This shawl is basically an experiment in color theory. I began with a set of Opal minis. My first instinct was to pick a neutral and let the focus be on the mini skein lace stripes. I wanted something a little brighter, so I thought, “what if I use orange as my main color [sort of like a neutral]?” I love the resulting bold striped stole. Desi...

My Mom makes the best Key Lime Pi. It’s not a traditional one, but it’s creamy and delicious with a crunchy graham cracker crust. Pies always make me think of holidays. It seems like there is a pie for every festive occasion. I knit this as part of a series of half Pi(e) shawls that I plan to design. One for each month! I chose lime green and w...

I cast these on a the NY Sheep & Wool festival. For some reason, I hadn’t brought a current wip, so I bought needles and yarn at the festival and cast on while people watching. The name comes from the location - Dutchess County “Fairgrounds” in Rhinebeck, NY. I had a knitting epiphany recently. I only wear shortie socks. I have been knitti...

This is one of my very favorite shawl designs. It is part of my half pi(e) series. I think it would make a great cast on for Pi Day. Encoded into the lace are the words “Pumpkin” and “Pie”. Don’t worry. It looks harder than it is. The lace always has a resting row. The part I love the most? The ruffled edge that evokes the look of pinched pie c...

This was one of my favorite collaborations with Jill Leary of Jilly and Kiddles Yarn. She is no longer dyeing yarn, but the projects we did together live on. Check out my Ringer Tee and my together Stole and Hat to see our other joint projects. Get ready for summer. Berry Rita was designed to be a great poolside knit. The bulk of the shawl is...

Inspired by Clint Eastwood in “Gran Torino” and my curmudgeonly husband. This lacy cowl is deceptively sweet. It is beautifully warm and soft with a simple lacy texture. You will know the truth, though. This lovely little cowl is actually encoded with the title phrase. It’s perfect for the misanthrope in all of us. The pattern is written for 3...

This was born out of a collaboration with Roundmountain Fibers. The yarn is so soft and squishy, and it was fun to plan color combinations for the body of the sock with the toes. Emblem sock is encoded with the word “emblem.” Why? I’m not sure. Maybe because “medallion” had too many letters to fit nicely into the stitch count? Emblem Socks are...

I’m one of those odd knitters who really likes to knit ribbing. Seleel means spiral in Hebrew, and this poncho features a ribbed pattern that spirals up to the neckline. Seleel is a fingering-weight poncho, knit in the round from the bottom up. It has a lace border, encoded with the word “spiral”, and the ribbing spirals around the body up to ...

I loved designing this sweater. I wanted to combine simple cables with a little bit of breathing room in the form of simple lacy eyelets. It’s not a bad attempt. The name? It means you are capable of knitting cables. This casual weekend sweater features a simple cable and lace pattern. Comfortable and cozy, this top-down sweater knit in the ro...

The design of this shawl is determined by the yarn you have in your stash. The stitch pattern changes when the yarn changes, and that means that no two Variable shawls are ever the same. A variable is defined as something that may or does vary or change; a variable feature or factor. I have designed this shawl to be exactly that. Choose to mak...

Sometimes, my encoded pattern work extends to stranded colorwork, too. The secret message in this hat is…you guessed it…“Gran Loves hugs”. Gran Loves hugs is a stranded colorwork beanie. Using 4 colors, this hat is worked in the round from the bottom up. The decreases are written into the chart. Instructions for this hat are written for the ca...

This is the companion hat to the Together stole. Same great yarn, same lace pattern. If you have seen my hat patterns before, you know I really love a close-fitting beanie. This hat is the companion piece to my Together Stole. It uses a modified version of the same lace and bobbles pattern. The hat is knit in the round from the bottom up. I us...

This is wonderful wrap that will take you into late fall. The lace and bobble pattern is easy to remember, and this generous stole is going to give you a warm squishy hug on brisk autumn mornings. Together. It’s what I wish we could all be right now. As I am writing this, it is just beginning to be sweater weather. In other years, I would be m...

My mom, or “Nonni” as she is called these days always loved a shrug or bolero. She was very petite, so they always looked great on her. I used the encoded lace technique to include the word Nonni in the lace panel on the back of this shrug. I like to include private messages in my patterns. I think of her whenever I wear this. Nonni is a sport...

This cowl knits up really quickly. The coded message within is an interesting bit of trivia, but November 3rd is really just a squishy warm cowl that is perfect for the deep dark cold winter mornings. Back in January of 2020, I took a lace design class with Bristol Ivy. One of the techniques she taught us, was coded lace. I quickly became a wo...

Lee was my grandmother. We were kindred spirits. She was a difficult person, but I always knew she loved me without measure. I was lucky to have her around as long as I did. Lee is named for her because I knit it from some yarn I bought with my last birthday gift from her. I hung onto it for a few years before I knit the sample, but now I have ...

I wanted to design a tee that looked like the classic ringer tees of my childhood. This is a really classic silhouette and I loved the way it knit up. Subscribers always get the best discounts on patterns and the earliest information about upcoming releases and test knits. Click here to sign up. The sweater is designed to have 2” (5 cm) of ...

This triangular shawl was my first shawl design. I so appreciated the support of The Local Yarn Store and all of the knitters who came out to participate in the knitalong and who helped to test knit the pattern. Thank you for being patient with my new designer growing pains! As we greet the Pumpkin Spice Lattes and the golden light of Autumn, ...

I originally planned to release this pattern for Valentine’s Day. Hence the name, “Beanie Mine”. Beanie Mine is simple and quick to knit. I love a classic beanie. I think the shape is universally flattering, and a well-fitting hat is like a hug for your head. I designed this one to have a simple stripe in a contrasting color. It is a tradition...

I learned about magic balls from a “Inside Number 23”. It was one of my favorite podcasts at the time, so I thought I would try it out for myself. I had a set of minis and some other leftover yarn from other projects. If you don’t want to use a magic ball, you could also use a solid or some self-striping yarn. This is a perfect project for usi...

Inspired by the yarn and the dear friend who gifted it to me. Joy is a large shawl. It is a right triangle with a knitted-on lace border. The shawl is knit from the short side of the triangle up to the point. The lace border is added after the knitting of the main shawl is complete. I named the shawl after my dear friend, Joy, who gave me the ...

This cowl is a trapezoid shape that is naturally formed with the use of the ribbed pattern. I knit it in a linen blend, but wool works just as well. This knits up quickly and makes a great gift. Trapezoid is a small cowl, meant for those breezy days when you just want to keep the chill off of your neck. It gets is trapezoid shape from change i...

A simple hat, but one of my favorites. You can use any worsted-weight yarn. I am obsessed with ribbing right now. I think ribbing is so underrated. I love the graphic stripe that you get with a rib, and I love the way that it looks like stockinette when it is not stretched out. This is a basic four paneled beanie with a 4 point decrease. It ha...

Aspen hat was my very first knit pattern. Inspired by images of ski tracks in the snow and the cheerful pops of color in the Stormy Day colorway from the Lemonade Shop, Aspen Hat remains one of my favorite designs. Elevate your winter wardrobe with the Aspen Hat knitting pattern. The pattern includes detailed instructions for sizes ranging fro...

Bobble hat is fun to knit and fun to wear. Even my marine husband and teenage son were willing to wear the green one. I made a yarny pom pom for the top, but this hat would look really cute with a faux fur pom pom too. The Bobble Hat: Playful, Bold, and Bursting with Joy Introducing the Bobble Hat! Inspired by the magic of assigned pooling and...