Two sizes of Mason Jar cozies, knit on #10 needles with 100% worsted weight wool.

This hat is constructed by first knitting the cabled headband (flat), seaming it together, then picking up stitches around the headband to knit the crown. The crown uses two colors, the main and a contrast color, for which you only need about 40 yards.

“When one knitter dies, another is born,” says Jane after taking up knitting—thus the “baby” knitter was born. Being an independent, and somewhat stubborn, person, Jane took the easy hat pattern I use to teach knitting and modified it into the hat she envisioned. So here it is!

This pattern is written for 2 16” circular needles, in-the-round method. It uses the Little Shell, which is a four row repeat that looks like a cable, but isn’t. For a more unisex version of the mittens, don’t do the Little Shell, but just knit 3 where the shell pattern occurs on the cuff and eliminate the pattern altogether on the hand.

Materials: DK or light worsted weight yarn in two colors: 100 yards each.

This hat is designed for the whole whale-loving family. I used Swan’s Island Organic Eco Wash in sport weight, warm and soft for everyone’s head. The sizes are for 14” (16”, 18”, 21”, and 23”) head circumferences: baby, toddler, child, adult small, adult large.

This hat is 10” long to hold a lot of hair, but can be made shorter by taking out one repeat of rounds 2-12. It is in 3 sizes: 19, 20, and 22 inch.

This pattern was written for a friend whose hands get cold when he is playing the piano on the veranda of a historic hotel in New Hampshire. The lack of a thumb allows for the needed reach on the keyboard. The pattern is written for two circular needles. You may use 4 double points or magic loop method if you prefer.

This is a simple, garter stitch cowl, which can be worn as a snood. Attractive and warm. It is knit flat and seamed, but you could join it in the round when you finish the increases, if you don’t mind alternating between knitting a row and purling a row.

This quick and easy piece is a good way to use that single skein of beautiful yarn you have in your stash. You’ll need approximately 325 yards of the main color of bulky yarn with stash yarn in complementary colors in worsted, lace, and fingering. The neck or waist is 39 inches and can be cinched for a smaller waist, and the bottom of the piece...

This a quick headband that measures approximately 21” and has ribbon woven through the gaps left by cabling. It uses a provisional cast-on and three-needle bind-off, both of which are explained in the pattern.

My friend, Pam, designed this little skirt for her grand-daughter, which I thought was adorable. There is something fetching about seeing the front of the skirt, with cute buttons and ribbon, and then having the surprise of the bow at the back.

This fulled wine caddy makes a perfect gift. It carries a 750 ml bottle of wine and uses less that one skein of 100% worsted weight wool yarn.

This tapered headband using increases and decreases to shape. It has slipped stitch edging for a neat appearance, and the ends are seamed together. Knit on worsted weight with a #6, it is tight and warm.

Knit in the round with bulky or super bulky yarn, these Santa Hats will make a quick, fun gift for Christmas.

For our Secret Santa Swap, Kate wanted alpaca/wool blend and socks. After casting about for bedtime socks, the only way I could think to combine these two properties, I decided to write a pattern for them. Maybe you would enjoy snuggling up on the couch with them, too!

These fingerless mitts are quick and easy to make. The little shell rib pattern gives them a delicate look, and the alpaca/wool sport weight yarn makes them soft.

This baby hat has a turned-in hem and is written for 2 sizes: 12” head and 15” head (newborn and baby). The ducks are charted and part of the beak is done in duplicate stitch.

This cute hat might be just what is needed for your bee-lover friends, or maybe for Earth Day! The hat pattern is written for three head sizes: newborn, child, adult. I used natural alpaca colors, but you could spruce it up with bright yellows and blues. Perfect for a spring baby shower.

Get ready for those St. Patrick day celebrations! This tam comes in two sizes (baby and adult) and is made with worsted weight yarn and size 8 needles. Two skeins will make 2 tams, plus more depending on how many baby hats you make. In the models is used Brown Sheep Nature Spun in Spring Green and Irish Shamrock.

This peace hat is knit in worsted weight yarn with size 8 circulars and double points. One size, comfortably fits up to a 23” head.

These mitts were designed for the first Great Northern Yarn Haul which went from Lake Champlain (thus Champ at the top of the mitt) to the Atlantic (represented by the whale). The pattern was given away at Love.Yarn.Shop. to people participating in the Haul.

This sweet Bell Flower Sleeveless top is knit in the round with #6 circulars and sport weight yarn. The bells are made by casting on 8 stitches, then decreasing in subsequent rows. The trim is a simple three row pattern. The smallest size of the top took less that 3 skeins of Swans Island Eco-wash Sport. What a great knit with a fabulous yarn!

This baby/child’s sweater is perfect for Easter or a cool spring morning. It is written for seven sizes: 3 month-old (6 month-old, 12 month-old, 18 month-old, 2-year-old, 4 year-old, 6 year-old). Chest size 16 (18, 19, 20, 23, 25) inches. That hat is written for 3 sizes: baby, toddler, and child.

Dancers of all ages like to have leggings to wear. These were designed for a young dancer (who also is a knitter). You can increase or decrease the sizing by taking your ankle measurement, and multiplying it by 5 to get your cast on number. Then take your calf measurement, multiply by five again, to figure out how many you need to increase at a...

This pattern has five sizes ranging from 14” (pictured) to 23”. You could change the color pattern for different members of the family. I used the natural colors of Kraemer’s Alpaca Handknitting Yarn in DK weight for tradition and warmth, soft enough for everyone’s head. The pattern is charted and uses four colors, so you could use any DK weigh...

With smaller skeins, we need smaller projects. These fingering weight mitts used less than a 200 yard skein of Round Mountain Fibers superwash merino in the colorway Kestrel. I divided the 1.6 ounce skein into two equal balls, so I didn’t misjudge the length, and still had .4 ounces left over.

I started this cowl at a Yarn Tasting at my yarn shop to check out Round Mountain Fibers yarn. We used one skein of 100% Superwash Merino in Bulky, approximately 120 yards, in the color Teal. My customers thoroughly enjoyed knitting on the project, so here’s the pattern for you to enjoy!

My husband jokes that when I’m knitting, I’m doing “work of national importance.” I designed these mittens for the important work each of us does when we campaign or just plain show up at the polls and vote.

These are some hats I have been knitting for newborns for the Little Hats, Big Hearts campaign by the American Heart Association for the month of February. I can knit 3 hats from a 200 yard skein of worsted weight of Kraemer’s Perfection Worsted and two hats from a 120 yard skein of Perfection Chunky. In the pattern, the first number is for wor...

This hat and boot topper set was designed to go with the Baby Hat and Leggings set for the mom of the Christmas baby! I needed a second skein of Peace Fleece to finish my boot toppers.

I designed this hat while making baby hats for the American Heart Association’s call for red hats for newborns in February to raise awareness of heart disease and congenital heart disorders.

I love buttons and enjoy making patterns to use them! This pattern does not have buttonholes; the cuff is knit flat, then the flap sewn down and the buttons attached. These mittens use approximately 200 yards of worsted weight yarn and size 7 needles. The model is knit with String Theory Hand-Dyed Long Island Worsted. You’ll need stitch markers...

The hat set with contrasting years is a fun quick knit on bulky yarn for mother and baby. Stranded knitting with sizes 8 and 10 16” circular.

This super easy cowl is made with one skein of Kraemer’s Perfection Super Bulky. It’s basically a tube, which looks really cute around the neck, but can also be pulled up to cover the mouth and nose when the north wind is blowing. Great last minute gift, too!

This headband was used for a learn to knit class for children. It is super easy.

The hat can be worn as either a slouch hat or turn up the brim for a watchman’s cap, pom pom or no pom pom. The reversible cables are done with a 1 x 1 ribbing (k1, p1) and the bands between the cables are seed stitch, 1 x 1 rib, and seed stitch. I place markers to help me keep track of the separate bands. The scarf is in the same pattern, also...

This hat and leggings set was made for a baby girl due at Christmas. The little shell is a sweet, feminine rib pattern that is easy to remember.

These unisex mitts are designed for the chilly evenings holding cards, instruments, food and drink, or hands!

This cute hat is perfect for a newborn for a Bastille Day celebration or other French event. It was designed for a friend’s Parisian grand-daughter. You could also use it for the 4th of July or change the colors for other celebrations!

This Sweet Pea Baby Hat is 21 inches--perfect for a summer birth. It uses a #6 16” circular for the hat and worsted weight yarn and #2 double points or straight or circular needles, used flat, with fingering weight yarn for the pea pod and leaves.

This sweet daffodil hat has a row of flowers and a sun on the crown. It is 20 inches diameter, so perfect for a baby or young child for Easter or going out in the stroller on a cool, spring morning.

I have made these wedding socks for several couples when they got married. Once you find out the color theme of their wedding and their shoe sizes, you are ready to make the perfect handmade gift—one that they can enjoy while cozying up on the couch together. The toes and heels of one pair match the main color of the other and vice versa.

I was out spring skiing when I whipped past this woman wearing a cute white hat. I thought, “Heck, I’m going write a pattern for that!” I’m sure the hat is quite different, especially the top, and it was probably manufactured, but I was inspired to create this version. It has rings of purl and 2 x 2 rib and I used toe decreasing for the top. Cu...

This pattern is written for an adult, although you can make it smaller by stopping before last pattern repeat. It has a provisional cast-on, which makes a seamless headband.