Looking for a little fun in your office wear? The Mathis Jacket features a bobble-covered shawl collar on a tailored silhouette with a slim-fitting set-in sleeve. It’s knit flat in stockinette, then seamed, and the collar is worked with German short rows. The collar is doubled, to give it structure and volume, which also provides a beautiful fi...

A top down yoke with an abundance of colour and texture, Breton Spice will keep you on your toes as you work those fingers. This is an intermediate pattern - confidence with sweater construction will leave your mind free to explore the stranding and catching techniques, and manage your yarn.



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Easy, fun and endlessly customizable, these pillows are built from modular hexagons. Samples are shown worked in worsted weight Noro Kureyon and designed to fit a 16” round pillow form, but they can be modified to work with any gauge or size.

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Worked from the top down, this classic stranded colourwork sweater offers a simple 2-colour yoke chart that comes to life when worked in a colour -changing yarn like Noro Kureyon. However, it’s easy to adjust for solid yarns as the design breaks down into sections very easily - try using 3 or even 6 contrast colours.

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A combination of ribbed textures, cables and dropped stitches make this casual, asymmetric shawl a treat to work and to wear. Worked in Illimani Sabri, a butter-soft blend of organic cotton and baby alpaca, there’s plenty of drape without too much weight, making this shawl ideal for warmer seasons, and with fingering yarn held double at a worst...

This simple yoke top is shaped by changing your gauge as you knit. Only one or two increase rounds (depending on your size) are knit just after the cast on - from then on, all shaping is created by changing your needles and adding in a second yarn.


NOTE: Larger needles are for main body, smaller needles for edgings. Pattern file has been updated!

Petiole is a top-down circular yoke sweater, featuring Estonian lace stitches and nupps in the striking yoke. The yoke seamlessly transitions into the stockinette stitch body, which is gently shaped at the waist and hip before ending with a 2x2 ribbing at the hem. The sweater is designed for quite a bit of positive ease, resulting in a relaxed ...

This top-down yoke sweater uses a variation on a smock stitch to create a luxurious and elegant fabric. I’ve used it before in a T-shirt and a cowl called Sweet Vicious. Since this is joining the family, I’ve called it Clade.



The Nirah Stole is a mystery knitalong to bring in the new year.

Worked in the round from the bottom up, this cropped boxy raglan is great for layering over tunics, dresses and long-sleeved tops. The 1x1 stranded colourwork creates a firm fabric, and the folded hems add a crisp finish.

These winter-themed mittens are lots of fun to knit and decorate. These mittens are worked from the cuff up in the round, with a 2x2 corrugated rib to start, and feature an afterthought thumb. Wear them as is, or trim the trees with beads, sequins or embroidery.

This top-down turtleneck is worked in the round, using a circular yoke shaping. This idea for this sweater definitely flowed directly from the yarn. Spincycle yarns have a unique texture and long-run colour changes that call out to be a design feature. Handspun yarn often has similar characteristics. While this sweater can easily be knit with a...

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This sleeveless top features beginner-friendly one-colour brioche in the centre panels, with breezy stockinette side sections. This top is actually knit flat throughout, but circular needles are the best choice for the side sections, since you’ll need a flexible cable to manage the 3-needle bind-off at the seams.

Worked from the top down, this circular yoke tee begins with a striped and textured collar that uses a variation on the herringbone stitch. The sleeves are finished with the same striped band. There’s a slight swing to the silhouette, with additional ease in the back, for an easy loose fit in the bust and waist. Wear it with anywhere from 2 - 5...

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This raglan sweater features a cool double sleeve detail - the long sleeve is knit in a contrast colour and sewn into the cap sleeve under the ribbing. The back, front and cap sleeves are knit flat, while the long sleeve is knit in the round. The high-crew neckline is finished with an i-cord edge.

Inspired by the character of Molly in William Gibson’s Neuromancer, this side-to-side sweater with a deep V neck in both the front and back is extremely simple to make.

Worked from the top down, this stranded colourwork sweater has a large stitch repeat in the yoke, and optional colourwork charts for the body and sleeve.??

This easy-fitting top is knit in pieces but requires very little seaming, thanks to judicious use of picked up stitches and 3-needle bind offs. The centre front and back pieces are knit from the bottom up in a Star Mesh stitch from the Estonian lace tradition, and joined at the shoulders with a 3-needle bind off. Stitches are picked up along ea...

In this accessory garment, a stand-up collar combined with unusual short-row shaping in the shoulders creates a striking silhouette. The White Witch of Narnia, Maleficent and Miranda Priestly would all feel at home in this - but it can also be worn by mere mortals. Pair it with a strapless dress for a formal winter occasion, or throw it on over...

This sweater pattern is worked flat in four pieces and sewn up later using invisible mattress stitch. The back and front are the same. An all-over rib pattern flanking a central cable panel makes this a stretchy, flattering sweater with a bit of cling. The raglan shaping of the sleeves is slightly unusual - they decrease to point before the fun...

This is the child’s version of the La Peregrina sweater. The yoke features a pretty lace pattern at the neck and shoulders which blends into a reverse stockinette ground with columns of knit stitches. The lace pattern is repeated at the sleeve cuff, and the hems are worked in 1x1 rib. The back neck is a keyhole closure using a single button.

This yoke sweater features a slightly wider scoop neckline and a pretty lace pattern at the neck and shoulders which blends into a reverse stockinette ground with columns of knit stitches. The lace pattern is repeated at the sleeve cuff, and the hems are worked in 1x1 rib.

This light-weight cowl uses a variation on a smock stitch to create a luxurious and elegant fabric. It’s not hard to do, but it does require working with two yarns at once, so experience with stranded knitting is an asset.

This shell tank uses a variation on a smock stitch to create a luxurious and elegant fabric. It’s not hard to do, but it does require working with two yarns at once, so experience with stranded knitting is an asset.

This shawl uses a garter tab and traditional triangular shaping. Increases are worked at the center spine and at each edge every right-side row. 



This lightweight tee shirt is knit flat from side to side, beginning at the cuff of one sleeve, across the body to the other cuff. German short rows are used to shape the body, with a flattering V shape created by using a contrast colour.

This poncho is a perfect garment for shoulder seasons (pardon the pun). Wear it as a spring coat when the weather allows, or throw it over your tee shirt when the air conditioner in your office gets cranked during the summer.

This sweater is knit in the round from the neck to the hem, with stitches set aside for the sleeves, which are then knit down from the yoke.

This hat pattern is worked flat on two straight needles and sewn up later to create a cylinder with a closed top. The advantage to making a hat this way is avoiding using circular or double-pointed needles. The disadvantage is you can’t try it on as you go.

This crescent shaped shawl uses a unique stitch pattern to create the illusion of falling leaves - or feathered wings, depending on how you look at it. Inspired by the crochet crocodile stitch, it’s worked by casting on and casting off stitches. Lace weight yarn is held double to create a multi-season layering piece that stays put on your shoul...

Worked entirely in the round, from the bottom up, with steeks to form armholes, front neck and back neck, this Art Deco inspired vest is a great test of colourwork skills.

Elegant and mind-boggling complex looking cables are set in a simple shape, with a grippy practical seed stitch palm.

These mittens feature an abstract take on a stained glass window with a vaguely Russian feel to the proceedings. This pattern is almost entirely charted, with written instruction to help make the charts easy to read.

Like many New Yorkers, these gloves are elegant, stylish and if need be, can express themselves eloquently with one finger.

Perfect for snooty garden parties, summer weddings or getting invited to Madonna’s English manse.

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