Alexandra Long

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Blue Lightning Cabled Hat has a cable motif that starts large but shrinks as the hat goes on, decreasing with the crown decreases, to look like lightning bolts. The pigtail pom poms add a bit of whimsy and an electrified look to the design. The instructions for the cables are both written and charted.
Knitting: Mittens
The Blue Lightning Cabled Mittens have a cable motif that starts large but shrinks as the mittens decrease towards the tips of the fingers, to look like lightning bolts. The instructions for the cable are both written and charted. This pattern is written to be knit using magic loop, but can easily be adjusted for DPNs. There are also instructio...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
THE STARFIELD HAT IS A CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE PATTERN. There are two types of brim (ribbed or folded), two techniques for the star pattern (stranded colorwork or Roosimine, an Estonian inlay technique), and finally guidance for different lengths if you want a fitted beanie or more of a slouchie style. Stranded colorwork will give you a conti...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Through the Galaxy Wrap is a rectangular wrap that starts at the center with a provisional cast on, then is knit flat for four repeats if a galaxy motif, followed by a lace edging and stretchy bind off. The stitches are picked up from the provisional cast on and knit in the other direction with four more repeats followed by the lace edging. Eac...
Knitting: Pullover
Rockets to the Stars is the child version of the Rockets to Mars sweater, since children dream in bigger, more exciting ways. The sizes are in 3 in (7.5 cm) increments for the chest circumference because that is the width of a single Rocket motif. It is worked seamlessly from the top down, starting with a 2x2 ribbed neckline. Optional short row...
Knitting: Pullover