This is a simple, top-down sweater with circular yoke that has some simple lace pattern.

I used Twinn (100 % merino, 100 g/700 m) for the sample but you can use any wool, merino or wool-silk blend of a similar weight.

This is a circular yoke top, knitted top down and seamlessly. The increases in the yoke are incorporated into the lace pattern.

It is a pattern recipe for diagonal shoulder top.

This scarf was designed for Lämpö (Neulojan Sohvilla), Finnish wool, hand-dyed by Lankapuoti Tiukukula. It is light fingering wool 50 g/250 m. You can substitute it with any lamb wool or merino yarn of the same weight or to try a different fiber like mohair.

This is a classic triangular shawl “from the neck” with half-brioche stitch and eyelets.

Designed especially for Oksana Tandit’s collection at Tallinn Fashion Week (Autumn 2023).

This is a pattern recipe.

This shawl combines two features: two-color brioche stitch and asymmetrical shape with long ends.

I went to Tartu and lost my hat. Solution: go to the yarn store and get some bulky yarn to knit a hat in short time.

Top-down seamless sweater with a simple cable pattern.

This is a pattern recipe for the construction of crescent shaped shawl.

It is a simple top-down seamless top that is suitable for an advanced beginner as your first knitted garment.

V-neck in half-brioche stitch is top-down, seamless knit that can be easily customized.

Seamless, top-down, try on as you go!

Any mohair 25 g/200-240 m will be suitable.

This is a seamless top down vest with cables throughout. The pattern provides charts. I recommend having several pairs of circular needles of the same size. You will need them when working on back and front pieces before joining underarms. For armholes and neck finishing, I recommend 40 cm circular needles or double pointed needles or magic loo...

Effie is silk mohair yarn 25 g/75 m, available here.

Pallohiha means “balloon sleeve” in Finnish.

Helmikuu means “February” in Finnish. We are already looking forward to the next month. Literally, it means “month of pearls” (helmi “pearl” + kuu “month”).

Udu means “fog” in Estonian. This is a delicate, hand-dyed yarn (Limited Edition) that yields a foggy, airy fabric.

V-neck in half-brioche stitch is top-down, seamless knit that can be easily customized.

It is a simple top-down seamless sweater. The original yarn is from here but any mohair 25g/200-220 m will do. There are plenty silk mohair yarns that satisfy the criteria.

This is an easy circular yoke top for thicker mohair yarn. If the original Eife (https://www.knit4u.se/se/garner/mohair/eife-mohair-silke-...) is unavailable, Melody by Drops is a good alternative.

The yarn is 70 % Gotland wool, 30 % merino, 100 g/300 m. I used two skeins (600 m) but you can make your scarf longer.

Yarn recommendations: you can use any mohair or several threads of mohair that gives you the same weight (25 g/110 m). Or combine mohair with linen, as in the original yarn.

Seamless, top-down, easily adjustable sweater in half-brioche stitch. Try on as you go!

Sinivihm means “wisteria” in Estonian. Word by word it means “blue rain”.

It is a simple oversized cardigan in half-brioche stitch. Seamless, top down, try on as you go.

Top-down, seamless, oversized sweater with fun stitch pattern in half-brioche.

This is a seamless top down sweater with some fun colourwork.

Simple top-down seamless sweater with circular yoke. Try on as you go.

“Ilmava” means “airy” in Finnish. It is a light mohair-linen top that can easily be turned into a sweater.

This is a top-down seamless sweater with circular yoke and some eyelets on the bottom of the torso and sleeves.

This is a pattern recipe that tells you how to construct and design your own circular yoke sweater in stockinette stitch.

The sweater is sealmess, top down and features circular yoke.

It is a simple scarf that combines brioche stitch and eyelets.

I designed this shawl for Finnish knitting cruise of 2019.

This is a simple top down sweater with circular yoke. If you cannot get the original yarn, you can combine fingering weight sock yarn and thin mohair (35 g/210-250 cm) or Drops Air and Drops Lace. The sweater is meant to be worn with positive ease.

This is a classical triangular shawl started from the neck, except that it has longer ends. This is achieved through short rows.

The shawl was designed especially for Woolmint yarns and Jyväskylä knitting festival 2019.

This is a fun stitch, it is the same on write and wrong side. The gauge is not important. You can use practically any yarn. It would look nice in variegated yarn, wool or mohair.

It is a simple crescent shaped shawl, suitable for a beginner who wants to try his/her hand at shawl knitting. Many like this shape because you can easily twine the shawl around your neck several times, as it has long ends.

The shawl is in a shape of boomerang, which is achieved trough the system of increases and decreases. The gauge is not critical, although it may affect the size of your shawl and the amount of yarn. Pick the needles so that you like the fabric, it should be open and airy.

Pattern recipe for textured sweater.

If you like half-brioche stitch but want to do something different, this might be for you.

When it is not very cold yet but you want to have a scarf in your bag just in case, this may be something for you. Simple and airy stitch pattern prevents knitting from getting boring.

It is a simple scarf with some eyelets to create interesting fabric,

Isekalduv means ‘self-slanting’ in Estonian. It is a simple asymmetrical triangular shawl with one elongated and pointed end. The shape is achieved through increases at one edge but also because the stitch pattern is biased.

I designed this shawl for Burda Style Finland Handicraft cruise 25.-27.10.2018. It is asymmetrical triangular shawl in the shape of boomerang.

It is a simple knit, alternation of stockinette with some eyelet rows.

Seamless, top-down, fun stitch top, try-on as you go.

This is a pattern recipe. Intermediate to advanced skill level.

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I designed this shawl for handicraft cruise organized by Burda Style Finland (5.-7.10.2017).

This is a versatile pattern that you can adjust to practically any yarn. You can utilize leftovers, experiment with gauges and textures, you name it. It starts as a triangular shawl and gradually turns into a sickle shaped shawl.

Viiv means ‘short moment’ in Estonian. The fabric is light and airy.

This is a scarf I designed and knitted as a present to my doctoral student Liina on the occasion of her thesis defense.

Asymmetrical shawl in the shape of biased triangle is quite simple. The shape is achieved through a certain rhythm of increases and decreases.

It is a pattern recipe for saddle shoulder top. I used cotton-blend 50 g/150 m but you can use any yarn you like. Linen would be perfect for summer.

This is an easily adjustable textured shawl in the shape of biased triangle. The gauge is not critical. You can experiment with the needle size and yarns, provided you like the fabric.

The main feature of the sweater is the stitch pattern, a combination of half-brioche and garter stitch.

This is a textured scarf with a stitch pattern that combines brioche stitches with garter stitch. The gauge is not important. The scarf is rectangular, so you can easily adjust the length and the width.

This is a biased asymmetrical triangular shawl. It is simple yet half-patent (half-brioche) stitch creates some interest.

I designed this shawl for Burda Style Finland Craft Cruise (6.-8.10.2016), hence the name of the shawl. I am teaching a class on shawl constructions there.

This is a simple scarf with long ends. It consists of three sections: increase section, straight section and decrease section. You can easily adjust the length and the width. Be careful though because the mesh pattern has a tendency to stretch in the length after blocking.

The pattern is called PARTICULAR because it is a particular case of kimono. It is a pattern recipe: first, the construction is explained, then I describe how I made my top and give several examples of eyelet stitch patterns.

Level: intermediate (reading charts, provisional cast on, picking up stitches, increasing and decreasing stitches).

The scarf has open fabric and looks nice in variegated yarn.

I designed this shawl as a present to my doctoral student for her defence. The shawl is named after her, hence, Ligita Shawl.

Size: S, M, L, XL

Level: indermediate

The cardigan is a part of Mattis Meekler’s and my collection Textures, presented at Tallinn Fashion Week in October 2014. All knitwear for the collection was designed and knitted by me. The cardigan was also a present for our photographer Meeli Laidvee, hence the name.

I recently published my Valge in the Estonian magzine Käsitöö. As I cannot translate and publish the pattern elsewhere, I decided to make something similar for Ravelry. What is more, I added three options for the yoke pattern. You can pick up any lace pattern, provided the repeat is of certain width and height. The three patterns are shown in t...

This is a fairly simple shawl where I used up remnants of mohair (body), cotton and cotton-rayon blend (edge). There is contrast between the fabric of the body and the edge.

This is a simple top-down top with a large collar. The contrast is between the fabric of the torso and that of the collar.

The sweater is worked top down and seamless. The collar is worked once everything else has been completed. In this way you can adjust the length and the width of the collar and have a picture of overall proportions.Easily customizable - try on as you go, adjust to your body shape.

Here is a sickle-shaped shawl that can be knitted in a variety of yarns. Try variegated yarns, experiment with needle sizes to obtain the fabric you like. I recommend using larger needles for the edge in patent stitch. The sample is 74 cm in the hight but you can make the shawl larger or smaller by extending/dininishing the main section. Make a...

Gauge is not critical, try different yarns and needles and make sure you like the fabric. The size is customizable: add more lace pattern repeats in the width or in the length or repeat the edge pattern several times. Try variegated or solid yarn, whatever you like.

It is a pattern recipe with detailed description of the construction and the example of my own sweater. I used Angora 2 held double, that gives you 100 g/360 m. About 160 g of Angora is enough for size S-M. I recommend using non-bulky yarns, either something light like mohair or linen for a summer version or something that gives you a nicely dr...

A simple cowl with a combination of moss stitch and lace columns. Yarn and gauge is not critical, choose anything that gives you a nice fabric and good stitch definition. Yarn held double. Make it longer or shorter, wider or narrower, whatever you prefer!

Initially designed for Villavyyhti yarnshop knitting club in Helsinki and now available on Ravelry!

It is a pattern recipe with an explanation of the construction and the description of how I made my top. You will need to measure your gauge and then take some simple measurements.

Gague is not critical, you can use any yarn and any needles, as long as you like the fabric. My shawlette has 40 cm in the hight and I used 80 of the yarn (aout 340 m). Make bigger or smaller, whatever pleases you!

It is a pattern recipe with an explanation of the construction and the description of how I made my cardigan. You will need to measure your gauge and then take some simple measurements.

A simple triangular shawl is worked from one tip and one stitch is increased in each right side row until the desired dimensions are reached. The result is a slightly asymmetrical triangle. The yarn used for the sample is approximately 100 g/400 m, 2 ply, 130 g.

A minimalist cardigan with a simple fabric. Shawl collar and button bands are worked simultaneously with the body. Top down and seamless: try on as you go and customize!

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It is a pattern recipe with an explanation of the construction and the description of how I made my sweater. You will need to measure your gauge and then take some simple measurements.

This is a pattern recipe that explains construction and suggests some stitch patterns. Description of how I made the green cardigan (in the photo) is provided. You will need several pairs of circular needles. In this way, you can accommodate all stitches on the needles before trying on.

This is a formula how to calculate your own waterfall collared top or sweater. Any yarn with good draping quality is suitable (some examples are given in the recommended yarns list but in general you can consider rayon, linen, cotton, wool or blends thereof). You have to take one measurement and to calculate your gauge, then to do some easy ari...

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It is a simple topdown sweater. Try on as you go! The gauge: 16 sts x 18 rows in the pattern (Chart 1) = 10 cm x 6.5 cm

This is a top down, seamless sweater. It’s name is based on the system of yoke increases. Try on as you go. The yarns are easily substitutable: any mohair 25 g/210-240 m and any laceweight wool or merino is fine. In my sample I used grey mohair and black merino. You can experiment, putting together two strands of yarns in contrasting colours.

This is a light lace sweater from sock yarn. You can use any sock yarn with the same yardage/metrage and fiber composition. Alternatively, you can try this pattern in some summer yarn that gives the same gauge. It is a seamless topdown knit. Try on as you go!

This is a kimono sleeve sweater, worked seamlessly topdown. The lace pattern is easy but not borring.

Any yarn that yields a good drape will be fine. Gauge is not important.

The cardigan is worked in one piece topdown. The shawl collar is also worked seamlessly. The pattern describes and illustrates its construction.

Any yarn that yields a good drape will be fine. Consider linen or linen blend, wool, silk. Gauge is not important.

Any yarn that is good for lace patterns would be nice as long as you get the fabric you like. Gauge is not critical.

It is a simple top down construction. You can make a dress or a sweater. You can try this construction in different yarns. The stitch pattern is a simple alternation of knit and purl stitches and can be easily modified.

This top down seamless cardigan can be knitted in a variety of yarns. Silvija is 50 g/150 m (70 % wool, 30 % silk), Aade Lõng is a rustic Estonian wool, and Sublime Yarns Cashmere Merino Silk Aran is an exquisite blend of merino, silk and cashmere.

A triangular shawl with a leaf pattern is worked from the central line sideways. The gauge is not critical. You can use any thin mohair 25 g/210-250 m or anything that gives you a fabric you like.

The traditional Estonian lace pattern võilillelehekiri (dandelion leaves) looks great on linen. Gauge 14 stitches and 12 rows (one pattern repeat) = 7 cm x 4 cm. 90 g for size S, 100 g for size M, 130 g for size L.

It is a seamless sideways wrap. You can easily adjust the size.

It is a triangular shawl started from the centre of the neck. I used 3 skeins of Sivilla Wetterhoff. You can experiment with yarns and needles, the gauge is not critical. The pattern includes charts.

This is a top-down seamless construction. The collar is shaped by regular decreases.

This is a seamless top-down vest. The lace pattern is known as tornikiri (’tower stitch’) in Estonian tradition. I used Estonian yarn Elotroi Liisu; knowing that this may be exotic outside Estonia, I would suggest Drops Alpaca. Tiina’s test-knit version in Drops Alpaca and some modifications (in case you need a longer vest) are availabel here.

This top was inspired by a most beautiful mohair top by Fanaberia. We discussed this and I did my own calculation. In case Fanaberia is going to write up her pattern, this would be a different pattern.

A lace scarf that can be knitted in a variety of yarns. The scarf combines several lace patterns. I encourage you to experiment with yarns and needle sizes.

The stitch pattern has a 3D-effect. You can experiment with different yarns and needle sizes. The gauge is not critical. If you wish, you can make it wider, longer or shorter. The pattern includes a chart.

This is a bolero with a simple construction. The gauge is not critical, you can experiment with yarns and needles. If needed, add more repeats of the lace pattern. Any yarn that drapes well is suitable.

I named this pattern Sivilla after Sivilla Wetterhoff, a wonderful blend of wool and silk. You can experiment with different yarns, as shawl knitting is incredibly versatile. Mohair or wool would be nice. The gauge is not critical. If you choose Sivilla Wetterhoff, 3 skeins is needed. The pattern includes 2 charts.