i wanted to design something for my Family of Women pattern series to pay tribute to my friend Jill, who has been in my life for so long that she is more like family to me. Jill and I met during the first week of our freshman year in college, when we were two homesick young women struggling with a major life transition. Now, more than forty yea...

I designed this shawl for Debra as a gift for her 60th birthday. Debra has alway had a fascination with fairies, and when a found a beautiful “Fairie Fire” lace chart on www.knittingfool.com, I knew that I had to adapt it into a beautiful wrap that is inspired by her.

If you have a Lilly in your life whom you love, these are the perfect socks for her! But of course, they can be perfect for anyone special. The 12th pattern in my Family of Women series, this design is inspired by my newest little granddaughter, Lillian Ruth, “Lilly”, born to my son Chris and his wife Emily on December 11, 2015. Her middle name...

My great niece Auri (the daughter of my niece Sarah who inspired my Sarah Bishop shawl, and the granddaughter of my sister Pamela of my Pamela’s Cottage shawl) was born just as the first hints of Spring began to brighten and warm our chilly New England winter. With her light blonde hair and fair complexion, Auri reminds me of the sun and Spring...

My niece Emily is a talented artist whose charming artwork is featured on greeting cards, calendars and gift wrap, to name just a few of the things that she does. Emily is inspired by nature and memories of childhood – and the tiny people, animals, houses, birds and animals that are often featured in her work may appear to be simply drawn, but ...

4/6/15 - Revised PDF posted with corrections to row numbering in Chart C - also P stitch between the yarnovers in Chart B Row 7 changed to knit stitch. Thank you to Lynemm!

This desisgn is inspired by my lovely new daughter-in-law, Emily, and I decided to officially welcome her into our family by using her as the inspiration for my next design in my Family of Women Series. She and my son Chris married on June 27, 2014, and as I watched my son marry it made me think of the the continuous movement of the generations...

8/17/15 Published an update today. Made some changes to Chart D so that the rows of Cat’s Paw lace line up in a more balanced way. Please message me here on Ravelry with any questions about this update.

5/1/14 - please note errata - cast-on for shawl in the photo should say 87 stitches, not 81 - revised pdf is available

Our granddaughter Zara Rose was born to my stepdaughter Melody and her husband Jeff on November 20, 2013. Since they live in chilly Vermont, I knew that she could use a warm winter hat and decided to create one to give to her on her first Christmas. What better design to have on a precious little girl’s hat than a series of hearts, separated by...

This is the fourth shawl in my Family of Women in Lace series.

This heart-shaped lace shawl is inspired by my paternal grandmother Bessie White, born Harriet Bessie Paine. Bessie lived well into her nineties and was a no frills, salt of the earth Yankee woman who grew up on a farm and was a calm, kind and generous people person. So often when I was a child I heard her describe just about everyone she knew ...

1/19/15 Errata - my thanks to LadyRebeckah for pointing out an error in the legend for the edging chart, Chart D. The legend indicates x for BO, however Chart D actually has the symbol B for BO. This will be fixed in an updated version that I will post.

This heart-shaped shawl is named in memory of my mother, Ruth White, whose maiden name was Ruth Elisabeth Ruggles. It is created by using a typical triangular shawl construction, with a feminine lace edging knitted directly onto the main body of the shawl. The suggested materials created the shawl in the photo, however the pattern is designed t...