Shay Johnson

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Knitting: Pullover
The Marlina Rib is a 2-in-1 pullover sweater pattern that includes several options for customization. Meant to be marled, this pattern is a great stash buster and allows for color and texture exploration based on your yarn combinations.
Knitting: Vest, Sleeveless Top
The Equinox Vestank is a versatile sport-weight design that offers three options: an open vest, a standard tank, and a button front tank, all worked seamlessly from the top down. This pattern was crafted with flexibility in mind, allowing each piece to be worn individually or layered, depending on the season.
Knitting: Shrug / Bolero
The Celestial Shrug is a fingering weight, slip stitch textured shrug. This design was inspired by using countdown calendar mini skeins and/or scraps from your stash to create an easily wearable piece that is also an enjoyable and engaging knit. The Celestial Shrug is another nostalgic design for me, as it strikes a strong 90s vibe, but it is s...
Knitting: Pullover
The Groovy Genser is a worsted-weight, top-down, circular yoke pullover. This design was inspired by my love of the 70s - especially music, film, and TV shows. I created the colorwork motifs from shapes and designs of that groovy era in time, and translated it into an easily wearable shape that can be customized in countless ways to fit your in...
Knitting: Cardigan
The Coven Cardi is a worsted-weight, top-down, striped raglan cardigan. This design was inspired by my group of best fiber friends (“the Coven”). Since we all have different styles and color preferences, I wanted to integrate an easily customizable element - stripes - into a wearable silhouette for us all. Thus, the Coven Cardi was born! This d...
Knitting: Pullover
The PYP (Pick Your Poison) Pullover is a worsted-weight, top-down, colorwork knit sweater. You choose your own knitting adventure from a variety of customizations, including neckline type and colorwork yoke border, to create a unique piece that easily fits in your wardrobe.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Marlon Shawl is a 2-in-1 shawl pattern that includes instructions to create 2 different triangular shawl shapes (asymmetrical and symmetrical) in 2 sizes (small and large).
Knitting: Tee
The As If Tee Lite is a lighter-weight version of my very first pattern, the As If Tee. This tee harkens back to the nostalgia of the 90’s, and is inspired by the gym class scene in the cult classic film, Clueless. The As If Tee Lite is especially versatile for warmer weather months, as the body is made of a fingering weight and lace weight yar...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Winston Shawl is a knit shawl with soothing sections of stockinette and honeycomb slip stitch color work. I named this shawl after my grandfather’s (and my father’s) hometown, which holds a special place and many memories in my heart. Given this nostalgia, the shawl has a retro, 1970s flair. This is a two-in-one pattern, which includes inst...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Jubilance Kerchief is a square kerchief knit in the round from the center outwards, beginning with a pinhole cast on. The sections are simple, with soothing sections of stockinette and lace. This design celebrates Juneteenth, a holiday that marks the emancipation of the last remaining enslaved African Americans in 1865.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Getaway Shawl is knit sideways, or corner-to-corner, with soothing sections of stockinette and easy-to-memorize Purse Stitch Lace. I started this design craving an easy, yet engaging knit, and also something that wouldn’t require me to bind off many stitches at the end (this shawl starts and ends with only 4 stitches!). The result is this l...
Knitting: Cardigan
Fun fact: I was a varsity athlete throughout high school. I grew up running track and field, particularly the sprint (100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and 4x100 meter relay). As such, homecoming was a really special time for me during my high school years and is super nostalgic for me now. Memories of the homecoming football game, homecoming dan...
Knitting: Pullover
Knitflix and Chill. That’s where the idea for this design originated. I was watching the Studio 54 documentary on Netflix, which I highly recommend, and I was so enthralled by the elaborate, colorful fashions. Honestly, the 1970s was an EPIC era for fashion and music, so it’s one of my favorite decades to study for inspiration. My favorite icon...
Crochet: Cowl
Thank you so much for supporting me by checking out this pattern! I wanted to design a quick and easy transitional accessory that could be worn all year round. A combination of simple eyelets, a turtleneck, and worked from the center out, the To The Point Cowl is the perfect project for crocheters of all skill levels. This cowl is also what I c...
Knitting: Cowl
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Knitting: Tee
*As If Tee 2.0 Update: I have updated the pattern (now the As If Tee 2.0) to include an expanded size range (finished bust/waist measurements 40 inches-64 inches, 101 cm-162 cm), yarn yardage/meterage requirements, helpful tips on managing the intarsia neckline, tips for modifying the pattern length, tips on color choice, and some corrections t...