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One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer are three classic hats for the men (and boys) in your lives. Cables, texture and simple stripes cover all the bases, and instructions are included where you can easily modify these for size or different yarn weights.
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6 patterns
The 2023 Tiki Collection features 5 designs - 3 hats, a cowl and a pair of mitts. I’ve updated not only the format and level of detail, but I’ve also played with the sizing and the yarn used in a few of them.
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3 patterns
The Vodka Collection is a collaboration between Baby Cocktails and YOTH Yarns, looking at the different ways we as knitters like to play with a specific sweater shape.
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Knitting: Vest
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Knitting: Pullover
I’m having a moment with stripes that are not your average stripes, and the fantastic texture and curves in these lines caught my eye immediately. They are layered and varied in a way that adds a unique feel to this simple sweater and they were a breeze to work!
Knitting: Pullover
Poet’s Dream is a lofty, delicate pullover with an elegant vibe. The simple woven motif shows up beautifully in this subtly variegated fiber, and the bit of lace that finishes off the design adds a lovely finishing touch to the panel. Stockinette around the shoulders makes for easy shaping and allows the two textures to stand out beautifully. T...
Knitting: Pullover
It’s about time I had a Pina Colada, yes? This frothy, complex cable combination is the first thing I’ve knit that really seems to lean into the name properly, so here she is!
Knitting: Cardigan
Lemon & Paeroa is named for a popular New Zealand drink as a nod to the beautiful Arapawa yarn I used. Helene of Happy Go Knitty makes gorgeous blends using local fibers from NZ. Her colors are subdued and sophisticated, and the gentle heathers and natural tweeds hidden in the strands really highlight my stitches!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Is this becoming a habit for me? Once I finished my Vanilla Affogato tee, I wanted more time with the combination of yarn and pattern, and I just happened to have a bit more Tibetan Cloud in stash. So I cast on again!!
Knitting: Cardigan
The Smoked Orange Cardigan is all about deep texture and vibrant color. I really enjoyed the contrast between the two elements in this combination and I just love how striking this simple cardigan is. With that in mind, I kept the details to a minimum, so the attention would remain on the texture. A deep button band, an intentional hem, and bol...
Knitting: Cardigan
Bold diagonals are placed on a background of ribbing on this bottom up cardigan. The lines of these are a real standout in chunky yarn, and the mix of delicate lines and thicker cables is unexptected and easy to work. A v-neck, a short length, and the direction of the cables are all added to make Cool Arcade easy to wear and flattering. The pat...
Knitting: Pullover
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Knitting: Pullover
I’ve always wanted to use the details from my Vodka Lemonade cardigan again, and a lightweight pullover with just a bit of detail is exactly the kind of thing everyone needs.
Knitting: Vest
Goldwyn Folly was a little something I whipped up from stash over the holidays, without any intention of publishing the pattern. I saw someone wearing a short cropped vest over a long white button down while working my weekly volunteer shift and decided I needed to own that very outfit. A week later, I did!
Knitting: Cardigan
Brown Derby is all about a subtle halo, a beautifully heathered color, and some good old texture. It’s a mix of different ribs, a few braids, and garter stitch that elevates a simple cardigan into something a little more unique.
Knitting: Cowl
The Cherry Rumble Cowl features an elegant, undulating mix of lace and ribbing that creates overlapping “leaves”. There’s a new technique to learn in here, where you’ll both cross a cable and decrease a stitch in one fell swoop, but I promise it’s easy to do!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Cherry Rumble Hat features an elegant, undulating mix of lace and ribbing that creates overlapping “leaves”. There’s a new technique to learn in here, where you’ll both cross a cable and decrease a stitch in one fell swoop, but I promise it’s easy to do!
Knitting: Vest
Grapefruit Pink Lady is a cute, fresh piece you can add to your wardrobe right now. It’s an easy knit, and the perfect thing to wear with a linen dress or high waisted bottoms in Spring, then layered with a longer shirt and jeans as the weather cools again.
Knitting: Pullover
I am so often drawn to natural yarns with depth and interest in the fiber itself, and it’s sometimes hard to find a design that both allows me to create a unique shape and texture AND shows off these yarns that I love so much in the skein.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A beautiful dark heather and a gorgeous subtly shaded yellow, paired with a slight halo and some fun cables. Penderyn is my favorite kind of hat! This Black and Blue DK from Midwinter Yarns is both soft and sheepy, and the different shades and depth in this fiber really make the cables pop.
Knitting: Vest
Ghost in the Orchard - because it’s almost Halloween, this beautiful silvery gray is the perfect color for a ghostly mist, and because maybe I shot this in a meadow, but it could have been an orchard just as easily….
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I’ve been playing with new ways to work cables this year, and here’s my first experiment. The Asti Spumante Hat!
Knitting: Pullover
I’ve been playing with some new ways to work cables this year, and here’s my first successful experiment - Asti Spumante!
Knitting: Pullover
A sweater for my husband this time. Something simple and bold in a gorgeous wear-everywhere tweed. And named for one of his favorite drinks.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I named this design Hendrick’s because these spring hats absolutely remind me of springtime Gin and Tonics!!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Manischewitz is the combination of two running text threads that I have had going with Dami of Magpie Fibers over this long, crazy winter.
Knitting: Pullover
Peppermelon is a beautifully simple sweater that knits up in no time. I just love the way a delicate lace looks in a chunky yarn, and when I swatched this leafy motif with this skein of Roots and Rain Yarns Homestead, I was hooked.
Knitting: Pullover
Wild Mountain Thyme is named for herbs used in traditional Armenian teas. While collaborating with Armenuhi of Oysters and Purls on this design, war broke out in Armenia, and purchases of this pattern went to help this cause.
Knitting: Pullover
The Upper West Sweater is all about this cable motif - it’s both delicate and bold at the same time, and it’s so fun to work.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Upper West Hat is all about this cable motif - it’s both delicate and bold at the same time, and it’s so fun to work. After knitting an entire sweater in it, I really wanted just a little more.
Knitting: Pullover
Cedro is all about this gorgeous marl - a strand of Ritual Dyes Fae paired with a strand of Ritual Dyes Elder - both lovely yarns on their own, but when the delicate blue strands of laceweight peek in and out of the pale green stockinette background, and the subtle blue haze gets added to the solid, it’s really special!
Knitting: Pullover
Boulevardier is all about the drama of this texture, worked in different “stripes” across the sweater. It’s simple and completely addictive as each motif in the pattern is completed and the overall design grows. When worked a soft and satisfying yarn with just a touch of drape, the oversized fit and lines of pattern lie beautifully for a casual...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Prickly Pear Hats are simple colorwork hats, knit in deep, saturated shades of beautiful Pishkun yarn. I always look at the array of colors Candice has and mentally pair different combos up when I see them, and these two colors just jumped out at me. Plus, you know how I feel about a soft, rustic Rambouillet. It may be one of my favorite fi...
Knitting: Pullover
Western Rose is my first real foray into the world of mosaic knitting and I am hooked!
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Thanks to you, in 2020, we donated $4800 to BLM and voting rights efforts! Half of the amount went to Stacey Abrams Fair Fight 2020 and the other half went to the Neighborhood Fiber Company’s NFC Fund
Knitting: Cardigan
Thanks to you, we donated $4800 to BLM and voting rights efforts! Half of the amount collected went to Stacey Abrams Fair Fight 2020 and the other half went to the Neighborhood Fiber Company’s NFC Fund.**
Knitting: Pullover
Grey Ghost is an everyday-sweatshirt kind of knit. Assuming your everyday sweatshirts are knit in gorgeous woolen-spun cormo and feature lace and garter rib details, that is! But what I mean is that you will reach for this one ALL the time.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I don’t know about you guys, but mid-summer knitting for me always involves a few one-skein accessories. It gives me a jump on my holiday knitting, allows me a little stash busting before the real knitting season begins, and makes for a small project to bring around with me on my summer travels (limited as they may be these days….)
Knitting: Pullover
New York Sour is a simple, textured pullover designed to highlight the gorgeous heather and subtly varied colors of Jill Draper’s new Ansel yarn.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Pattern is written for BOTH an aran weight version and a worsted weight version, so see notes below on sizing and yardage for each
Knitting: Pullover
Creme de Yvette is a quick and easy pullover, featuring textured rib details on a background of reverse stockinette. The detail is worked a little differently on cuff and lower body, and is echoed in the lines of the raglan yoke.
Knitting: Cardigan
I’ve been wanting to make a sweater like this for a long while, but sometimes you just have to wait for the right moment and the right yarn and the right cable. So, when Hayley sent me a SQ of her round, soft, gorgeous Yakkity Aran in this beautiful heathered gray (Peppercorn) and I started swatching it in cables, including this traveling diamo...
Knitting: Cardigan
Gin and Juice is all about cable texture and the subtle difference created by working one motif in two ways. Simple details tie it all together - a bit of texture along the front edges, a faux seam under each arm, and a classic ribbed collar that can be worn flat or folded back. Worn flat, it adds to the loose swing of the cardigan, and when fo...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
I’m trying to design down my stash this year and get my hands into some of the special skeins of yarn I’ve been waiting to squish!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I also have a sweater design in Magpie Fibers’ new Nest yarn in the works for 2020, but once it was off my needles, I really needed one more skein of this yarn in my hands, so I decided to create a hat as well! Nest is a dream yarn for me, and I’d been watching and waiting while Dami of Magpie got this gorgeous fiber ready.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I designed this hat as an excuse to use up some of my leftovers from my Pendennis Club sweater, since I really didn’t want to be done playing with the combination of Kingston and Rockwell.
Knitting: Pullover
Pendennis Club was designed to showcase Jill Draper’s Kingston Yarn. I really loved the look when I combined two of these stunning tweeds with a pop of Rockwell for a litlte marled accent. The tweedy flecks in the background colors, when paired with the extra shading in the Rockwell, make this combo so beautifully rich!!
Knitting: Pullover
Hard Cider is my contribution to the 2019 Verb for Keeping Warm Lookbook, the second collection of designs in Kristine Vejar’s gorgeous fibers, focusing on the farmers, the makers, the materials, and the process behind our craft.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Heady Topper was designed to shine in a rustic farm yarn, and I’d been waiting for the right pattern to showcase these gorgeous skeins of Romney wool from Prado de Lana, a farm which I had fallen in love with years ago at VK live.
Knitting: Cardigan
Shandy is a delicate cardigan with a lovely cable and scallop detail, designed to showcase a delicate heather or wool fiber. The balance of simple scallops next to bold braids make a gorgeous texture that really manages to both stand out AND remain subtle at the same time.
Knitting: Pullover
This sweater is ALL about this beautiful yarn from Shani of Bleu Pouissiere. You know how much I love finding small female-run companies that aren’t usually in the spotlight and introducing you guys to them, and Shani’s work is really something special. Natural dyes, local yarns, and the most gorgeous images ever. This will not be my only desig...
Knitting: Pullover
Once I finished the Bijou Tee, I also wanted a heavier weight version for winter, and lucky for me the Wisconsin Woolen Spun comes in Worsted Weight as well as Fingering. Long sleeves and a tweak to the fit (less ease, a bit more length) means this one will work beautifully with my winter wardrobe.
Knitting: Cowl
There’s something I love about a giant, deeply textured cowl as the weather turns. It’s so easy and satisfying to knit -and once done, you throw it on with pretty much anything and it instantly makes the outfit. especially when knit in a gorgeous eye-catching color.
Knitting: Cardigan
I just cannot resist the combination of these cables plus BareNaked Wool’s gorgeous fiber.
Knitting: Pullover
Violet Aster is my foray into the world of yokes. I wanted something simple but bold, and decided to use lace for a more seasonal design. With that in mind, the sweater features a beautiful leaf-like motif around the body at hem and again on the yoke, paired with a garter stitch background to create a striking combination of lace and texture on...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A quick, delicate hat in beautiful lace - because if you still have to deal with the snow and cold, you should have something new and springy to remind you that warm weather is just around the corner.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
My assignment for my Mason Dixon Field Guide this winter was to come up with patterns that could be knit over and over again -- like potato chips -- and one of those patterns was a bulky Slipped Stitch Cap, knit in Neighborhood Fiber Company’s Studio Chunky.
Knitting: Pullover
Squishy, gorgeous Saxon Merino farm yarn, paired with lots of texture and cables. Husdon Valley Cider is my not-so classic Gansey sweater.
Knitting: Pullover
I love a rugged yarn that really reflects the sheep it came from, and THIS IS IT. Sawkill has created a gorgeous fiber with depth and texture to it, by combining a number of fleeces from their farm into a beautifully rustic yarn that will last for years!
Knitting: Cardigan
The Botanist is my contribution to A Verb For Keeping Warm’s First Look Book, a collection of designs in Kristine Vejar’s gorgeous fibers that focuses on the farmers, the makers, the materials and the process behind our craft.
Knitting: Pullover
I keep coming back to this flattering, wearable shape. It’s fun to knit, easy to seam, and I just love wearing these comfy, loose pullovers with a shirt tail peeking out beneath the hem.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I figured I’d start off the season with a quick, immensely satisfying hat - before jumping into sweaters.
Knitting: Pullover
Herbsaint is my sweater to bridge the seasons this year, featuring short sleeves, an easy fit, and some gorgeous and unexpected cables. I think a simple tee is easy to wear with anything, and both the heather and the drape of the Winterburn DK give Herbsaint a delicate, easy-wearing feel that’s perfect for either a late summer night or a crisp ...
Knitting: Pullover
Introducing The Oban Sweater. Easily my favorite thing I’ve ever knit.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Armagnac is a giant, lofty shawl featuring lots of garter stitch and three columns of lace leaves. The leaves show up beautifully against the texture of the garter, with a gorgeous line along the sides of each column that really makes the lace distinct against the background.
Knitting: Cardigan
Ouzo is an easy summer cardigan to throw on when there’s a little chill in the air. It features short sleeves, a loose fit, and a long flattering length. It’s something I was seeing in catalogs and just needed to own. This effortless shape looks good over everything! I added a few touches - gorgeous lace across the sleeves and upper back, a lit...
Knitting: Pullover
Flor de Jerez - the cocktail, is a delicate shaken drink featuring apricot, sherry, and rum. It’s lovely and complex when served, but it’s surprisingly simple to make, just like this pullover.
Knitting: Vest
You guys already know I’m a fan of the Grandpa Sweater, but this is a Grandpa Vest!
Knitting: Cowl
Blackthorn is a deep, cozy cowl, perfect for the middle of winter. I love nothing more than wearing something big and soft and warm around my neck when the days get cold and the trees look empty and sad, and when I saw this squishy, round yarn, my thoughts went straight to texture.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Because hats knit up like potato chips, everyone gets one! If you agree, purchase both Oban AND Glenfidditch together and you’ll get $3.00 off your total purchase. Code GIFTHATS. This code does not expire. Because gifts can always be knit!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
When in Shetland last summer, I fell in love with the intricate traditional lace shawls the islands are known for, especially the ones knit in deep sophisticated grays. With Earl Grey, I wanted to create a shawl reminiscent of these gorgeous pieces, which would fit in with both my wardrobe and my skill set a little better….
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
I think super squishy, textured mitts are one of the most satisfying things to wear on a cool day. And I love how the lines in this motif really highlight the subtle differences in a hand-dyed yarn, which only adds to the wavy squish factor on these long, fingerless mitts!
Knitting: Cardigan
Rusty Nail was one of my patterns that I designated to help a charity. For each copy sold in Nov and Dec of 2017, $1 went to Emily’s List. Thanks to you guys, I was able to give $300 to this wonderful organization that’s working hard to get progressive women into elected office all over the US.
Knitting: Cowl
This one is perfect for gift knitting - super quick and easy to make, a great wardrobe basic for anyone on your list, and you can work it in a variety of sizes, depending on how much yarn you have in stash or what your recipient needs!
Knitting: Pullover
RHINEBECK 2017!! To celebrate the partnership between Rachel Atkinson and Jill Draper this year, Kirsten Kapur and I combined these beautiful yarns in two Rhinebeck designs. You can find Kirsten’s Targhidean Shawl on Ravelry as well (it’s shown at left).
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
When Ellen Mason and Tammy White created The Happiest Yarn and came up with an amazing bag of 12 different colors of hand-dyed mini skeins to go with the neutrals, I saw only only one way to be sure this yarn gets all the love it needs - and that’s to share it!
Knitting: Pullover
Cranberry Gose was inspired by a cheap Forever 21 sweater that yes, I own, and yes, I wear. (sorry!!)
Knitting: Poncho
This was designed specifically as a poncho that wouldn’t overwhelm a smaller frame. I’m 5’ tall and always wanted to own one of these snuggly, oversized pieces.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Mojito features squishy cables with just a touch of color, and a more-interesting-than-usual stripe divides the ribbing from the main body of the hat. I wanted a simple knit with just a little surprise, so if you look closely at the stripe you will see it weaves in and out of the cable “feet” where the pattern switches from rib to cable. Beside...
Knitting: Cardigan
I think a Grandpa Sweater is timeless and classic. It’s about the loose, comfortable fit and the cozy shawl collar. With my previous Dark and Stormy sweater, it was also about a deep, sophisticated gray and some distinct cables. That one is a favorite of mine, but I’ve always wanted to revisit the cable/color combination and play with it in a t...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I love dense, complex cable patterns and think hats are the perfect place to experiment with fun motifs. They’re quick and easy and have minimal shaping to worry about, so getting a little detailed can be fun.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
These hats were designed as a gift to my daughter Maya and her best friend, Olivia - who braved the heat to model for me without realizing the hats were theirs to keep. (Surprise!) In a few weeks, they will both be off to college, so I tossed all kinds of hopes and wishes and thoughts into each stitch on these.
Knitting: Cowl
I’m already a fan of Jill’s gorgeous sport weight Mohonk yarn so when she told me she was working on a fingering weight version of this stuff, I knew it would be my 2017 go-to summer accessory - a cowl I’d first love knitting, and then love wearing all season long.
Knitting: Pullover
Oaxacan Rose is the sweater that got me out of my knitting rut this winter. I found this gorgeous Malabrigo Twist online, bought it on a whim, and knit it up in deep, satisfying texture. The finished sweater is a loose and comfy, wear-everywhere pullover that really allows the subtle color shifts in in the yarn to stand out.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This one is a collaboration with The Yarn Collective and LoveKnitting, featuring custom colors of Bloomsbury DK, from the brilliant Carol Feller. She’s come up with some beautiful shades, two of which are featured here - Moss and Surf.
Knitting: Cardigan
The Vodka Collection started with a conversation about what we like to add to a basic sweater when knitting. Each of us chooses what makes us happy, from simple to complex, depending on our skill level, preferred style, and mood. With The Vodka Collection, I wanted to look at the V-neck cardigan from that perspective.
Knitting: Cardigan
The Vodka Collection started with a conversation about what we like to add to a basic sweater when knitting. Each of us chooses what makes us happy, from simple to complex, depending on our skill level, preferred style, and mood. With The Vodka Collection, I wanted to look at the V-neck cardigan from that perspective.
Knitting: Cardigan
The Vodka Collection started with a conversation about what we like to add to a basic sweater when knitting. Each of us chooses what makes us happy, from simple to complex, depending on our skill level, preferred style, and mood. With The Vodka Collection, I wanted to look at the V-neck cardigan from that perspective.
Knitting: Cowl
Jill’s new Brunswick yarn is big and bold and rustic, with a gorgeous halo. This time she’s sourced Corriedale from farms in both Maine and NY, and the mohair comes from her Mom’s own goats (how charming is that??) The result is a gorgeous, sheepy fiber that’s sure to turn heads. A beautiful statement yarn like this one needed to be a hard-to-i...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
From now until Feb 28, I’ll be donating $1 of each London Fog hat purchase to Cradles to Crayons, an organization I volunteer at every Wednesday with my lovely friend Jessica, who’s modeling for me this time. This donation thing worked so well with Rob Roy and I plan on doing this a few more times over the course of the year, each time picking ...
Knitting: Cowl
And another project celebrating a small farm for Rhinebeck --
Knitting: Pullover
I’d always heard how beautiful these yarnbabies were, but when Jill sent me this incredible green one, I had to do something special.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves, Beanie, Toque
This pale pink shade (it’s called Wood Dove) had to be knit as well.
Knitting: Cardigan
This was the first design I did in this series, and it was my love affair with this combination of Shetland bead lace, simple ribs, and O-Wool Worsted that inspired me to design more pieces and make an e-book. I found it to be the best kind of addictive knitting!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I love a deep ribbing on my hats, but I often find that I fold it back at the nape of my neck for the perfect amount of slouch. In this design I decided to play with short rows on the ribbing and make a hat that would slouch exactly as I want it to without any adjustments.
Knitting: Cardigan
Greenbriar is a simple cardigan featuring a shaped lace panel with leaves that travel from the neckline, down the center of the body, and then taper away at the small of the back. It’s knit seamlessly from the top down and uses contiguous shaping at the shoulders. The collar is picked up last and knit on.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I always want small, portable knits for summer knitting. Easily memorizable and totally addicting, this hat is just the thing to knit while sitting in the sun with a cold drink by your side. Plus, the distinct lines in the motif make it easy to see where you are if you stop and start again.
Knitting: Cowl
I fell in love with these cables while designing my Tom and Jerry Hats in YOTH’s Big Sister, and I just wasn’t ready to let them go. They are fun to work and have a unique, delicate shape that I just love. So Talisker was an excuse to work them once more - this time in Father for some quick, squishy, satisfying Rambouillet knitting.
Knitting: Cardigan
I always seem to come back to the basic idea of the Grandpa Cardigan – each time working it from a somewhat different perspective.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
The subtle shades of gray and apricot in this skein drew me in from the beginning, and the lovely, sheepy quality of the Romney fiber is just perfect for rustic, warm mitts. These are going to LAST. (which makes me really happy because I really love them…)
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Gorgeous yarn and an addictive cable. You really can’t go wrong. And this YOTH Big Sister is soft and warm and just loves to show off the distinct lines of this interesting cable motif. The pattern was so fun to knit that I had to make two hats instead of just one.
Knitting: Pullover
Sazerac adds a little drama to the classic cabled pullover. A beautifully intricate motif is the focus of the design, and it really stands out when worked in this pale blue from YOTH’s gorgeous palette of colors. Their Big Sister yarn is soft and round and addictive. Plus it really loves a good cable.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
As soon as I put my skein of YOTH’s new Father on the needles, I knew it had to be cables.
Knitting: Pullover
I set out to design a wardrobe basic with this one. Gin and Tonic should work with everything, kind of like the drink itself, which I find appropriate for any occasion!
Knitting: Cowl
Breathless DK is one of my favorite go-to yarns, so when Kristi mentioned that had a bulky version of it in the works, I was already sold. It’s just as soft and lightweight as the DK, but big and round and oh-so cozy, so a cowl had to be knit.
Knitting: Vest
Stillhouse is a cozy vest with a distinct cable, knit in Brooklyn Tweed’s gorgeous new chunky tweed, Quarry.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
After knitting Beekman Tavern, I still wanted to do more with Foxhill Farm’s gorgeous Cormo yarn. This design is named Daisy because I think that’s the perfect sheep name - and because I’m pretty sure Alice, who runs Foxhill and knows everybody in the flock - has told me about a sheep named Daisy before.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
After knitting Beekman Tavern, I still wanted to do more with Foxhill Farm’s gorgeous Cormo yarn. The design is named for Buck - the sheep that Alice (who runs the farm and is the heart and soul of the operation) has told me gives his fleece to make this perfect gray shade.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I just couldn’t let my partial skeins of Rockwell go unloved once I’d finished with my Dobbs Ferry Sweater.
Knitting: Pullover
When Jill showed me this yarn at Rhinebeck last year, I had instant visions of an Icelandic yoke. A simple, bold motif shows off the tones and texture of Rockwell beautifully, and the classic style gives a nod to the history and tradition that speaks to me in all of Jill’s sheep to skein yarns.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Bywater features delicate lines that showcase the various shades of blue in this beautiful Nice and Knit DK yarn. A deep ribbing and a slipped stitch edge create a cool transition from brim to cables, and these cables are fun to work. There’s something addictive about seeing where the next cross is going to take you.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
When Melissa of Sweet Fiber sent me an unexpected box FULL of gorgeous yarns, this cashmere DK begged to be knit up first. The subtle shades of her color and the feel of her cashmere are to die for. And I’ve always wanted a giant scarf that’s super soft, extra wide, and boldly lacy.
Knitting: Cardigan
Mezcal is my sweater for when Summer turns to Fall this year - with an easy fit, a bit of lace, and a classic shape that will go with anything from shorts to jeans to a dress. The pattern itself is a soothing knit for travel or beach, and seamless construction means finishing just a few edges is easy.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
My latest foray into shawl design is assymetric, and I’m hooked!
Knitting: Cowl
The Brighton Cowl is the third pattern for my London Calling KAL and trip to the UK! After knitting up the London Mitts, I needed just one more fix of Uncommon Thread….
Knitting: Cardigan
Dubonnet is an easy cardigan with a vintage feel, casual enough for jeans and a tee shirt, but also special enough to wear with a lovely sundress. It features 3/4 sleeves, a touch of lace and a hip length, plus delicate lipstick pockets that add pop of color while accenting the flattering, wearable silhouette. Lace breaks up the body and is cen...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Simple cozy mitts with a cuff are something I can always use. And once warm weather rolls around, I love working on accessories accessory since they’re portable, easy to work on, and light on my lap!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
I love the lines and texture in this motif, which reminds me of a 70s crochet pattern. The lace is actually quite simple to create, and when worked in Jill Draper’s hand dyed fibers, the little “shells” really showcase the subtle variations in her gorgeous yarn.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Windward Island plays with texture by mixing a smooth cable with with eyelets and staggered decreases to create undulating lines.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Singapore Sling features a deep, detailed lace motif that absolutely sings in a soft, round worsted weight yarn.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This was the skein that started the whole Tiki Collection.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
This gorgeous acid green had to be part of the Tiki Collection. This was my first time knitting with Julie’s Leizu DK, which is really gorgeous stuff, with some great stitch definition.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
January 2021 - pattern has been reknit in Julie Asselin’s new Douillet yarn, as Ankara is no longer available. Sizes have been added and the pattern has been updated overall.
Knitting: Pullover
Zacapa is a classic pullover, designed to showcase a bold textured rib motif, which is repeated on both body and sleeves. The use of the texture around the upper body accentuates the shoulders and works beautifully with the lines of the saddle shaping at the yoke. Smaller “seams” up each side break up a long run of stockinette, giving the body ...
Knitting: Pullover
Shirley Temple was a request from my daughter, Zoe. She asked for something bright and fun, and just a little bit different.
Knitting: Cowl
I loved this yarn the moment I saw it online! Reminiscent of the English countryside from whence it came, the Langdale Aran is both delicate and hearty at the same time. Soft as can be - with a lovely roundness and spring to the fabric, it’s just perfect in a cowl.
Knitting: Cardigan
I loved making this one. The lines of these cables are rhythmic and bold, and the idea here was all about emphasizing that. They are classic, but not exactly. And the geometry inside them is just asymmetric enough to keep them interesting.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Pisco Punch is the latest of my patterns to get a little upgrade, and this time I switched up the suggested yarn as well, having seen Verb’s Gather and realizing how beautiful this would be in the more delicate fiber.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
One Bourbon is a deeply cabled beanie with a cozy folded brim. Bold lines show up beautifully in a subtly hand dyed yarn and give the hat a strong manly texture. Crown shaping creates a beautiful design at top.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
One Scotch is my version of the basic ribbed cap. I had a little fun with two different rib patterns, but otherwise it’s about a simple cap in a gorgeous yarn.
Knitting: Cardigan
Dirty Martini is a modern take on the lace cardigan - delicate, but not too girly. It began as my nod to the classic Chanel jacket but changed a little along the way. Cozy borders in a darker color add weight to the lighter, open body of the sweater and accentuate the difference between lace and ribbing -- and a Peter Pan collar gets a makeover...
Knitting: Cowl
This pattern was originally designed for IndigodragonFly’s Knitters/World Domination Club. April 2015 and I am making it available for individual purchase.
Knitting: Pullover
Amaro is a simple pullover that could be worn all year, but I was thinking late summer when I knit this. Pretty much exactly as Melissa wore it on Cape Cod - after a day of swimming, with a bright tank and shorts for when when the sun goes down and the wind blows across the sand.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
As summer gets underway, there are days when the last thing I want on my lap is an entire sweater. But a hat? That’s just perfect for late summer knitting.
Knitting: Cardigan
I wanted an easy cardigan with a classic look. The details on Shaken or Stirred are simple and delicate, and the sweater has a lovely feminine feel. The colorwork is very simple, but enough to be distinct, and the narrow shawl collar is kinda fun - it’s worked in garter rib, with a distinct garter stitch border that shows off the contrast betwe...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Originally designed for the Plucky Shindig, my Aviation shawl is now available to the public.
Knitting: Cowl
Blackberry Bramble is a cozy cowl that allows you to pair up some colors and have fun with simple stranded colorwork. It’s a great intro piece to working motifs in the round.
Knitting: Cardigan
On those days when it looks like spring but still feels like winter, Paloma is warm and cozy, but delicate and feminine and perfect for warm-ing up weather. I’ve been dying for a deep, slouchy cardigan I can throw over a spring dress or delicate top and this is it.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
When Courtney (of Seed Stitch Yarns in Salem, MA) asked if I’d design something for the 2014 North Shore Yarn Crawl, we thought a shawl would be the perfect project for a mid March weekend in New England.
Knitting: Pullover
Mango Smoothie was a request from my daughter, Maya. She wanted something big and slouchy and easy to wear. We loved this allover texture motif, accented by a few bold cables to create flattering lines. It looks great in the yarn - which knits up distinctly, but with a slight halo from the single ply alpaca mix.
Knitting: Cowl
The Bastille Cowl is a balance of a beautiful, delicate motif and a bold, deep badass color. (Really, this is one amazing green - shades of deep gray add sophistication, and it almost glows…) Representing the balance of sensitive and cool in any lead singer -- right? I thought that this combo was pretty perfect for a project that’s a nod to a r...
Knitting: Pullover
NOTE: This is an old pattern of mine that is in the process of being updated. You will still get a lovely sweater if you follow the instructions available here, but please note that my style and the amount of detail I included in patterns in 2013 is NOT the same as I use now. The new version is slated to be published in 2024-2025, winter.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
I find that hats are like potato chips, and it’s hard to stop after just one - so 2 Glasses of Pink Zin is for those of you who want another after finishing the first. Both are delicate and feminine, as that’s what the pink was begging for :)
Knitting: Pullover
September Morn is my favorite kind of knit. A classic sweater with a few surprises that makes a great wardrobe staple. Ribs and texture give the sweater a little personality, but the shape is simple and flattering and works with almost any outfit. The combination of stockinettte with a few details makes for a fun knit - soothing and easy to wor...
Knitting: Cowl
I really wanted a big, cozy, textured cowl this Winter. I wanted to knit it in a motif that was simple and bold, like garter. And I wanted it in a soft, decadent yarn that would feel great wrapped around my neck.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Now available as an individual pattern OR as part of the “With A Splash Of” collection.
Knitting: Scarf
Now available as an individual pattern OR as part of the “With A Splash Of” collection.
Knitting: Cowl
Now available as an individual pattern OR as part of the “With A Splash Of” collection.
Knitting: Pullover
Rolling Rock is a light Henley-style pullover, seamlessly knit from the top down, using the contiguous shaping method at the shoulders. This shaping method provides the look of shoulder seams and sleeve caps, without the actual seaming.
Knitting: Cardigan
Margarita is an easy, toss-on cardigan for summer. Bold lace on back is echoed in the lace detail that finishes the ribbed collar, and a casual length and short sleeves make this perfect over a sundress or shorts. The fit is open, with narrow front panels meant to showcase what’s underneath, but directions are included to make the fit more trad...
Knitting: Pullover
Cape Cod is a slouchy and simple pullover for après beach. Lots of stockinette, a bit of lace, and distinct edgings make for a fun and versatile knit. The Plucky Sweater is a light merino, so although delicate, it offers warmth on a cool day. But Cape Cod is also a perfect sweater for a cotton or silk blend if you want a more summery vibe witho...
Knitting: Pullover
Sambuca is a way to ease into a bit of colorwork. I wanted the fun of fairisle without a tangle of ends or fear of steeking. With that in mind, Sambuca features a motif that combines only 2 colors at a time, and a great deal of basic stockinette. It’s the perfect way to get your feet wet in the world of stranded knitting.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
After spending some time in the Plucky Booth at VK live, I HAD to pair a few gorgeous skeins together for colorwork - really I did - and I thought mitts would be a great quick project.
Knitting: Cardigan
Baileys is a delicate cardigan that balances elegant details and seamless design a classic cardigan. Featuring a cable and lace motif in a seemingly complex pattern that’s actually quite simple.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This is the first in my Mixed Drink Series, where two designers work with the same element and see where we come out.
Knitting: Cardigan
Chocolate Stout is another translation on my favorite slouchy cardigan, the Grandpa Sweater. One of my early collaborations with The Plucky Knitter, this one is an all time favorite garment of mine.
Knitting: Cardigan
Moonshine is a versatile, feminine cardigan featuring a simple lace repeat which appears fluid when worked in a large panel. These waves of lace are subtly echoed in a slip stitch border along the front edges (which might be my favorite detail of the whole design). Worked in a delicate sport weight wool from Imperial Stock Ranch, this cardigan ...
Knitting: Cardigan
Bloody Mary began with the idea of a deep red, kinda long, cozy, tweedy sweater. I wanted to play with the 1960s silhouette of a low belted dress and combine it with cables to create a flattering structural element. The combination proved to be simple but bold, and very flattering.
Knitting: Pullover
Bombay Sapphire is a classic pullover, designed to showcase a special yarn in a gorgeous color with simple stockinette.
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
Champagne is an elegant top that will take you from late summer right into fall. A soft, rustic yarn in a neutral tone goes with anything - a tank top and flirty skirt in summer, or jeans and a crisp blouse as the days get cold. The cotton wool mix in Cotton Comfort is perfect for either, and the vest provides just enough warmth for the transit...
Knitting: Pullover
Planters Punch is one of my original designs that I still reach for - I just love these delicate cables!
Knitting: Cardigan
Charleston Tea is a delicate hooded cardigan, meant to be a little dressier than the usual fleece or sweatshirt you may reach for on a windy spring day. Charleston Tea features a lace and cable panel at back that’s then used for detail along the front and hood. The motif is both charted and explained with written instructions.
Knitting: Cardigan
Vodka Lemonade is a springy sweater with a vintage vibe. Seed stitch and lace details add texture and a feminine touch, and the classic styling ensures that it will go with jeans and a tank just as easily as a sundress and sandals.
Knitting: Scarf, Cowl, Shawl / Wrap
Black Cherry Lambic contains patterns for three different projects - a wrap, scarf, or cowl - using variations on the same stitch pattern and cable borders. I’ve made both the cowl and the scarf here.
Knitting: Cardigan
April 2019: Pattern has been updated to include the level of detail I write with now. If you purchased the previous version, there were NO ISSUES, but you will have gotten a Ravelry email to download the new version for free if you’d like to update your library.
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
I was inspired by the loose, flowy, lace tops from the 70s with this one, but as I worked on the pattern, the loose and flowy idea turned into something more structured and shaped.
Knitting: Scarf
Sweet Vermouth is a bold and simple scarf, pairing a chunky center cable with a geometric lace stitch pattern on either side.
Knitting: Pullover
2/1/2018 - Irish Coffee has been updated and a new version was sent out to all Ravelry purchasers. The old version is no longer available.
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
Mulled Cider is a classic sweater coat, designed to showcase a rustic, tweedy yarn. It’s based on a classic toggle coat, but with a little detail added into the mix.
Knitting: Pullover
Knit in a gorgeous blue-gray, like the sky and water on the beach in spring. A classic raglan pullover with a deep, wide boat neck cable details.
Knitting: Poncho
A great little capelet to knit when you have just a bit less than a sweater’s worth of yarn on hand. I wanted to create something that felt classic, but depending on color and styling could be a great statement piece!
Knitting: Cardigan
Cassis is a cozy cardigan that’s easy to customize as you like. The reversible collar can be folded back or draped inward and looks great either way. The casual shape can be pinned closed or worn open, and the length is easy to adjust. Simple lace on the front and back makes a flattering line and adds a little interest.
Knitting: Cardigan
Collins is an attention-getting twist on the classic aran cabled cardigan. An asymmetric shawl collar and an elegant tie add an elegant spin to the cabled cardigan. It’s still classic enough to be wearable with jeans and boots or a great fall skirt, but it’s just a little different.
Knitting: Cardigan
This design is an updated version of the shawl collared cardigan from the 1940s or 50s that I remember worn by my favorite grandpa. I played with a more modern take on the classic. New and interesting cables, a fit that skims your curves and ends where your jeans start, and a gorgeous variegated yarn add a little twist to the original.
Knitting: Pullover
First published in 2009 as a long tunic with a cowl neck, the White Russian pattern has been updated and re-released in 2021 as a classic pullover, worked in either a cropped or hip length.
