Kimberly Perkins

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Cowl
This easy cowl uses a Cat Mountain Fiber Arts Fusion 250 skein, with 5 different yarns/textures. The stockinette and reverse stockinette stitch pattern shows off the textures for a cozy, wooly neck wrap. Pair it with our Super Slouch Hat for a Fusion ensemble!
Knitting: Vest
Here is a fingering weight version of our fun Swing Vest! The Fusion 800 yarn is light and drapey, making this vest perfect for a cool summer evening. The alternating stockinette and reverse stockinette ribs show off the different yarns and textures from the skein.
Knitting: Cowl
This cozy cowl is fun to knit and the multi-textured Fusion yarn really shines with the interlocking shapes of entrelac. The finished cowl measures approximately 25 inches in diameter and 10 inches wide. We knit our sample in the color way Cedar. I love how it looks like a crazy quilt!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This pattern for a pretty, asymmetrical triangle shawl uses color changes and textured stitches to keep the knitting interesting while creating a pleasing, squishy fabric.
Knitting: Poncho
This fun, easy, cozy poncho is knit top down, and the pattern makes a flattering V shape in the front and back. Its a perfect pattern for showing off the multiple textures in our Fusion Yarn!
Knitting: Poncho
Knit in easy stockinette stitch, this cozy poncho is a quick knit on a size 10 needle. The I-cord on each side gives the garment a firm and attractive edge. The sample was knit in the color way “Japanese Maple.”
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A worsted weight version of our Let’s Go Fly a Kite Shawl, makes a bigger, cozier shawl in the same fun kite shape, using 750 yards of worsted weight Cat Mountain Fiber Arts Fusion yarn.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Inspired by the beautiful Danube River in central Europe, A pretty scarfy-shawl with a simple lace repeat, garter sections, and a picot bind off. This pattern uses two skeins of sock/fingering weight yarn, so it’s a great stash buster.
Knitting: Cowl
This simple cowl, worked flat and then seamed, is a great introduction to the beautiful mosaic technique. The textured yarn gives a special contrast for the mosaic blips, resembling an old cobblestone street.
Knitting: Scarf
Featuring stripes and textures, this scarf knits up nice and smooshy.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This pretty little shawl works up quickly into a fun trendy “boomerang” shape. You can use our Fusion 250 Worsted weight yarn for a cozier shawl, or our Fusion 400 Fingering weight yarn for a lighter drapier version.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is an easy to knit shawl using Cat Mountain Fiber Arts Fusion 800, eight-textured yarn, in the trendy kite shape. I love this versatile shape for a wrap, as it works great wrapped cozily around the neck for a scarf, or can be wrapped around your shoulders in a cold office.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Cozy mitts! Another quick knit with our Cat Mountain Fiber Arts five-textured Fusion 250 yarn. Techniques used are knit and purl, and increases by knitting in the front and bak of the stitch.
Knitting: Cowl
This is the second version of our Linen Stitch Cowl, this one knit in the round. Another quick knit using out new Cat Mountain Fiber Arts Fusion 250 Skein. I have always loved how linen stitch looks worked in variegated yarn, and the added textures from the 5 different yarns in the fusion skein is even better!
Knitting: Scarf
Let the yarn do the work for you! This easy pattern uses one skein of Cat Mountain Fiber Arts five-textured Fusion 250 yarn to create a striped scarf worked on the length in garter stitch. Leave the ends to make fringe, and you have a lovely quick knit that is great for a last minute gift or for beginners.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This stylish, easy to make hat uses most of a skein of Cat Mountain Fiber Arts Fusion 250. Its long enough to pull down over your ears and neck when you are out in the cold and wind, or you can pull up up and back for fun slouchy look.
Knitting: Poncho
One Skein of Cat Mountain Fiber Arts Fusion 800 makes this drapey flowing poncho. A simple rectangle is knitted using alternating sets of garter stitch rows with drop stitch rows, with each of the eight yarns in the Fusion 800 skein used twice. Feel free to modify the length or width to suit you. I’ve also had several people tell me they will e...
Knitting: Scarf
Winter is Here! This trendy super scarf will keep you cozy when the snow flies and the wind blows. This scarf pattern is a great way for beginners who have done some knitting to learn and practice new stitches and techniques without having to do a lot of counting or any shaping. Stitches used include Knit, Purl, Yarn Over, and Dropped Stitch.
Crochet: Scarf
Zig, then zag is a retro style muffler that reminds me of crochet afghans from the 1970’s! The rows are worked on the length, letting the multi- textured yarn do the work for you to make a unique and beautiful scarf.
Knitting: Cape
One skein makes this cozy and funky capelet, which can double as a squishy neck cowl.
Knitting: Cowl
This simple cowl pattern worked in Cat Mountain Fiber Arts Fusion 800 yarn allows you to create your own cowl by choosing which yarns of the eight included in the skein and which order you’d like to use them in. The sample in the photo used four of the eight yarns, but you may choose to use lesser amounts of all eight, or create a larger or sma...
Knitting: Scarf
This simple scarf is knit on the length in garter stitch using the two yarns included in the Cat Mountain Fiber Arts Sheer and Simple Scarf Kit; a heavy worsted weight merino/silk blend, and a lace weight kid mohair, silk and merino blend. The two yarns have been dyed together in our Cat Mountain Fiber Arts Fusion method. The end result is a sh...
Knitting: Cowl
Cozy Moebius Cowl in Cat Mountain Fiber Arts Fusion 500, Five Textured Natural Fiber Hand Dyed Yarn. This simple pattern combines stockinette and reverse stockinette with a moebius design to showcase the the different textures of this yarn. I finished my cowl for Vogue Knitting Live in January 2013, and it kept me very warm in the windy New Yor...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Increases in each even numbered row make pretty curved rays that radiate outward and create a crescent shaped shawl that wraps cozily around your shoulders and neck. This shawl shows off the multiple textures and beautiful colors of Cat Mountain Fiber Arts Fusion yarn.
Knitting: Vest
This fun vest looks great with jeans or with a dress up outfit. Its easy to make, flattering for many body shapes, and adds a bit of warmth and style on a chilly day.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Supplies: Cat Mountain Fiber Arts Fusion Softie Shawl Kit, 450 Yards, US Size 5 circular needle, 24 inch or longer, Approximately 50 beads of a coordinating color.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
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Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A very kind knitter alerted me to some errors in the stitch counts in Rows 3 and 5 - I uploaded a corrected version of the pattern on 5.16.2013. So sorry for the errors!