Karen Strauss

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Knitting: Booties
Adorable little sandal booties perfect for baby boys and girls. worked seamless, in the round and from the bottom up.
Knitting: Booties
Sweet little boots worked entirely seamless, in the round and from the bottom up.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Peek through the trellis and view the garden beyond in this highly textured triangular shawl. Knit from the top down in two colors of fingering weight yarn in a slip stitch pattern that appears to be complex but is, in fact, far easier than it looks. Only one color is used on each row. Center spine is a four stitch left cross cable that flows i...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Lovely feminine fingerless mitts knitted in the round using Magic Loop, two circulars or dpns with DK or sportweight yarn. These little mitts will keep your hands warm and toasty and provide flexibility with the separate open thumb. Pattern has instructions for an easy one-turn bobble that creates a compact little knot and the textural effect i...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Traveling Companion Shawl is a top down square shaped shawl that grew out of a desire to have a simple project to take on a trip. I wanted a pattern that required very little chart watching and that I could knit merrily away on and only stop when it was time to change to the next stitch pattern. I have knit it in two different fingering wei...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap