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A simple and quick knit, suitable for inexperienced knitters.

Montaria is a drop-shoulder boxy top with a top-down construction. The top is longer at the back and its length can be easily adjusted according to personal taste. The yarn used is Mungo, our recycled wool-cotton.

This mosaic sock pattern has been adapted from a traditional sock design from the Montemuro mountains in Portugal. Like all traditional Portuguese garments, the socks are worked inside-out.

This lightweight cropped vest uses our 100% Portuguese Merino yarn João paired with Silk Mohair. João is a delicate sport weight single ply yarn that looks and feels like the traditional hand spun yarn from Alentejo used for weaving blankets. Because Alentejo is a hot and dry region and our yarn is as under processed as possible, you will find ...

Badana is the name of the most critically endangered of Portugal’s native sheep breeds, Churra Badana. Its wool was once used locally for weaving blankets and other textiles but presently there is almost no demand for it and it becomes a source of expense and trouble for the farmers. This pattern was born out of my love for this beautiful breed...

Sizes 1 (2, 3, 4) (5, 6, 7)

This hat was designed as part of our campaign to raise funds for the Churra Badana sheep breeders association.

Grinalda is a top-down raglan sweater with short row shaping decorated with simple embroidered flowers.

This pattern can be found in 52 Weeks of Socks / 52 x villasukat.

About this pattern

The Lygaeus hat was designed for my Alegria class at the SQUAM Spring 2019 retreat.

Pattern available in ENGLISH and PORTUGUESE.

About this pattern

This hat is a new version of my Gorro Montanhac pattern, adapted for lighter yarns. The motif was taken from an old handwoven blanket from southern Alentejo (Portugal) and I find it particularly interesting because - unlike most weaving and knitting motifs - although horizontally symmetric, the colours are inverted on each half. The pattern, al...

This pattern can be found in issue 6 of Laine Magazine.

A simple unisex cabled hat, suitable for fairly inexperienced knitters. No complex techniques are needed for this pattern, only ribbing, 2/2 cables and simple decreases.

ERRATA:

This is an almost exact copy of a cape that I found in Alentejo, made in the early 1980’s as a gift for a toddler. The winters in Alentejo are cold (for Portuguese standards, anyway) and before the age of fleece (and microplastic pollution) a knitted cape was an effective way of keeping a young child warm while playing outside, as It covers mos...

This hat was designed to be a very fast and very easy knit. It’s a suitable project for ayone who has just learned how to knit, as no advanced techniques are required to make it. A fairly experienced knitter will be able to make it from start to finish in about two hours and even a beginner will manage to knit this hat is a very short amount of...

This pattern is available in ENGLISH and PORTUGUESE

A pattern inspired by a pair of socks made by Tia Barborita (“aunt Barborita”). Tia Barborita lives in the village of Panoias (southern Alentejo, Portugal). Forty years ago she used to knit socks for her daughter and this was her favorite pattern. The original socks were made of fine cotton but my version is designed for modern sock yarn. They ...

Inspired by a traditional handwoven blanket from Alentejo.

This pattern was originally published in 2004 on my blog. The original hat had square earflaps and a first section in reverse stockinette. After knitting a couple of hats for friends and family I made some alterations to the pattern which in my opinion resulted in a nicer, more balanced design. The original version is still available for free i...