Passing Clouds is a cozy shawl uses Koozoo bulky merino yarn. It took me back to the celestial feelings from another design of mine. Urth Yarns tree program in Africa gives back for every skein purchased a tree is planted.

Mother of Motors Shawl my first magazine pattern. Designed for Nomadic Knits NKI7 on Why Knot Fibers Spunky published during the COVID-19 pandemic. This collaboration was so much fun with creative creators.

This cozy wrap mimics the look of a 1920’s collegiate sweater worn over the shoulders. While the stripes and ribbing evoke a nostalgic style, the rustic nature of the yarn keeps it from being too uppity. The thick worsted weight helps keep you warm, and the unique shape with I-cord loop makes it easy to wear in a variety of styles.

Oh, no! The Fibre Co. is discontinuing one of my favorite yarns! Terra a soft, aran weight I have been playing around with for some time, trying out this pattern stitch. It started as a cowl, then got frogged, awaiting greater inspiration. But now that Terra is leaving us, I must launch this design sooner rather than later, as a farewell tribut...

Engulfed is an easy, quick-to-knit shoulder shrug with faux fur pompoms. Worked end to end as a simple rectangle, the dimensions are easily adjustable.

Ain True Love is a romantic, simple garter stitch, crescent shawlette or scarf. It knits up fast in worsted weight yarn. I chose soft organic cotton, perfect for close to the skin, its like a hug. The lace is easily remember with a picot bind off.

Metes & Bounds is a real estate term referring to the use of physical features, direction, and distance to describe the boundary of a parcel of land. Metes & Bounds Scarf features the textured Rosette Stitch pattern with a boundary of Garter stitch. A semi-solid or tonal yarn will provide a measure of depth and richness to the dense pat...

This is a quick and fun sampler shawlette inspired by the underwater circle designs created by pufferfish during mating season. Increases, decreases, and eyelets create little ripples and bubbles on a garter stitch sea, trimmed with a picot bind off.

Equally Yoked is shown in Findley DK by Juniper Moon Farms. The pattern appears complicated, but the Zebra Chevron and Diagonal slip stitches are worked easily once the rhythm of the stitches is memorized.

A Paris Requite is a thank you to our wonderful friends. In talking to new friends of ours, I shared we would be traveling to Paris for Thanksgiving 2016 for the first time. I learned our friends travel to Paris several times a year. And without hesitation our new friends provided two day passes for the museums for all the members of my party w...

A childhood friend, Kimberly Taylor has always had a calming and healing presence. She a great friend and years ago we reconnected on Facebook. Recently, we started some healing work together and I wanted to pay her. She refused my money but we agreed to do an energy exchange. So I designed this shawl for her Clearing Place. http://www.theclear...

Malabrigo’s Caracol has a celestial form and feel, it’s quite heavenly. The bulky yarn guided around thread reminds me of the many spirit guides around us. When my grandmother transitioned, I felt her always watching over me. Guided By Geneva is in her honor. It’s an easy boho poncho that knits up quickly. Gauge is not important

Per Se is the perfect shawl for hand dyed yarn when you want to make a statement. A simple stitch pattern creates gentle waves over a field of stockinette, set off by contrasting stripes. Cleverly designed vertical spindles around the upper section provide a unique focal point sure to catch the eye.

A great first cable project for tonal or semi-solid hand dyed yarn. The cables play with the color. Two sizes were created one with worsted and the other with DK yarn. Needle size and gauge are not important, the worsted knit was for a child and the gold a man.

Quince and Co. had an open call for submissions in May 2016. I submitted my first rough concept design. After submission I designed and knit the shawl.

East Ave E (EAVEE) is an easy triangle shaped shawl with ruffles. The shawl is works up fast with worsted weight yarn but adjustable to any weight yarn with light drape. This is a top down shawl that has three sections where it expands in size quickly. The inspiration for this pattern came from some cool people who live in North Dakota who have...