Sandra VanBurkleo
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Crochet: Beanie, Toque
This simple hat with its brilliant colors memorializes the ancient town of LaHaina in Maui. It is made from the top down with Schoeppel Gradient, a lightly felted, long color run, worsted-weight wool. As written, the hat is about 19 inches at the brim, a woman’s large. For a smaller hat, use one size smaller hook; for a slightly bigger size, ad...
Knitting: Vest
This warm, quick-knit vest consists largely of triangles. It is the super-bulky version of our popular, less chunky Orkney Vest. Use wool or wool blend yarn for elasticity and warmth. Choose big buttons that don’t detract from the geometry. A handful of mattress-stich seams ensure good structure. The front button bands and loops employ simple c...
Knitting: Pullover
Here’s a comfortable, classic pullover, suitable for men or women, with a funnel neckline, staghorn cables, and slightly rolled edges, which flatter all body types. Use a single, super-bulky strand, or create your own fabric with two complementary yarns in DK or light worsted weight. We’ve used worsted-weight merino with a strand of mid-weight ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The knit cast-on is used for its reversibility. The crochet cast-on would work as well.