Progress was conceived as a one-skein project, meant to call to mind the stripes and chevrons of the Progress Pride flag.

Love is Love

Pattern Releases March 26, 2022

The number 5 is important in many religions and cultures around the world, and it also represents curiosity and adventure. Start your own curious knitting adventure by grabbing 5 mini skeins and see what happens!

Directional was written to celebrate Local Yarn Store Day 2021.

These mittens were inspired by a hobnail bedspread in my grandparents’ guest room when I was a child.

This large triangular shawl was inspired by Log Cabin quilt squares. It features 6 different slip-stitch patterns, meant to simulate printed quilting cotton.

Four, quad, tetrad, quaternary, quadripartite…. fourth. This is the fourth cowl in my series of annual cowls. And what a year is was. In the past 12 months, my yarn store of choice was closed due to fire (not its building, but the restaurant next door), a coworker was killed in a car accident, and, well, 2020 rolled in and the Covid-19 pandemic...

Well. This pattern was going to be a pattern for 2020 Local Yarn Store Day, but the COVID-2019 pandemic threw a wrench into those plans. I don’t want to wait until September to release, so this is now a “Support Your Local Yarn Store” pattern.

Protect your fingers from hot cups and provide a little insulation to keep your beverage warm.

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Couplet two successive lines of verse forming a unit usually marked by rhythmic correspondence, rhyme, or the inclusion of a self-contained utterance

Play with color and texture in Bricks. You’ll need three skeins of fingering weight yarn. Start with your favorite variegated colorway, then pick 2 solids/semi-solids that match colors in the variegated, but will stripe with each other, not blend.

Happy First Anniversary to The Yarn Stop!

You say you are on the road near a fiber festival or on a yarn crawl? Your tote bag is full of interesting yarn you got as a remembrance of your trip, but you only picked up single skeins? AND you need something simple to knit while your partner in crime is handling driving duty?

Bloody Mary is a squared-off extreme crescent (try finding that in the attributes listing), that easily hugs one’s neck and shoulders. It is a little bigger than a shawlette, but will never be confused with a huge, body-enclosing shawl. And it features stitch patterns that look as good on the reverse as on the front - including the cable! - so ...

Combine classic mathematical concepts (Fibonacci Sequence) with a classic knitting pattern (Feather and Fan) for a multi-color slightly asymmetrical crescent-shaped shawl with a flirty ripple edge.

Here’s a fun little thing you can make using the ends of skeins from other projects.

This extreme crescent shawl was inspired by the Op Art piece Blaze by Bridget Riley. Slanted lines of eyelets change directions, giving the illusion of concentric rotating circles.

This textured mitten has enough detail to be interesting both to knit and to wear, but isn’t so fussy that it is inappropriate for men. The broken rib pattern is easy enough to learn, and has the advantage of creating small air pockets that hold warmth.

Worsted-weight hat inspired by the February Baby/February Lady sweaters.