It’s so hard to be married to a knitter. (Yes, that was sarcasm). You get things custom-knitted for you, you’re even given input on what you would like to have in the final product, and all the knitter asks is for a model when it’s done.

Yes, you really can knit this in an hour! The name “Minu” means heaven or paradise in Persian, and you will agree with the name when the cold winter wind is whipping around your head this month.

Sample knit using Noro Kureyon #260.

A simple yet effective scarf with different, yet attractive public and private-facing sides, Uzume makes a beautiful, wavy cabled fabric courtesy of twisted purl stitches.

Why call this hat Xylem? The lacy eyelets and other design features reminded me of xylem under a microscope (see here, or check out the Google image search results)! It all seemed to click into place, since the color of this lovely yarn is called Sap -- enjoy!

RAVELRY FEATURED PATTERN 1-15 AUGUST 2010

JOIN THE SUMMER 2010 KNITALONG!

This cardigan set’s name is also a woman’s name in Japan: in Japanese 聡 (sato) “wise” + 美 (mi) “beautiful”.

Knit from cushy Cascade Eco Wool, Copine was inspired by a well-loved thrift store sweater and redesigned for handknitting in a larger gauge. This sweater originally appeared in Yarn Forward magazine and is now being sold directly by the designer.

From now until 31 January 2010, ALL proceeds from Ennis after PayPal fees will go to Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders.

Originally published in UK magazine Yarn Forward, Red Lotus is a knitted-then-felted bag with an unusual petal construction. Pattern includes directions for using your own handles or for knitting handles, your choice.

I developed this pattern as a good introduction to stranded colorwork knitting for people who don’t want to dive right in with a sweater or do something fiddly and small-gauge. It takes part of a skein of Noro Kureyon and part of a skein of Cascade 220. You can substitute with any other multicolor and solid yarn you like, the important poi...

Some people see a knitted dissected frog and say “ew!” Some people end up designing a sweater because it gave them an idea. (Note: I am one of the latter)

These stylish horseshoe-cable wristwarmers were designed as a simple, quick knit that will also show you how to read a chart and compare it to written directions. The word directions for the cable even line up directly with the same line in the chart!

This began life as my 2008 NaKniSweMo sweater, but as the compliments piled up at the LYS, I decided to offer it for sale as well. It’s extraordinarily flattering for plus-sized women, includes shaping where you need it, and could be knit from just about any yarn you fancy that cables well.

This is the official sweater for NaKniSweMo 2008 (see http://www.ravelry.com/groups/nakniswemo-kal) -- we are selling it to raise money for a local no-kill animal shelter. Design by Elaine Hilliard (mom2bassets), pattern by Shannon Okey. Please note Elaine designed this; it’s listed under Shannon Okey to enable selling in her Rav store.

Katalin is a stylish, simple-to-knit möbius wrap and wristlets from yummy merino/alpaca/silk yarn. Sizing the pattern down is easy if you’d rather have a lovely neckwarmer instead of a full-body wrap, just cast on fewer stitches!

This hat is named after “Queen of the Milliners” Caroline Reboux (1837-1927) who – in addition to her hat-related innovations – divided half her profits among the lead cashier, workroom director and other women in her employ. She is perhaps best known for inventing the felt cloche hat. See http://tinyurl.com/reboux for more info on her!

Alt Fiber the book is available now: http://tinyurl.com/6byj8p

Alt Fiber the book is now shipping: http://tinyurl.com/6byj8p

Alt Fiber the book is available now: http://tinyurl.com/6byj8p

The cable charts for this pattern are now available on the knitgrrl.com errata page and as a free download here on my Ravelry store.