One of Ketchikan’s wildflowers is Fireweed. It can grow anywhere and is most striking when you find it by the water. The blue and pink/fuchsia set each other off perfectly. The Fireweed By the Sea collection and finishes with unique fingerless mitts. Enjoy!

For those of us who have seen a butterfly with wings spread open, we know how hard it is to capture the delicate and brilliant beauty in any two-dimensional media. But that doesn’t mean we don’t keep trying! Here’s an attempt at allowing mosaic stitches and short-row swooping a chance to pass on those breathtaking images!

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Remember the old days when we used to wrap our school books in paper shopping bags? (Yes, I’m old.) We could decorate them with markers and stickers and make them unique. Well, remember or no, you can make your books unique with a specially-made crochet book cover! This is a one-piece wonder that you can make in an evening, even if it isn’t the...

Eagles frequent the skies of Alaska, with their haunting cries echoing off cliffs and their huge wingspan riding the waves of wind. Adults’ distinctive white head and dark brown body make them easy to spot, but keep your eyes peeled for the juvenile camouflage of white and brown for a real treat. Now you can create your own eagle’s wings in the...

Eagles frequent the skies of Alaska, with their haunting cries echoing off cliffs and their huge wingspan riding the waves of wind. Adults’ distinctive white head and dark brown body make them easy to spot, but keep your eyes peeled for the juvenile camouflage of white and brown for a real treat. Now you can create your own eagle’s wings in the...

Eagles frequent the skies of Alaska, with their haunting cries echoing off cliffs and their huge wingspan riding the waves of wind. Adults’ distinctive white head and dark brown body make them easy to spot, but keep your eyes peeled for the juvenile camouflage of white and brown for a real treat. Now you can create your own eagle’s wings in the...

Eagles frequent the skies of Alaska, with their haunting cries echoing off cliffs and their huge wingspan riding the waves of wind. Adults’ distinctive white head and dark brown body make them easy to spot, but keep your eyes peeled for the juvenile camouflage of white and brown for a real treat. Now you can create your own eagle’s wings in the...

At times, the aurora in Ketchikan can dance overhead with colors spanning from blue to purple to green to red, to pink to fuchsia. It’s a sight to see! This scarf has length and drape enough to wrap around your neck twice and show the full spectrum of dancing colors.

How many times have you bagged up piles of wrapping paper after Christmas morning? Here’s an alternative! Now you can make the outside as personal and meaningful as the inside. This reusable fabric is dense, soft, and a great palette for whatever embellishments you want to add.

Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends and relationships, both old and new. Why not decorate your table with a symbol of the bond we share with others as we give thanks to God for the days He’s given us.

Dressing up your table is sometimes a task, but now you can make it a creative outlet! These coasters are just the right size for protecting your table from drink puddles and just the right design to show off your crochet prowess without challenging your patience. Use one, two, three, or four colors. And with 6gm of yarn per coaster, you can us...

Sometimes it just takes a small change to make you feel special. This little pillow will dress up your couch with that subtle Victorian air. Purchase an inner pillow to fill it out, or, if your feeling adventurous, weave a simple piece of fabric in a contrasting color to show the Japanese lace in all its splendor!

Experiment with stitches in three dimensions with this crochet bag pattern. With several unexpected twists and turns, the colors ebb, flow, and swirl just like watching the flames of your favorite campfire on a lazy summer evening.

THIS PATTERN HAS A SURFACE CROCHET EDGING

THIS PATTERN HAS A CROCHET SURFACE SLIP STITCH DESIGN

Dress up a favorite top or camisole with this easy, stylish lace weight cover top. The rolled boat neck and dropped is countered by a lacy hem that weights the large-gauge stockinette body with a sport weight garter band. Knit with a 4-inch positive ease in four sizes.

Keeping your drink hot can be important, but keeping it hot in style is even more important! A quick knit, this gift-worthy pattern is both fun and useful.

Have you ever looked out on an open field of wildflowers? The beauty, peace, and stillness is so inviting. Add in a beautiful sunset, and you have a perfect remedy for what ails you! Here’s a lap blanket that you can create to keep that remedy near whenever you need it.

It’s fascinating to watch water ripple. Here’s your chance to wear that fascination in a quick, easy, lacey fingerless mitt. Choose a sparkling yarn and get the full effect!

Sometimes you need that special table or counter topper to accent a room or decorate a corner for the season. This quick pattern fits the bill nicely and is as versatile as it is fun.

S nowfall, especially the first of the season, is always magical. This slip-stitch two-stitch-cabled cowl attempts to capture that in some small way. Enjoy wearing it with snowflakes falling down or ice crystals drifting upwards.

Hearkening back to bygone days, the muff is one of those accessories that has a character all its own. Sure, gloves and mittens will warm your hands, but a muff will warm your heart, too, and give you a feeling of dashing around a snowy countryside in a one-horse open sleigh at the same time!

A wreath is one of those signs of the season and a compact way to say Merry Christmas to visitors. This wreath won’t wilt or drop its needles. No seams or sewing beyond weaving in ends. Perfect!

Who doesn’t love a homemade Christmas ornament? You can stuff this ornament with any material. If you want a heavier ornament fill a mesh or plastic bag with pebbles or pellets and insert the bag into your ornament instead of stuffing. With an integrated hanger and only one end to weave in, this is sturdy and quick! Ornament exchange, anyone?!

There’s just something stylish about braids. With the Entwined Headband, you can have a braid without the work! Use two DK strands or one bulky strand.

Just as the leaves slowly fall from the trees and turn from green to orange to yellow to brown, this double-sided scarf is full of leaves shifting from one color to the next as it cascades down in a generous length.

THIS PATTERN ALSO USES CROCHET

There’s something mesmerizing about watching water move. It dances and flows in a rhythm that soothes and calms. This super-bulky shawl does that same thing, spinning & dancing. What’s more, it has “wings” that make it easy to drape and pin in place so it won’t breeze right off your shoulders. Being super-bulky also makes it a quick knit; e...

It’s easy to find a tote bag to buy, but making your own is another level of special, right? This bag very simple crochet stitches with a unique twist. Choosing two different colors of yarn make it stand out all the more. Construction starts with the unique bottom spine and is done in the round.

Sometimes you just need a touch of color and wispy texture. This scarf is a nearly weightless kiss of color to frame your late spring/early summer outfit. The open and airy lace is a simple repeat.

Pressed flowers and dried leaves are keepsakes of a first spring breeze. We can’t bottle that fresh breath of air tinged with winter chill that’s been warmed by an awakening summer sun, but we can remember it by holding onto the foliage it promises. Here’s a way to do that all year long. No pressing required!

Spring can wear many different hats, depending on your location. Here in Ketchikan, spring usually has one of those “fake-out” periods where the breezes warm and the sun comes out. Some plants even take that as a sign to begin opening tender sprouts. This is almost always followed by winter’s last breath, though, and can often be followed by se...

We never have enough bags! This one is versatile and unique. Made in one piece with the magic of ICording, you’ll have no seaming and very few ends to weave in afterwards. Doesn’t get much better than that!

Everyone needs a little snowy magic in their life from time to time. Now, even if you lie in a warm climate, you can catch a few snowflakes with your crochet hook!

One of the signs of the season is the magical lights adorning trees and houses. Now you can wrap up in a brightly colored cowl and take the magic of Christmas lights with you wherever you go!

Just as the leaves slowly fall from the trees and turn from green to orange to yellow to brown, this double-sided scarf is full of leaves shifting from one color to the next as it cascades down in a generous length.

Sometimes you want just a little bit more wear from your favorite late summer clothes. Autumn’s chill is too much of a bite for those short or 3/4-length sleeves yet still not fully sweater weather. Try these arm warmers for that early-fall perfection!

Homespun yarn is so unique! No two skeins are every really quite alike, and that can be somewhat intimidating. What does one do with something so lovely yet so unconventional? This pattern can adjust to the unique aspects of each homespun yarn skein. The gauge, needle size, and measurements are all fluid. You can even make a scarf or wrap with ...

This simple, woodsy pattern of leaves is perfect for summer. The knitted I-Cord sides and cast-on/bind-off I-Cord give a nice finished look. If you prefer, you can skip the “berries.”

Visit Untangled Yarn & Fiber in person from May - September 2023, and get this pattern free!

Visit Untangled Yarn & Fiber in person from May - September 2023 with any yarn/knitting cruise (such as Craft Cruises or Vogue) and get this exclusive pattern free!

Visit Untangled Yarn & Fiber in person from May - September 2023, and get this pattern free!

Depending on where you live, winter can be icy cold or just a little chillier than usual. Named after the Hebrew word for winter’s signature precipitation, these reversible oversized fingerless mitts & collar are designed to fit over your coat & sleeves to seal in the warmth when you brave those winter days.The optional I-Cord ribbon ad...

Do you love collecting mini-skeins?  Do you need to collect more mini-skein patterns to make use of your awesome stash? This project uses nine typically-sized mini-skeins and one slightly larger mini. Each of the five motifs uses two colors. The intervening Latvian Braids weave colors from each section together to create one cohesive shawl.

There’s nothing more dreamy than a warm, soft, cushy hat on a cold, rainy/snowy winter/fall day. This lined hat will have soft both inside and out to rival those fluffy clouds that float gracefully by on a summer day.

The duality of lace weight and fingering weight yarn brings out the beauty of both. When you knit with the two weights side-by-side using the same needle, the delicate ethereality of the lace binds the more substantial fingering with an airy fresh breeze. This scarf plays the two weights in a visual symphony accompanied by the gloriously silky ...

The Ketchikan Collection is a series of beaded lace patterns that highlight the rugged beauty of Ketchikan, Alaska using the unique qualities of Wonderland’s Unicorn yarn. Purchase the six individual patterns for $6 each or the entire collection for $20.

The Ketchikan Collection is a series of beaded lace patterns that highlight the rugged beauty of Ketchikan, Alaska using the unique qualities of Wonderland’s Unicorn yarn. Purchase the six individual patterns for $6 each or the entire collection for $20.

The Ketchikan Collection is a series of beaded lace patterns that highlight the rugged beauty of Ketchikan, Alaska using the unique qualities of Wonderland’s Unicorn yarn. Purchase the six individual patterns for $6 each or the entire collection for $20.

The Ketchikan Collection is a series of beaded lace patterns that highlight the rugged beauty of Ketchikan, Alaska using the unique qualities of Wonderland’s Unicorn yarn. Purchase the six individual patterns for $6 each or the entire collection for $20.

Deep water-filled crevices wind lazily around lofty mountain peaks in Southeast Alaska’s Misty Fjords National Monument. It’s hard to stand in the middle of this raw wilderness and not feel somewhat insignificant. As you might expect, it’s a chilly part of the world, so a pair of warm fingerless mitts is a perfect wardrobe accent. These flatter...

There is something interesting about the fact that the longer you study lines carved by the wind into the sand, the more the you see a pattern. Almost like the ebb and flow of the ocean waves themselves, the lines start to show a rhythmic quality that takes on a subtle character and personality all its own. With distinctive stitches patterned a...

The Ketchikan Collection is a series of beaded lace patterns that highlight the rugged beauty of Ketchikan, Alaska using the unique qualities of Wonderland’s Unicorn yarn. Purchase the six individual patterns for $6 each or the entire collection for $20.

The Ketchikan Collection is a series of beaded lace patterns that highlight the rugged beauty of Ketchikan, Alaska using the unique qualities of Wonderland’s Unicorn yarn. Purchase the six individual patterns for $6 each or the entire collection for $20.

Aurora borealis, named for Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn, and Boreas, the Greek god of the north wind by mountains, can be a humbling sight. A scientific explanation often gives way to a writer’s flight of fancy in the face of a bubble of color glowing on the horizon that becomes rays of light shooting and dancing. While photographs pick up...

Delicate Japanese wrapped stitches meet slip-stitched color in a stunningly beautiful design. Paint the lines of faded antique lace by pairing a solid with a similarly toned variegated yarn. A brioche look-alike that’s as simple as knit-purl! The clean knitted-on I-Cord edge is the origin of a twisted-stitch cable that snakes back and forth acr...

Dramatic slip-stitched chevron lines create a unique center spine in this shawl, powerfully swirling and dancing like the fire-breathing mythical creature it represents. The Unicorn “fire” burns against a Mad Hatter background, leaving “embers” of lace edging in its wake, curling into impressive claws and a dangerously tipped tail. Knit full-si...

Rhythmic as wheat swaying in the wind, the linen stitch creates a visually appealing textured fabric that looks and feels like a beautifully woven garment. But rhythmic doesn’t necessarily mean boring. Knit on the bias, this scarf keeps it interesting! A neat I-Cord edging completes the perfectly tailored look. Two beautifully faded gradient ca...

Originally published four years ago and edited by another individual, this pattern is now available in an easier-to-read and easier-to-understand format.

If you’re anything like me, you never have enough trivets for the table. This easy, textured 8” x 8” trivet is stylish enough for any table and functional enough to be used everyday.

64” long x 3” wide