Mary McSweeney

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A complicated looking shawl that only has two lace rows, repeated throughout the pattern. The lace pattern is easy to memorize, and customizable for any weight yarn. The thinner the yarn used, the greater the needed yardage.
Knitting: Towel
My son moved two states away after college for a fantastic job, and almost immediately purchased a condo. Since he has never been interested in hand-knit garments, I decided to make him something he might use as a housewarming gift. I knew there were towel patterns available, but I wanted something thinner than the worsted weight kitchen cotton...
Knitting: Towel
My son moved two states away after college for a fantastic job, and almost immediately purchased a condo. Since he has never been interested in hand-knit garments, I decided to make him something he might use as a housewarming gift. I knew there were towel patterns available, but I wanted something thinner than the worsted weight kitchen cotton...
Knitting: Towel
My son moved two states away after college for a fantastic job, and almost immediately purchased a condo. Since he has never been interested in hand-knit garments, I decided to make him something he might use as a housewarming gift. I knew there were towel patterns available, but I wanted something thinner than the worsted weight kitchen cotton...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This is a fair isle hat pattern that uses one contrast color. It is rather simple, with eight stitch repeats for nine rows of the contrast color.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This is a fair isle hat pattern that uses one contrast color. It is rather simple, with eight stitch repeats for nine rows of the contrast color.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This is a fair isle hat pattern that uses one contrast color. It is rather simple, with eight stitch repeats for nine rows of the contrast color.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This is a fair isle hat pattern that uses one contrast color. It is rather simple, with four stitch repeats for no more than nine rows of the contrast color.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These fingerless mitts can be made with fingering weight yarn, sport or dk weight yarn, or with worsted weight yarn. The lace pattern is simple, easy to memorize, and matches my Lace Hat. The mitts are very strechy and should fit all hands.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This is a very easy lace pattern to memorize and looks beautiful.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A chart for the Cross Country runner in your life. Use DK weight yarn and size 5 needles, and work 8 repeats, or worsted weight yarn and size 8 needles, and work 6 repeats.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Show your team colors, or your love for the game with this quick knitting hat!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A friend asked me to knit her a hat in her team colors for swimming. This is what we came up with!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Here is a hat for the Minecraft lovers in your life! A Very Warm knit hat to look like the Creeper, the bad guy that blows up if you don’t get him first.
Knitting: Christmas Stocking
A quick and easy Christmas stocking, knit flat on two needles in bulky yarn, with a seam along the top edge. Variations included for a picot cuff, a folded cuff, a garter stitch cuff, and a ribbed cuff.