Maria Sanderleaf

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
English Breeze is a swingy shawl with a beautiful but simple florette lace pattern down the center back. The wings of the shawl are knitted from the center out, in garter stitch, so there are no seams.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A shawl with lace medallions and wave crests, Bethany is named for the beach in Delaware, where the waves undulate to the shore under the blue sky. The lace medallions remind me of the white life preservers perched on the back of the lifeguards’ chairs, and the wave crests mimic the gentle waves of the water as they meet the shore.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Named for the Madeira lace pattern that borders the bottom of this wrap, the Madeira Islands Shawl has long ends and a beautiful drape to wrap around your neck a few times, if you’d like. Madeira is a traditional Spanish lace pattern that is updated with a symmetrical eyelet pattern on the body of the wrap.
Knitting: Cowl
Named for the High Line in New York City, this cowl has a simple eyelet patterning around the top and bottom, with another simple checkered, openwork pattern in the middle. Directions are both written and charted.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This shawl is light and breezy, with great drape from the garter stitch. It wraps around your neck easily and comfortably, and it has a shag-like, pointed lace border.
Knitting: Cowl
The Double Indemnity scarf gives just that--a double payoff because it’s got two layers: a soft stockinette stitch layer and an eyelet pattern layer that captures the warmth and bathes your neck in it, especially on cold, windy days.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These wrist warmers are named for William Wordsworth’s beautiful poem, “We are Seven,” because there are seven strands to the cable on the front of them. Each strand represents each sibling from the perspective of the little girl in the poem.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Named after the famous line from P.G. Wodehouse’s short story “Ordeal by Golf”: