Yarn

Hjarta is an Icelandic lopapeysa-inspired pullover. The yoke is sprinkled with hearts of all sizes for extra love for the wearer, be it yourself or a dear one. It begins and ends with interesting colorwork and has a smooth-sailing stockinette middle that flies by in no time. There are two options for neckline treatment: a simple ribbed hem, or ...

Hjarta (Icelandic for ‘heart’) is a slightly slouchy, stranded colorwork beanie inspired by my first lopapeysa design: a heart-filled motif reminding the wearer they are loved. It is worked in the round from brim to crown, incorporating an optional (but highly recommended) tubular cast-on and includes sizes from baby to adult large, perfect for...

ERRATA: In row one of the main body, all increases should be YO’s, replace m1r and m1L with yo. Row 2 is correct.

I designed this quick, fun cowl as a Fair Isle sampler pattern. It starts out with short floats then works up to longer ones, perfect for newbies to stranded knitting. You can easily make this cowl wider or narrower.

This pattern features welts at the fingers and wrist, and a non-conventional thumb gusset that looks super cool! It is designed to use up one skein of yarn, if knitted in size S/M. I made my prototypes by knitting two at a time from either end of the skein and binding off when there was only a small amount left.