Kat Archer

Kat Archer


I lived and worked around the country, until happily settling in Portland, OR in 2009. My love of knitting blossomed back in 1998, adding to an ever-growing list of creative pursuits. A studio art major in college, I focused on print making, and my perpetual artistic mantra has been: beauty is found in simplicity. Today I use my art training to dream up new patterns with rich texture and visual impact.

My designs have been published in Twist Collective, the Malabrigo Freelance Pattern Project, the Rose City Yarn Crawl pattern collection, the Twisted Yarn Shop pattern line, and in collaboration with Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Knitted Wit, and Hazel Knits.


original designs

Waterside Shawl
Waterways: 2018 Rose City Yarn Crawl Pattern Collection
Organized Chaos
Blue Moon Fiber Arts
Ten and Counting
Bullseye Knits
Queuing
Portland Pastimes: 2017 Rose City Yarn Crawl Pattern Collection
  • Queuing
  • Portland Pastimes: 2017 Rose City Yarn Crawl Pattern Collection
Wave Diffraction
Bullseye Knits
Ghazal Shawl
Bullseye Knits
Winter Crocus Cowl
Bullseye Knits
Flipside Cowl
Bullseye Knits
Oregon Lupine Shawl
Oregon Grows Great Things
Winter Crocus Hat
Bullseye Knits
Deconstructed
Bullseye Knits
Chartreuse
twist collective spring/summer 2015
Sojourner's Shawl
Travel Knitting
Wanderer's Cowl
Travel Knitting
Voyager's Hat
Travel Knitting
Sightseer's Mittens
Travel Knitting
Rambler's Shawl
Travel Knitting
Adventurer's Cowl
Travel Knitting
Maidenhair Lace Cowl
Bullseye Knits
Lan Su Garden Cowl
Postcards from Portland
Summit Hat
Bullseye Knits
Reef Warmers
Hot Holiday Knits 2013: Potpourri
Lazy Sunday Blanket
Bullseye Knits
Flight Plan Scarf
Hot Holiday Knits 2013: Neck & Shoulders
Fall Line Hat
Bullseye Knits
Winter Cheer Mitts
Bullseye Knits
Quaking Aspen Cowl
Bullseye Knits
Chronos Cowl
Twisted Cowl Club 2013 Pattern Collection
Ghazal Cowl
Bullseye Knits
Winter's Quiet Cowl
Bullseye Knits
Britches & Bloomers, the Gnomes
Twisted Itty Bitty Baby Knits Pattern Collection
Diamond Ring Cowl
Bullseye Knits
Mingling Purse
Hot Holiday Knits 2012: Potpourri
Tofino Cowl
Bullseye Knits
Striped Simplicity
Bullseye Knits
Stratosphere Cowl
Bullseye Knits
Yarn: Madelinetosh Prairie, colorway Nebula
Ondelette
Bullseye Knits
Subduction Zone
Bullseye Knits
Novelty
a new thread
Glenn's Scarf
Bullseye Knits
Wild Thing
a new thread
Born to Run
a new thread