A quick and easy cowl with simple leaf motif. Leave it plain, or embellish with embroidery. Pattern includes example pictures and tips for embroidery atop bulky yarn knitting.

I am very inspired by tradtional textiles. This afghan is based on African kente cloth, which is woven in strips and sewn together to make the yardage. I chose the traditional colors of yellow, saffron, green and red, but this would also look great in mudcloth colors--spicy browns and ivory. A chart is included to show the order of blocks in th...

A toasty knit hat and mittens set that is easy to knit and fun to watch as the self-striping yarn dance in color. Try it with two different variegated/self-striping yarns, a variegated/self-striping yarn with a solid, or one variegated/self-striping yarn begun in different places. I found this hat to be addicting because it’s so fun to watch th...