Donna Brooks

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Knitting: Throw, Shawl / Wrap
This Aran duo has two similar yet slightly different designs. Design 1 has the basic Aran theme and Design 2 adds a lattice twist panel. Each design can be knitted as a cozy, warm blanket/throw or wide scarf/wrap.
Knitting: Throw
This pattern showcases columns of intertwining cables and twists to create a beautiful blanket or throw. The cables knitted with a bulky weight yarn make this piece very comfy, stretchy, and warm for cool fall and spring days, or a nice addition for cold winters nights.
Knitting: Throw
This pattern creates a fun and fanciful blanket or throw that provides a bit of Celtic charm as well as warmth. Included with the pattern is an alternate version plus a bonus scarf taken from the blanket’s stitch design.
Knitting: Scarf
Chelsea adds a bit more pizzazz to the basic 2x2 ribbed scarf. Columns of 6-stitch cables in between ribbing provide an angular effect to an otherwise basic vertical design. Knitted as a single repeat, it’s a long ‘skinny scarf’ that can easily be tied and wrapped in a number of different ways. Using Aran or Heavy Worsted yarn and US 7 or US 8 ...
Knitting: Throw
This cozy throw, with its stylish yet simple cable design, can be knitted in many different sizes – from a rectangular ‘lapghan’ to a full size blanket. The 4x2 ribbing makes this throw very stretchy to pull around shoulders or to wrap around legs for extra warmth.
Knitting: Scarf
The Camden Cabled Scarf takes the classic cable and adds a bit of pizzazz with its chain-link design. This pattern has a choice of three slightly different border cables where you can choose the border design to personalize your scarf. You can mix and match, or substitute your own border style.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Sunderland design, with its cables and lace, can be knitted as a rectangular wrap, wider shawl or stole, as well as a wide scarf. The pattern has two slightly different options: a 4-stitch cabled version with center slipped stitching, and a 6-stitch wider cabled version without the center slipped stitching.
Knitting: Scarf
The Sunderland design, with its cables and lace, makes a bold, somewhat geometrical statement while still being feminine. The scarf has 4-stitch cables separated by slipped stitching and lacy diamonds in between. This design can also be used to create a wrap or shawl with alternating slipped stitch cabled columns; however, a separate Sunderland...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This contemporary rectangular wrap has just enough lace to make it feminine without being too frilly. The 32-stitch pattern repeat can be used any number of times to increase the width from a wide scarf to a slender wrap or wider shawl.
Knitting: Scarf
This scarf has cascading ‘diamonds’ filled with ‘purls’ as its main focus. A simple cable design framed by basic 4-stitch cabled pillars makes this scarf a classic. It’s relatively easy to knit and its unisex design makes it great for gift-giving.
Knitting: Cowl
The lacy chevron design makes this infinity scarf (or cowl) not only stylish, but functional and easy to knit. It is knitted in-the-round using 40-60 inch circular needles so no single needles or grafting needed. It can be made as a neck warmer, shorter cowl or long infinity scarf.
Knitting: Cowl, Scarf
The Cardiff Cable Rib Scarf has classic intertwining cables and ribbing with double slipped stitch edging. The matching cowl alternates the pattern repeats for a slightly different design.
Knitting: Mittens
These bulky mittens have the same Celtic-like center cable design as the matching scarf and cowl. The design is carried down the outer wrist for ample coverage with 2x2 ribbing on the palm side for a nice, comfy fit. As a bonus, instructions for matching fold-over fingerless mitts are included.
Knitting: Scarf
Lately, I’ve been hooked on cables! The Canterbury Crossing Cables Scarf takes basic cables and criss-crosses them for a stately, textured look. Framed by basic left and right cables, along with double slipped stitch separating lines, this scarf knits up nicely for either male or female. Several repeats can be added to make a wonderfully warm a...
Knitting: Scarf
The Killarney Cabled Scarf and Cowl design has a soft, Celtic look with lots of options. The scarf can be knitted with either a 3-stitch twisted rib cable framing the center Celtic cable design, or a basic 4-stitch cable. The cowl changes the look slightly with double 4-stitch cabled columns. Either 4-stitch version can also be knitted up as an...
Knitting: Scarf
The Ainsley Twisted Rib Cable Scarf has many possibilities! It has four different alternate repeats – Alternates A, B, C and D – that can be used singularly or mixed. By adding subtle changes to each 14-stitch repeat, this pattern has a minimum of four scarves wrapped into one! The first sample alternates between A and B every 16 rows, while th...
Knitting: Scarf
The Fairfield Scarf comes in two versions – one with a center lace panel, and the other with a center cable panel. Together with framing cables and lace, each version of the scarf provides a slightly different look. This two-in-one pattern can be quite versatile. Knit the lacy version for a nice spring/summer scarf; or knit the cabled version f...
Knitting: Boot Cuffs / Toppers
Like the Heartflower Cabled Scarf, Cowl and Fingerless Mitts/Mittens, the heart-shaped design is also the theme for these boot cuffs. They’re great for added warmth and keeping leggings nicely tucked into ankle boots or taller boots. Make them longer in length for a nice pair of leg warmers. Use a nice Aran/worsted or bulky weight yarn to knit ...
Knitting: Mittens
Like the Heartflower Cabled Scarf and Fingerless Mitts, the heart-shaped design is also the theme for these mittens. Using a slightly different design than the fingerless mitts, the mittens have a shorter cuff. They’re great for added warmth when the fingerless mitts aren’t enough. Use a nice Aran or bulky weight yarn to knit these mittens up i...
Knitting: Scarf
Texture is the theme of the Carlisle Cabled Scarf. With its intertwining cables, purl valleys, and right cross borders, this scarf comes with loads of knitting options. Use a nice worsted tweed for males, or a soft worsted alpaca blend for females. Use the main baseline cabled stitches and borders (which can be swapped out with borders of your ...
Knitting: Mittens
Like the Carlisle Cabled Scarf, texture is the theme for these mittens. With intertwining cables, purl valleys, and single right cross centered ribbing, the Carlisle Cabled Mittens have a distinctive style. Use a nice Aran or bulky tweed for males, or a soft worsted alpaca blend for females. Knit these mittens for a nice addition to the scarf, ...
Knitting: Scarf
To use a cable needle or not to use a cable needle – that’s no longer a question with this scarf! The Cable-Me-Not Scarf looks like it has cables, but no cable needles are needed. ‘Cables’ are done using right crosses, yarn overs and decreases. This makes the scarf a relatively easy and quick knit – perfect to have on-hand for gift-giving to ma...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
The Heartflower Fingerless Mitts match the design of the scarf and cowl for the perfect set of outerwear pieces. Designed for Aran or bulky weight yarns, these mitts knit up quickly. The sizing fits small to medium hands, and needle sizes 8 or 9 (US) can be used.
Knitting: Cowl
The Heartflower cowl has many sizing options, from small neckwarmer to large bulky cowl. Designed for Aran/heavy worsted and bulky weight yarns, cowls can be knitted quickly and make perfect gifts. Needle sizes can range between US 8 and 13.
Knitting: Scarf
The Heartflower Scarf is designed for heavy worsted or bulky weight yarns; however, lighter weights (worsted or DK/sport) can be used with more pattern repeats. This scarf is quick, easy and fun to knit. The decreases, along with one set of cabled stitches, provide an intertwined cabled look throughout the pattern.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap, Scarf
It’s a wrap! The Rosamund Wide Scarf and Wrap/Stole pattern completes my Piccadilly Collection. Each pattern in the collection carries a central theme – Phoebe’s cable and Fiona’s lace. Interchangeably, these cables and lace stitches have evolved into a series of patterns – each with their own unique style and included in the eBook. Rosamund ha...
Knitting: Cowl
The Phoebe Lacy Cabled Cowl pattern is part of my Piccadilly Collection. Each pattern in the collection carries a central theme – cables and lace. Phoebe is a simple, yet slightly different take on the basic cable. Choose any number of repeats to change Phoebe’s look from a small collar to a wider cowl.
Knitting: Cowl, Scarf
The Beatrice Cowl, Scarf, or Wrap pattern is part of my Piccadilly Collection. Each pattern in the collection carries a central theme – cables and lace. Interchangeably, these cables and lace stitch patterns have evolved into a series of slightly different stitch combinations – each with their own unique style. Beatrice incorporates Phoebe’s si...
Knitting: Cowl, Scarf
The Philippa Cowl, Wide Scarf or Wrap pattern is part of my Piccadilly Collection. Each pattern in the collection carries a central theme – cables and lace. Interchangeably, these cables and lace stitch patterns have evolved into a series of slightly different stitch combinations – each with their own unique style. Philippa incorporates Fiona’s...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap, Scarf
The Fiona Wide Scarf or Wrap pattern is part of my Piccadilly collection. Each pattern in the collection carries a central theme – cables and lace. Interchangeably, these cables and lace stitch combinations have evolved into other designs – each with their own unique style. Fiona adds a lace pattern to Phoebe’s cable. She can be made as a wide ...
Knitting: Scarf
The Phoebe Lacy Cabled Scarf pattern starts off the central theme of my Piccadilly Collection - cables and lace. Interchangeably, these cables and lace stitch patterns have evolved into a series of other slightly different patterns – each with their own unique style. Phoebe is a simple, yet slightly different take on the basic cabled scarf patt...
Knitting: Cowl
This cowl can provide warmth with a bit of style. The lacy bottom can lie flat underneath coats or jackets while the cabled body accentuates the neck. The cowl can be made as a collar to add to a crew neck shirt or sweater by knitting the shorter style; or made as a taller cowl for extra warmth with outerwear. You decide the height to suit your...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap, Scarf
There’s something about diamond lace that gives many knitted pieces a classy look. This pattern offers diamond lace columns that can be knitted singularly as a scarf, or with additional columns for a wide scarf or rectangular wrap. Matching fingerless mitts are included to complete the set. The pattern repeat is fairly easy to memorize making t...
Knitting: Cowl
If you like cowls, but are looking for something quick and easy to make, then this just might be the pattern you’re looking for! With one skein of yarn (approximately 200 yards depending on size), this cowl or neck warmer can be made over just one weekend and ready to wear on Sunday or Monday to show off your work.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves, Cowl
Sometimes a scarf is too much or just isn’t enough, and a neck warmer is the perfect alternative (or addition) to ward off winter’s chill. This pattern offers the same Coventry cables and lace design as the scarf in the form of a cowl with matching fingerless mitts. Three design patterns wrapped into one for extra warmth, the cowl can be knitte...
Knitting: Scarf
This 2-scarf pattern showcases two different braided cables framing a cascade of diamond lace. These cables provide a slightly different look to each scarf. Adding repeats can make the scarf wider to make a shawl/stole or even an afghan/throw. The top/bottom hemline and side borders can be substituted with a seed or moss stitch hemline, simple ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap, Scarf
This pattern has lots of options. It can be knitted as a scarf with 2-3 panels (6.5” to 8” wide); a scarf/shoulder wrap (12” to 15” wide) or a wider shawl or stole (15” wide or more). The bottom hemline and side borders are optional and can be substituted with seed or moss stitch borders, simple garter stitch borders, or your personal choice.