This pattern is part of the Found Objects collection. This project was based on the idea that inspiration can be found in every nook and cranny of our daily lives, especially the ones that seem the most unremarkable. Each piece in this collection is based on a found object. These objects were gathered from the places I see and inhabit every day. Every item I chose had a story to share, and from those stories came inspiration for seven knitted accessories, which may someday, in turn, inspire someone else.

A Hidden Door is a large, cozy wrap inspired by the secret of a sketeton key. It is covered in a lattice of cables that open up into a doorway in the center. While these cables look complex, they are actually very intuitive, and easy to memorize.

Needles: US 8 (5 cm) 32” (80 cm) circular needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
Yarn: 1080 yards (990 metres), 560g worsted weight yarn
Sample shown in sunflower knit canadian worsted (100% canadian wool, 216 yards 198 metres, 112g) x 5 skeins in cedar
Notions: tapestry needle, cable needle
Gauge: 15 stitches x 23 rows = 4” (10 cm), over stockinette, blocked