbing rhythmically alternate throughout this pattern. There’s no need for a defined separate “ribbing” section on the cuff of the socks; instead, jump right into the lumpy pattern with no worry about the edges curling. While not entirely mindless, the stitches are easy to remember...

This pattern can be found in issue eleven of Nomadic Knits, which is available to purchase in print through Nomadic Knits or as a digital download through Ravelry (click the e-book link above).

Scrunchies, another fashion classic, are back!

The Boots & Spurs sweater is knit from the top down, in the round, seamlessly. The contiguous shaping is great for achieving a comfortable fit at the shoulders before growing into its boxy shape that is almost universally flattering. The smooth rhythm of the endless knit stitches can become meditative, soothing your tensions and quieting yo...

Classic, uncomplicated, and great for a first Fair Isle project, Don’t Be A Square is a basic cowl pattern with easy two-color stranded knitting. Using one average skein of DK for the main color and less than 100 yards of the contrasting color, it’s a fun way to mix bold or monochromatic palettes. You can add interesting texture by holding a fi...

Walla Walla is knit top down in a seamless raglan style with a deep picked-up shawl collar. Its casually cozy style makes it perfect to pair with leggings for quarantine knitting or with jeans for a trip to the grocery store and your favorite local yarn shop. The oversized fit and split hem make Walla Walla flattering on many body types, and th...

“Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.”

Bridge Road is my favorite place in Florida. It’s shaded from the hot sun, and has a low draw bridge that crosses over the Intracoastal Waterway. It makes for a lovely walk that ends right at a small public beach.

“The supernatural world has always been more real to me than the real world.”

“Life take us to unexpected places sometimes. The future is never set in stone, remember that.”

“The sun stands for energy and youth, which is what I thought the circus should be about.”

This scarf, which is really wide enough to be a wrap, is a fun choose-your-own-adventure project. Use as few or as many colors as you’d like for the polka dots, spaced as far apart or as close together as you want. Get matchy-matchy, or knit it like a memory blanket using leftovers from other projects or souvenir minis from vacation LYS visits....

“No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.”

“There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.”

“If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.”

“Nature tops the list of potent tranquilizers and stress reducers. The mere sound of moving water has been shown to lower blood pressure.” -Hunter Doherty “Patch” Adams

“There is a reason and a purpose to every single fiber.”

“To create one’s world in any of the arts takes courage.”

“The desert, when the sun comes up… I couldn’t tell where Heaven stopped and the Earth began.”

“Find your own voice and use it. Use your own voice and find it.”

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“Imagination… its limits are only those of the mind itself.”

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”

“Autumn seemed to arrive early that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple.”

“Keep your face always towards the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.”

“Hats are like a halo of happiness.”

This cozy sweater was designed in collaboration with Debi Martin of Blue Skin Yarns for her delightful Story of Lilla. Each chapter of the story has a corresponding knitwear piece, designed in gorgeous Blue Skin Yarn. Chapter 4 finds Princess Lilla in a state of despair, stuck in a somber and resigned state of mind. With this cardigan, Lilla ca...

“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations.

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.”

“Laughter is sunshine, it chases winter from the human face.”

“Summertime

“Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air…”

“As long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad?”

The Beautifully Basic Tee is knit top-down, in one piece, seamlessly, in Olive & Two Ewe’s Dickinson, an exquisite wool and silk blend.

“I crossed the street to walk in the sunshine.”

Pom Pom Shorties are a great little summer sock project. Ankle socks knit up so quickly, and let you wear your knitted socks all summer long.

“Maybe it’s like sadness or grief- nowhere to put it but in my pocket, warm, until it flies again.” -Debi Martin

I am a HUGE fan of the Grocery Girls podcast, and they have the BEST logo. In honor of their two year pod-i-versary, I designed this hat featuring their yarn-filled grocery cart. Happy Pod-I-Versary, Jodi and Tracie!!!! I love you ladies!

Angel In My Tiny Pocket is the smaller version of Angel In My Pocket, and features the same construction and design details.

Happy Cowlidays is a fun and easy cowl to knit. It uses gradient striping and easy short-row lace to create surprise pops of color.

“Maybe it’s like sadness or grief- nowhere to put it but in my pocket, warm, until it flies again.” -Debi Martin

Knitting and sheep are a great combination! Who wouldn’t want to wear a hat that pays tribute to our woolly friends who supply us with yarn?

Snow is Falling Junior is an easy pullover, knit in one piece, totally seamless, top-down, in-the-round, with a simple Fair Isle snowflake design.

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Are Ewe Feeling Sheepish?

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This circular yoke sweater is knit in one piece, top-down, and adorned with a row of cute sheep. Short rows shape the neck, and gentle increases and decreases shape the body.

Celebrate your little one’s release from doing 9 months on the inside with the Baby Jailbird Collection. Available as a dress, romper, or footie pajamas, these little outfits have been styled with a sense of humor. Knit them as I have, for adorable pictures, or play with any color combination for a more classic wardrobe addition.

Celebrate your little one’s release from doing 9 months on the inside with the Baby Jailbird Collection. Available as a dress, romper, or footie pajamas, these little outfits have been styled with a sense of humor. Knit them as I have, for adorable pictures, or play with any color combination for a more classic wardrobe addition. The smaller si...

Windswept is a flowy, easy to wear cardigan that goes with just about every outfit, and looks good on just about every body type.

Blown Away is a drapey, flowy, easy-to-wear laceweight cardigan. It’s perfect for those cool summer nights, or to throw on to brave the air conditioning inside on blistery summer days. The loose nature of the design makes it flattering on just about everyone!

Sheepish Little Sweater Light is knit in one piece, raglan style, top-down, with absolutely no seaming! Adorable Fair Isle sheep adorn the hem and (optionally) the sleeves.

Sheepish Little Sweater is an easy and adorable pullover sized to fit infant through youth 10. It is knit top-down in one piece with raglan shoulder shaping. The sheep chart is an easy Fair Isle pattern with two colors worked per round.

Knitting and sheep go together like peanut butter and jelly, and are even more adorable in baby sizes.

Those of you who have read my bio know that I lost my beautiful three-year-old daughter five years ago, but few people know that my husband and I have been struggling with unexplained infertility for almost four years. Needless to say, Mother’s Day is a very difficult day for me, having once been a mother, and wanting desperately to be one again.

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Little Windfall is the junior version of Windfall, but knit in a simpler design. It is knit entirely in one piece, top-down, with raglan sleeve increases. The body is knit back and forth, and the sleeves are knit in the round, with absolutely NO seaming.

Windfall is a flowy, easy to wear cardigan that goes with just about every outfit, and looks good on just about every body type.

CaraCowl is an oversized cowl that can be snuggled over your shoulders as a capelet. Knit in super bulky yarn, it can easily be finished in a weekend, and feels like you are wearing a hug.

Are you a little bit crazy? Do you love mixing colors and textures? Maybe you love a good knitting challenge, or maybe you’re a little bit Neurotic!

Are you classically elegant? Quietly beautiful? A wonderful friend, but just a little bit shy? Maybe you’re a Wallflower!

Are you fun-loving, outgoing, charming? At home in any environment? Maybe you’re a Social Butterfly!

Arctic Nights is a super bulky cabled wrap, just wide enough to warm your shoulders without feeling like you’re being smothered under a heavy blanket. Perfect for northern fall and spring evenings, and “deep winter” nights in the south.

Let Me Flourish is a large, cozy, drapey shawl combining the beautiful simplicity of garter stitch with the classic elegance of a reversible cable.

Following a long month of knitting fingering weight hats and a laceweight cardigan, I yearned for the feel of larger needles and heavier yarn in my hands. November in Upstate New York tends to be crisp and chilly, with brisk winds and heavy frosts, perfect for curling up in front of the fireplace with a mug of hot cider.

High Tide is a triangular shawl/wrap knit in one piece from the top center down to the point. The cable is reversible, and looks the same front and back. The lace patterns are simple and show off colorful yarns beautifully.

I love the ease and flow of laceweight cardigans, but I’m a chronically lazy knitter. I needed to design a cardi that would be easy to wear and easy to knit, seamless, and finished at the bind off. Any garment with directions that include “pick up and knit hundreds of stitches around the border” ends up hibernating in a drawer somewhere, never ...

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Superstar! uses a textural repeating star stitch to create a beautiful and interesting hat. It is fun to knit, and can be made in bright, bold colors, or using more subtle complementary colors for a completely different look.

It’s 5 ‘o’clock somewhere! On The Rocks was inspired by the delightful Miss Babs colorway Shaken, Not Stirred that I just HAD to buy at Rhinebeck. This was no easy task, as the Miss Babs booth was far and away the busiest booth in the festival, and my knitting friends and I had to brave overflowing tote bags and elbows flying in all directions ...

Dory’s “just keep swimming” mantra from Finding Nemo is this generation’s version of The Little Engine That Could’s “I think I can, I think I can,” and is no less inspiring. On those days when you need a little extra motivation, turn on a favorite TV show, pick up your needles and create a great little project.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… Christmas knitting, that is!

Defiant is defined as being marked by resistance or bold opposition; challenging. Be defiant; challenge the traditional “rules” of color; be bold, be YOU!

Flurry Socks are knit top-down with an easy all-over Fair Isle snowflake pattern. They would make a great Christmas present or festive addition to any winter outfit.

Dory’s “just keep swimming” mantra from Finding Nemo is this generation’s version of The Little Engine That Could’s “I think I can, I think I can,” and is no less inspiring. On those days when you need a little extra motivation, turn on a favorite TV show, pick up your needles and create a great little project.

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Mooooo-ve over teddy bears and ducks, it’s COW time! :)

Last Halloween, at least half of the little girls in my neighborhood were dressed as Elsa or Anna from the Frozen movie. They were adorable, prancing up and down the sidewalks in their sparkly dresses. Unfortunately, we live in a colder climate, where Halloweens tend to be chilly, if not downright snowy, so the top half of their costumes were c...

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I am not a shawl person; I don’t wear them, and I don’t like to knit them, but I really wanted to play with my gradient yarn, so this is what evolved.

Young, old, or somewhere in between, everyone needs a silly hat to fight off those winter blues.

We’ve all had those projects that we dive into with the best of intentions, but then get to that dreaded step of picking up hundreds of stitches along the edging. Or sewing the pieces together. I honestly don’t know which is worse. For me, that’s when I stick it in a drawer, never again to see the light of day, especially if it’s laceweight.

My favorite sweatshirt to wear around the house is one that I swipe from my husband’s closet when he isn’t home. I wanted to recreate that cozy feel in a sweater, and named it for my hubby.

Melting Rainbows is a colorful stranded hat, with sizes from infant through adult. It is a great beginner stranded pattern, with the longest float only 6 stitches, and most just 3 or 4.

Worsted Sister is a fun worsted weight hat, perfect for two bright and bold colorways.

“Keep walking through the storm… Your rainbow is waiting on the other side.” - Heather Stillufsen

Flurry in Fair Isle Hats include directions for newborn through adult, and everyone in between. You can choose from a rolled or ribbed brim, as well as how many rows of snowflakes you want on your hat.

A Little Choo Choo Hat is a companion to A Little Choo Choo sweater (in my Ravelry store), but can add instant cuteness to any ensemble.

Little Choo Choo is a fun, whimsical sweater design, perfect for a boy or a girl. It knits up in a classical top-down raglan pattern, with absolutely no seaming!

Ra-Starry Night first debuted in 2016 as one of my first published designs. I took mediocre pictures and then promptly gifted my sample.

Vintage Giraffe is a fun and bright take on a classic animal print hat to wear in protest of the dreary gray days of mid-winter. The sample is knit with increased tension to create the rippled texture, but you can also knit it to be smooth and untextured.

I always have the hardest time figuring out what to knit for my husband. He is so supportive of my knitting, including my constantly growing stash, so I wanted to make him something that was special but also basic enough that he would actually wear it. Husbands can be very picky

This little Santa-inspired dress would be adorable for those Christmas card photos, or to wear for pictures with Santa.

The air is getting crisper, the leaves are starting to change color, the hordes are flocking to Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts for Pumpkin Spice Lattes, and knitters around the world are gearing up for the Christmas push. For many of us, our most dearly beloved friends and family have already been gifted the basics: scarves, cowls, mittens, hats, ...

Inspired by everyone’s favorite teddy bear, this sweater dress is warm, cuddly, and soft as a cloud.

Inspired by everyone’s favorite teddy bear, this sweater is warm, cuddly, and soft as a cloud.

This little Santa-inspired dress would be adorable for those Christmas card photos, or to wear for pictures with Santa.

This chunky and sparkly hand muff was designed to compliment the Frozen Princess cape, and knits up in just a few hours.

This chunky hooded cape, inspired by Disney’s iciest Princesses, Elsa and Anna, knits up in a weekend, to your little girl’s delight.

This chunky hooded cape, inspired by Disney’s newest Princesses, Anna and Elsa, knits up in just a few hours, to your little girl’s delight.