This square shawl is knit from the center outwards on circular needles. It uses the Ostrich Plumes pattern, but it swirls in unexpected ways. Two variations - traditional geometric, and twisted.

Here is a shawl, triangular in shape, using a sport weight yarn, in a pattern that is easy to knit, but looks complicated. This shawl is perfect for a beginner, but interesting enough for a more advanced knitter.

This stole pattern offers something for both lace and texture knitters. Knit from one short end to the other and fully charted with written instructions, it is suitable for a beginning intermediate knitter.

This pattern is a great introduction to knitting socks with DK weight yarn - they won’t take forever to knit and will fit in most of your casual shoes.

This pattern explores the mysteries of Gauge with the added bonus of learning to read a simple lace pattern from a chart.

Here is a shawl, triangular in shape, using any weight yarn, in a pattern that is easy to knit, but looks complicated. This shawl is perfect for a beginner, but interesting enough for a more advanced knitter. The shawl shown above has a crochet border. If you don’t believe in crochet, there is a simple knitted-on border included also.

These socks are a great introduction to the Short Row Heel using worsted weight yarn. They knit up quickly and the instructions are chatty enough to answer most beginners’ questions. After you’ve mastered the basics, you can add color and texture to create your own fancy socks.

More interesting to knit than a scarf and much more practical, IMHO, these simple stockinette wimples are a must-have for cold weather wear.

Socks with worsted weight yarn are the best introduction to sock knitting, IMHO - they don’t take forever to finish but are still fine enough to wear in loose shoes or Birks.

Here’s a simple cabled pattern for quick knitting. Chainlink Cables is an easy pattern to work, so if you’re interested in trying a cabled design, jump right in!