Marji LaFreniere

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Knitting: Cowl
This easy to wear and easy to make cowl is knit flat using five colors of fingering weight yarn. A short section is then seamed to make the cowl.
Knitting: Scarf
En Avant is a fun way to show off the variety of colors in a Koigu Jasmine pencil box. The scarf is nice and wide, and will keep you snuggled and warm in the cold weather. The pattern calls for an additional skein of Koigu Jasmine, but since the scarf is rather long, you can choose to omit the additional skein, just saving one of the mini-skein...
Knitting: Cowl
This cowl is made with one of my favorite two-color stitch patterns that produces stripes on one side and a beautiful slip-stitch effect on the other. Both sides look great making the cowl reversible!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Sentiers is a rectangular shawl in worked in 7 colors of beautiful Koigu KPPPM fingering yarn. The shawl uses an easy to remember sequence of knits and purls using pairs of colors in each of the three sections. A unique edging is worked separately and added to each end.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A super warm, classic ribbed hat for everyone. La Tuque features squishy 1x1 ribbing that hugs the head in the coldest weather. Simple to knit and easy to wear.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A companion to our Pussy Willow Mitts. Super soft and endless color possibilities by holding one strand of Koigu KPPPM with a strand of lace-weight mohair.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Pattern includes instructions for both hats: Stacked Stripes and Banded Diamond. Knit this straightforward fair isle beanie following one of the provided charts. Each hat requires three colors.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
The color possibilities are endless when combining beautiful Koigu KPPPM with soft mohair in these mitts. A perfect elegant gift for a friend or for yourself!
Knitting: Throw
A cozy throw with a mix of simple ribbing and two-stitch twist cables. Engaging but not difficult to knit. The size can easily be altered but doing so will affect yardage.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Puppies or Butterflies, try them both as they are both included in this pattern. The motifs as well as the grass are charted for stranded knitting. The butterfly antennas and flowers are added with simple French knots embroidery, while the puppy collars are made with a few very easy stitches.
Knitting: Cowl
A simple to knit cowl that uses only one skein! The welted fabric scrunches nicely around the neck. Eyelets add some texture and are fun to knit.
Knitting: Scarf
A scarf with a simple stitch pattern that creates a completely different but reversible pattern.
Knitting: Cowl
Knitting: Cardigan
This easy-to-knit baby cardigan is knit from the bottom up in one piece.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Brisbane Hat is your go-to nice ribbed hat for all the teens and adults in your life. An easy knit with simple ribbing that continues up into nice crown decreases and ensures a comfortable fit. A great one-skein project!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Mon Confort is a triangular shawl that has stripes as well as bands of “Flowers” that are fun to knit and wear! Relaxing garter stitch with simple increases keep the knitting easy, while the color changes and flower bands keep it interesting.
Knitting: Dress
Little Flower Bud is a darling, sleeveless dress. The deep armholes allow it to be worn pinafore style over a top or dress. The dress is worked in the round until the armholes and then the back and front are worked separately. The back has a keyhole opening with a single button closure.
Knitting: Tee
Farro Squared is a lightweight tee, made to be worn with 4-8” of ease, or to your liking! The welting pattern is simple, but drapes nicely. There is no neck shaping, since the pattern stitch shapes the neckline nicely on its own. Farrow is a very lightweight, airy cotton blend that lends itself perfectly to this gauge.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The pattern is an easy-to-memorize K2, P2 repeat. On right-side rows,
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A single cable panel flows upwards from the ribbed brim and is decreased in cable pattern up to the crown.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Rows of simple cables framed with garter panels knit up quickly in a super bulky yarn.
Knitting: Cowl
A simple, textured cowl perfect for a luxury yarn.
Knitting: Scarf
This generous scarf combines four beautiful colorways of the Koigu KPPPM and KPM in slowly blended stripes. Small sections of easy eyelets are interspersed in the design creating both visual and knitting interest. Tiny tassels at each end complete the look.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Gansey-inspired Salmon Brook Cap begins with generous ribbing before combining all-over texture and cables in a classic style. This unisex hat can be worn like a watch cap with the brim folded or slouchy with the brim unfolded.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This simple hat with its generous ribbed brim will fit most adult heads.
Knitting: Cowl
This cozy cowl begins at the mid-point of the lining with a provisional cast-on. After knitting the outside colorwork, the lining is completed and grafted using Kitchener stitch (alternatively a simple cast-on, bind-off and seam in the lining could be used).
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Holmes wrap blends four harmonious colors of Koigu KPPM yarn into an attractive, reversible fabric. A fifth contrasting color is used to edge the ends of the wrap in a contiguous mitered square band.
Knitting: Scarf
This simple scarf combines four beautiful colorways of the Koigu KPPPM and KPM in slowly blended stripes. Small sections of easy eyelets are interspersed in the design creating both visual and knitting interest. Tiny tassels at each end complete the look.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This pattern provides a speedier option to the knit the blanket in the adorable HUG THIS kit. The kit’s sport weight yarn is held double and large, size 10 US needles are used. If desired, substitute 380 yds of worsted weight yarn held single instead.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
22 skeins of KPPPM
Knitting: Hanging Ornament
These tiny socks are a fun way to use up some of your colorful sock yarn. The pattern includes several charts for the stranded colorwork. You chose which chart to use. Add a couple of pompoms for some whimsy.
Knitting: Scarf
Breeze is a simple to knit asymmetrical triangle in three of your favorite coordinating Koigu colors. The second color is blended with the first color part way through the construction and the third color contrasts with the other two. Three fun tassels provide a bit of whimsy and weight to finish off the scarf.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves, Mittens
This is a fingerless mitt or full mitten with a split cuff that is laced up the side with a pretty contrast color. You will need one skein of the Koigu KPPPM as the main color, around 15 yds of a contrast color for the trim and 6 yards in a third color for the lace. There are no lacing holes, the braided laces are simply pulled through the knit...
Knitting: Cowl
Named for the snowy Mont Valin in the Saguenay region of Québec.
Knitting: Cowl
A texture of simple knits and purls creates this subtly patterned cowl.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
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Knitting: Scarf
The soft, textured fabric of this cashmere scarf is created using a sequence of knit and purl stitches. Once you complete a row, you continue with the same sequence of stitches rather than starting over at the beginning of the next row.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Soft, alpaca and wool fingerless gloves with a pretty cable surrounded by ribbing. Separate directions are given for the left and right mitts to ensure correct placement of the mirrored cables. One size fits most women as they are pretty stretchy.
Knitting: Scarf
A beautifully textured gansey scarf knit in the gorgeous Queensland Oxley yarn. Pattern includes both written and charted instructions.
Knitting: Cowl
This simple seed stitch cowl will easily wrap double. Finished size is 7” wide with a 42” circumference. (21” across when doubled).
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A quick knit baby beanie that takes advantage of the beautiful colorways available in the Ambiente yarn. This hat is also beautiful in a cotton sport weight yarn.
Knitting: Animal Toy
This fun little sheep is worked flat in a textured bobble stitch and then seamed. You may use extra yarn as a stuffing or your choice of another material. The face is knit flat and sewn on. Pieces of a simple long I-Cord are threaded through the body to make legs and sewn on as a tail.
Knitting: Cowl
A luxurious, soft cowl with a touch of texture to add interest. Made to fit snugly but gently near the neck so that you can enjoy the lovely soft yarn!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This easy, striped baby-topper is knit in-the-round. The ears are knit separately and sewn-on. The zebra’s fringe-mane is made using the same yarn as the hat. A crochet hook (size H) was used only to pull the fringe through the hat to make the mane.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This baby/toddler hat pattern includes instructions for either a scalloped or ruffled edge to begin. The leaf pattern can be knit either large or small depending on the size of the hat. The leaf is sewn onto the hat.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This cute baby hat features a contrast under-brim knitted in a simple lace pattern. The main hat begins with the same lace edge and is then joined with the under-brim before continuing on to the main part of the hat. A leafy topper completes the hat.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
These cute summer-themed baby toppers feature your choice of sailboats or whales using stranded knitting in the round. A tiny fringe is added as either a sail flag or the whale spout. A tassel top completes the hat. Pattern includes both the sailboat and whale charts.
Knitting: Scarf
This scarf stitch pattern creates a fabric that looks great on both sides. Using one color at time and slipping stitches results in stripes on one side of the scarf and an interesting two-color effect on the other. I used 12 different colored Gumballs to create my scarf but this scarf may be knit with as few as two colors. A total of 540 yds of...
Knitting: Hanging Ornament
This Christmas ball is knitted in the round on double point needles. The pattern includes a chart for the stranded color work. Knit in Worsted Weight yarn, you will need 50 yards red, 15 yards green and 5 yards of white, as well as a 2.5” styrofoam ball.
Knitting: Poncho
“Tea with the Girls” is a simple poncho with welted trim and neck and a decorative button tab on the seamed edge.The poncho is knit with both yarns held together throughout, which results in a soft, drapey fabric that is nice and warm.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This cuddly baby blanket includes cables and textured stitches to create a column of hearts in the center.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This easy baby/toddler hat is knit in the round and i-cords are knit from the top corners forming the ties.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
Pretty bud stitch shawl embellished with flowers and leaves. The finished shawl measures 12” deep by 70” long after blocking.
Crochet: Purse / Handbag
This tote is made up of 13 identically sized squares. Each square has a round center section, bordered by a contrasting row of “bobbly” stitches, then squared off and framed with the main color (Rowan Creative Linen).
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
This colorful mitt pattern was originally part of a kit created for the I91 Shop Hop 2015. They are made using 6 related but different colorways of the KPPPM fingering yarn similar to my Colourscape Cowl. One size fits the average adult woman.
Knitting: Pullover
The fit of this sweater is meant to be very boxy, but with fitted sleeves. The design is meant to showcase the beautiful colors of Koigu hand-dyed yarn and to allow you to blend from one color to another for a colourscape that you can design yourself. The original pattern uses 18 different colors, but you can easily adjust the frequency of the ...
Knitting: Pullover
The fit of this sweater is meant to be very boxy, but with fitted sleeves. The design is meant to showcase the beautiful colors of Koigu hand-dyed yarn and to allow you to blend from one color to another for a colourscape that you can design yourself. The original pattern uses 18 different colors, but you can easily adjust the frequency of the ...
Knitting: Cowl
A great way to use small amounts of pretty Koigu yarn!
Knitting: Vest
This is a swingy vest with waist shaping and little flares at the sides. The fronts come together with a v-neck and then continue to increase out to swingy points. The back and fronts are knitted separately and then joined at underarm and vest is finished in one piece. Can be worn open or closed with a shawl pin.
Knitting: Cardigan
Whimsy is a slightly swingy, open-front cardigan with a lacy knit shawl collar. The construction is top-down with a slight gathering in the body at yoke. The body of the sweater is knit in one piece, with the collar piece knitted separately and sewn on. A contrasting knitted-on I-cord trim defines the yoke.
Knitting: Cowl
This super simple cowl showcases the beautiful colorways of the luxury Shiraito yarn.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These pretty fingerless mitts use three colors of fingering weight yarn. You will need one skein (approx 175 yds) of the Koigu KPPM for the main part and a small amount of two other colors for the cuff and tips. The texture on the cuff is crocheted on after the mitt is complete using only chain stitch and single crochet stitches.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Finally here is the cap to go with the Baby Kendyl Jacket for those of you who have been waiting! Cute on it’s own, too.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
One size should fit just about anybody!!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Soft little baby hat with bunny and carrot design. Perfect for boys or girls!
Knitting: Cowl
This cowl can be pulled up over your head and is still long enough to keep your neck warm. You can make a nice cowl with about 250 yards if you don’t want to be able to pull it up over your head. Frog Tree Pediboo makes a lovely one, as well as Koigu KPPPM.
Knitting: Cowl
Great simple cowl with shaped bottom edge that lies nicely on the neck!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Simple cotton hat for babies/toddlers with little bobbles for decorations and a pompom “star”!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Knitting: Purse / Handbag, Drawstring Bag
Knitting: Hanging Ornament
These tiny ornaments use 10 yards or less per item. Adorable on the tree or mini clothes line.
Knitting: Christmas Stocking
This Christmas stocking has a mix of entrelac and fair isle with appliqued holly leaves. The design allows for plenty of customization with colors. The original stocking uses about 9-10 colors, but will look just as pretty with 4-5.
Knitting: Scarf
Knitting: Scarf
Note This pattern comes from Marji LaFreniere at Marji’s Yarncrafts Store in Granby, CT.
Knitting: Cardigan
Knitting: Cardigan
This comfortable cardigan can dress up or down. The shape is A-line and is flattering to most figures. The fronts will hang down a bit lower then the back and shape into slightly rounded points. Written pattern, not charted. A joy to knit and wear.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A quick baby gift!
Knitting: Cardigan
Knitting: Coffee / Tea Pot
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Knitting: Mittens
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Crochet: Scarf
Knitting: Cardigan
Rosie is a top-down raglan cardigan knit it one piece. Extra width is added to the body after the yoke is completed. Sleeves are in knit in the round.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A half hank of the Mountain Colors’ wool crepe will make the small and a full hank, the large. You also need one US 8 (5 mm) circular needle at least 24” long and one size G/6 (4.5 mm) or H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook (optional). Shawl is knit with a single strand of the wool crepe yarn.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
4 cute baby hats - great for gifts!
Knitting: Coffee / Tea Pot
The main body of this tea cozy is felted and uses approximately 220 yds (larger size). The roof, shutters and door are added afterward and use another 100 yards.