Alicia Plummer
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Knitting: Pullover
The Forester Henley is a classic design knitted with a distinct vertical chest ridge. The mock neck protects from chilly winds while impeccable tailoring ensures a perfect fit. Perfect for adventuring outdoors or relaxing by the woodstove.
Knitting: Cardigan
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Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
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Knitting: Sleeveless Top
This tank is a way for me to give back to you, my friends. The community I didn’t know I needed- thank you.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
The socks you have been waiting for are here! I know you’re missing our favorite season, so we’ve teamed up to give you the best of both worlds: something you can knit while it’s hot that still hints at the crisp fall days ahead. The Flannel Socks are like a hug from your go-to sweater. (you may recognize the stitch from the Favorite Flannel ;)...
Knitting: Vest
For adventures on the cloudiest of days! This vest is breezy and updated thanks to a slightly deeper than normal armhole depth, perfect for layering over tees or wearing as is! It features 3 different neckline options. Sweet little puffs of fabric wrap you in cumulous cloud cozy!
Knitting: Pullover
This sweater is worked from the top down, seamlessly in the round using traditional stranded colorwork.. Sleeve sts are placed on hold while the body is worked in the round. Sleeves are then worked seamlessly in the round.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
You can get both copies of the Sweet William hat in Thread & Maple’s new bundles, OR you can purchase this one solo for 50% off with the code maplelove
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Welcome to the 2024 mystery shawl KAL:Patchwork. Patchwork is about the unexpected moments and people we piece together in our lives, and how each little stitch matters. Come join us for a cozy knitalong full of warm stories, caring people, and cozy fabric!
Knitting: Pullover
*When she was in high school, her father had shared one of his most cherished possessions with her: His very own Minolta X-700 camera. As a child, she’d been in awe of it: the satisfying kashhhunk sound of the shutter’s release, the way that a simple turn of lens could bring things into focus while softening the world around them. She’d counted...
Knitting: Pullover
The ultimate potato chip knit, Stripey Flannel has a cozy texture & tons of soothing stockinette for you to unwind with.
Knitting: Cardigan
Your beloved Campside, in the most classic silhouette yet! A completely traditional top-down raglan cardigan with a neat little buttonband, a comfy bit of positive ease for layering, and . You’ll reach for this timeless version again and again.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Socks are cast on at the cuffs and worked from the top down seamlessly in the round. The heel is worked as a traditional heel flap & gusset, then the foot of the sock is also worked in the round down to the toes which are grafted closed with Kitchener Stitch.
Knitting: Cardigan
Sweater is worked from the top down, flat to start, and then joined in the round at front when neckline shaping is completed. Sizes are referred to as A (B, C, D, E)F, G, H, I, J within the pattern. Sweater is then worked seamlessly in the round to the hem, which is worked flat. Sweater is steeked down the center. Buttonband is picked up and kn...
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
Tiny insects danced in the herb garden’s waning sunlight, little floating orbs suspended over the explosion of August blooms. They were secret sprinkles of summer fairy dust. Setting down the faded foraging basket, she was momentarily distracted from tonight’s task by the wild beauty in this cultivated space. Flowers grew up in a profuse tangle...
Knitting: Pullover
Streams of sunlight trickled through the car window, a little brook punctuated by stretches of shadow from the late October trees. They haven’t lost their leaves yet, and the warm tones of turned leaves formed a patchwork quilt along the highway’s edges. The wind sang of soil-sweet fern, fallen leaves, & fresh hay. Local farm stands sporadi...
Knitting: Pullover
Sweater is worked in the round from the bottom-up to sleeve edges, then split and worked flat. Sweater is rejoined for working in the round during shoulder shaping before separating at the center front neck to work neckline shaping flat. Neckline is picked up and worked in the round, as are sleeves.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
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Knitting: Pullover
She hung her hopes on tomorrow the way she hung her jacket on the wooden peg in the hallway: haphazardly, and in passing. Tomorrow, she’d call that company. Tomorrow, that pile of laundry would be tackled. Tomorrow, she’d set it all aside and just weave, or read. They were sentiments in passing, caught in the crack between the driver’s seat and...
Knitting: Pullover
The Bibliophile is a piece that best represents the moment before a book is opened. Before any pages are turned there is a comfort, anticipation of relaxing, snuggling in and getting lost in the words. I chose stockinette for this piece because much like a book can hold many stories, this design can hold many fabrics (boucle, mohair, handspun, ...
Knitting: Pullover
Pattern has been updated with completely new raglan shaping!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Despite the late afternoon hour and the winter month, it felt good to be outside. The sun’s apricity warmed everything as its powerful rays broke through the thin, lingering mist. Now long gone, yesterday’s canopy of clouds had been chased away by the lively brightness of a warm westerly wind. It carried a diffuse thaw in its gentle arms up and...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
In character, it held echoes of the last house and so they’d been drawn to it immediately. When they accidentally chipped old paint off the doorframe on moving day she wondered how it would feel to live somewhere new. The first holidays came and went, quickly turning their hands with a detached unfamiliarity. The heaters didn’t make the right n...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
She tried. Really, she did- to avoid clumsily bumping anyone while navigating the crowded cafe. Her bags hung precariously from each shoulder and the straps were quickly slipping. Twisting, turning, and maneuvering awkwardly, she picked her way carefully through the maze of cafegoers and chairs. There was a small round table tucked away in the ...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Intended to be worn with -1 to 1” positive ease
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
The maples and the wildflowers held my heart. A steady constant, those tall and towering maples reached their arms up and over the centenarian white farmhouse to shelter it from the changing world. Sweet Anne’s lace, yarrow, and a dozen or so unnamed blooms and petals returned every summer like old friends. They scattered sporadically across th...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Late summer last year, I said goodbye to my old white farmhouse
Knitting: Pullover
Courage. She pushed the hat back off her forehead yet again as it slid down, obscuring her line of sight. A lone wild fern she’d tucked into it stood off the side. He had always loved them. She still remembered his Boston fern that hung in the kitchen window and how the morning sun had illuminated its fronds, streaming through motes of farmhous...
Knitting: Cowl
Head tipped to one side, she squinted out the window and traced the sun-ridged horizon with her index finger. Summer had been sweet and pleasant, but something about the end of it felt sharpened- like the intake of breath after surprising news. It was winding down now. The gentle consistency of warm sunlight and gentle breezes was replaced with...
Knitting: Pullover
Yardage: 1100, 1225, 1325, 1450, 1575, 1700, 1800, 1950, 2050, 2150 yards / 1010, 1125, 1215, 1330, 1445, 1555, 1650, 1785, 1875, 1970 meters of Worsted Weight Yarn
Knitting: Tee
The hard packed dirt path followed the coastline, nestled in a passage of conifers. To the right, wild ocean waves crested and broke over jagged cliffs. To the left, spruce, hemlock and cedar rose tall and strong, promising shelter from the impending grey clouds looming overhead. Ocean winds lifted the branches in greeting as the island became ...
Knitting: Pullover
She tucked her legs up beneath her on the faded velvet couch. Intoxicating, the smell of books. Fresh books of acidic, cleanly printed ink, aged books of dust and antiques. Opening the cover of a story felt like stepping into a new world. Each line, every single word on that page was a journey, gently whisking her up and away like a brightly pa...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
This sandy beach was strewn with driftwood punctuated by a long, dark line of dried rockweed- a gift from the last tide as it receded. Simple breathing produced the tang of ocean salt on the tongue. Amidst the short oceanside brush, narrow & branching footpaths delicately threaded their way through the bare shrubs. Twists and turns wound th...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Deep within the night skies of Acadia, Cassiopeia resides on her throne. Gently, she shines & glimmers amongst other stars flung across the inky expanse. Tall, hulking silhouettes of mountain greet the ocean waters, midnight blue and glimmering from the low full moon. It is so low it almost grazes the water, illuminating the small islands a...
Knitting: Pullover
Even though rainrdops plop in puddles and drizzle off old city rooftops, a shimmering mist also hangs in the air. That mist carries the sound of wet tires as cars pass, and hangs fuzzy halos around the street lamps. Everything is simultaneously brighter and older in the rain. The welcoming ding of the coffeeshop offers a pause--complete with ne...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
It was still winter. It was still winter, but the snow melted away on a fluke day that the jet stream had gently carried milder southern temperatures far north. The geese had returned. Today, cold was back. The fields looked like autumn. Dry and bare like the first day in late November but it was February. The second year of the month gazing th...
Knitting: Poncho
In the sky above, hawks soar gracefully in thermal spirals that send them turning and spinning upwards. Warm breezes rush and scatter leaves over the ground pushing away last chill like silk curtains being drawn. Underfoot, leaves of grass appear richer than the finest carpet. Early moths dance in warm evening light’s glow. All of these things ...
Knitting: Pullover
It was always there, the favorite flannel. Reliable and trustworthy, like the old car in the driveway. Waiting to be thrown on for a lazy movie night in, dressed down and burrowed under layers of blankets on a perfectly broken in couch. For a sizzling pan full of new-recipe, and a peaceful evening under quiet stars. Perfectly tailored, it was a...
Knitting: Mittens
Mittens are worked in the round from the bottom up, seamlessly. Pattern is both charted and written.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Many stories are told of rare love, but not so many are told of rare friendship. Friendships honest and true, without pretenses held. A steaming cup of tea, a steady walk through the hollow winter woods with no reason other than to meander and laugh together. Friends with kindred hearts bring peace and perspective, mirroring the beauty we see i...
Knitting: Poncho
The Campside story is one of relaxation- of padding across a cabin floor barefoot, trailing pine needles behind you across the worn wood- of sitting by a crackling campfire as it pops and dances, wet hair and a hot mug in hand. It’s about moonlight shimmering off the water late night while loons call…it’s about being who you genuinely are, cele...
Knitting: Vest
From early autumn repose the geese call out, heralding their annual migration overhead. Their trumpet song reverberates clearly over the town square, high above the crimson and pumpkin-tipped trees. The V shape flows decisively across the storm gray sky, as if blanketing the small houses below with northern air from their wingtips. Wildlife bus...
Knitting: Pullover
Reflecting the steep pines & jagged rocks of the shore, the pond is completely smooth. A thick blanket of watercolor grey stratus clouds are washed across the sky. Hauntingly beautiful, a loon calls out across the stillness. The worn, sunbleached wood of the canoe paddle is rough and dips soundlessly into the water, creating the first rippl...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The beat up SUV wound down the narrow dirt road, following hairpin turns overshadowed by the thick forest canopy. The tires rumbled and slid at steep parts, even going slowly. Small, cream colored arrows were nailed to the occasional pine: LIGHTHOUSE. The GPS had left off a while ago, and this road resembled a driveway more than a street. Golde...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
The beat up SUV wound down the narrow dirt road, following hairpin turns overshadowed by the thick forest canopy. The tires rumbled and slid at steep parts, even going slowly. Small, cream colored arrows were nailed to the occasional pine: LIGHTHOUSE. The GPS had left off a while ago, and this road resembled a driveway more than a street. Golde...
Knitting: Pullover
A rare night out on the town- gentle, mid 70’s breeze. Relatively low humidity and golden light breaking over the rooftops of the aged brick buildings downtown. People meander over the uneven brick sidewalks, window shopping and scanning menus. The scents of various cuisines are carried on the evening wind, each one a siren song. Smoky, sweet, ...
Knitting: Pullover
Beneath the sunfaded docks, small shore waves quietly lap in the evening shade. The blueberry bushes have just begun to fruit, with bright white-green berries growing along splayed branches. Summer has just arrived. The individual boards creek as they’re walked on while empty boats bob up & down in a greeting. Scattered sunlight glints off ...
Knitting: Pullover
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Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Lush tangles of Periwinkle trail and travel over hand-cut granite blocks that have half-sank into the ground. Purple flowers glow against glossy emerald foliage. Moss-kissed Stonewalls meet them on either side; and lacy white Yarrow sways here and there, shading the tiny wild strawberries hidden in the lowgrass. A butterfly floats through suns...
Knitting: Pullover
It was always there, the favorite flannel. Made with so, so much love from that special person. Reliable and trustworthy, like the threadbare stuffie. Waiting to be thrown on for a family movie night in, dressed down and burrowed under layers of blankets on a perfectly broken in couch. For hiding beneath the blanket fort as thunder rumbled, or ...
Knitting: Pullover
It was always there, the favorite flannel. Reliable and trustworthy, like the old car in the driveway. Waiting to be thrown on for anevening with a new novel on pizza night. For a few hours in the yard playing fetch with the dog. Perfectly tailored, it was a transition piece. Layered over a button down with crisp details and a pop of texture fo...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The weather shifted gently between the edge of spring and the tail of winter. Up trail, hemlocks and pines bore the weighty cape of last night’s snowsquall. The mountains still held light, fluffy snow, while mere yards away the shoreline’s warmer ocean waters had melted it away. Two opposite worlds suspended by a magical border of altitude. A r...
Knitting: Pullover
Frequencies shift and move across the energy spectrum, sent out through the sunny morning in undulating waves of beautiful energy. Peaks like mountains and valleys run along a base signal, mirroring the amplitude and softness of spoken word. On another channel, blips and dashes dance a harmonious and speedy staccato of secret code as they burst...
Knitting: Pullover
Down the slight hill, hidden by trees below the stilted cedar cabin, calm water lapped at the inlet’s edge. To potential buyers it was called Sebago Cove, but to locals it was Muddy River. It usually teemed with vacationers midsummer, but once Labor Day passed the waters stilled. Mallards rested. Stars above danced in the clear, chilly night sk...
Knitting: Pullover
It was always there, the favorite flannel. Reliable and trustworthy, like the old car in the driveway. Waiting to be thrown on for a lazy movie night in, dressed down and burrowed under layers of blankets on a perfectly broken in couch. For a sizzling pan full of new-recipe, and a peaceful evening under quiet stars. Perfectly tailored, it was a...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
At the pond’s edge, the water has frozen into undulating ridges resembling a topographical map. Thin crystalline sheets of ice form a ridged covering over yards of ground, transforming the landscape into an icy world. As the sunlight hits the frost covered tree branches and pond flora, the ice crystals encapsulating them dance and cast tiny sli...
Knitting: Pullover
With a restful soul, they released last year from their hands. Let it drift off to join the other years, gently settled one upon another. Garnering wisdom, garnering peace, gathering the love and memories of family and friends, their fingers drifted softly over photographs and wrote kindness on postcards to mail. A choice, present, to choose th...
Knitting: Pullover
Intended to be worn with 0-6”/0-15 cm positive ease. To select your size, measure your full bust, add your desired ease, then pick the closest finished bust circumference. Sample shown in size 36”/91.5 cm with 4”/10 cm positive ease.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Watching, silently studying. Observing, absorbing—small details in many things. The manner in which each ray of sunlight changes shades as it slips into the horizon, elongating and emphasizing barren branches. A beautiful stillness found in granite’s flecks of sparkling mica, or the faded fieldflowers dried brown and still holding their petals ...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Smoke from the chimney wafts down, settling itself over the roof as an early snowfall meanders. Sharp cold outside. Bronze frost edged goldenrod blends seamlessly with the faded mahogany of the fallen oak leaves carpeting the ground. The snow-flecked landscape outside is restful and calm. All forms of straw, rich chocolate browns and greys high...
Knitting: Mittens
Corriedale’s Malabar, a perfectly neutral, coastline
Knitting: Cardigan
Come join the Garnered KAL that kicks off January 12! To Garner means to gather- come join us and make new friends while knitting some comfort into the New Year. Connect with other knitters and settle into a place where you are warm, welcome, and celebrated! FMI find the KAL thread in the Plum Dandi Group.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
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Knitting: Beanie, Toque
6 a.m, 22 October. Early dawn is illuminated in strands of pale blue, lifting and lightening. The moonbeam’s morning cousin moves in cerulean luminosity. Shadows resist, gradually retreating into their hiding spaces to await twilight. Robust dark coffee steams from a diner mug. Newspaper is scattered on the table. Long beams of sunlight cross o...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Sharp, biting cold arrives with a blast. It’s not yet the first day of winter but the smell of snow lingers outside. The wind howls and sings as it pressures the stubborn oaks & beeches to drop their last leaves. Whistling at the old window’s edge, draughts of cold air creep inside and leave a brief impression before merging with the indoor...
Knitting: Pullover
Lightly treaded paths wander and wind through nature. The forest looms tall and towering overhead, an enchanted realm flourished with potential for magic. Stories and wonders that lay dormant wake and rise at each little footstep, unfurling like pathside fern fronds. Small fairy houses dot the path, unknowingly aiding the measure of awe in a ch...
Knitting: Pullover
Sweater is cast on and worked in the round up to the armhole where work is split and worked flat. Shoulders are rejoined using a 3-needle bind off, sleeves & neckline are picked up & knit in the round. Instructions are included for a long sleeve version, a short sleeve version, and a mosaic texture version!
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The atmosphere is thick with humidity- the smell of sweet pine and warm oak is swept over the water and across the fields. Along the small dirt road, deciduous trees tip their leaves to show the undersides. In the distance, a low rumble of thunder rolls along the hilltops. Everything in the field by the camp has stilled. Huge raindrops intermit...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Trees tower overhead in the dissipating July evening heat, reaching their branches over the land to shade it from the sun’s midafternoon shimmer. The tallgrass waves in reply, rippling and undulating as the wind sweeps up any extra rays from reaching the shadier spots. Zephyrs gently brush the cotton gauze clouds across a pure blue sky while ba...
Knitting: Pullover
At the turn of Summer’s Solstice, Cicadas send their buzzing hum across the waving meadowgrass. Sweet clover, hawkweed, and yarrow bloom above the grass edge to signal that the wild strawberries have ripened. Somewhere in the canopy, a lone mourning dove coos and coaxes the sun’s rays to rest as the light changes from bright yellow to pale gold...
Knitting: Pullover
It was the first day of the year that it finally, truly felt like summer. A complete change--full of hope. The sunlight radiated cheerily alongside fluffy lavender-edged cumulus clouds and the humid breeze carried with it the perfume of freshly opened lilacs. Reflection. The last year had been hard--gut wrenchingly hard. Stretches of bad luck, ...
Knitting: Pullover
As the ferns tuck themselves away for evening’s blanket among the aged granite stones, a story is told and a yarn is woven. The sky is still filled with light but the sun has dropped below the horizon, colors and words are much richer in this shade of day. Rich velvet green mosses are velvety against coarse dark wood and verdant buds. Violet Vi...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
The hours waned as the sun’s rays lengthened, scattering rich gold hues over spring’s early buds. The migratory birds had just returned, singing their clear warbles and flitting across the treetops. Graphite quietly sketched against the pressed paper. Lines meeting at angles, shading in corners. Erasing here, resmoothing there. A heart full of ...
Knitting: Pullover
In dusky twilight the pale moon rises in the sky over the tree branches that have just now begun to bud. Warm western winds hush themselves, running over and through the bare limbs. Leaves stir and rustle along the forest floor, making small openings for new life to burst forth from thawed ground. The world has grown stiller, quieter, creating ...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
About the Design: Hauntingly tall granite stones rise from the ground of the highlands, flat grey and flecked with white. The ancient ruins hide secrets, stories played out through time and woven into the very grass and trees that surround them. Mystery, love, and choices tell the tale, hand lettered in old journals on the dusty bookshelf at t...
Knitting: Cardigan
Sweater is worked from the top down, flat to start and worked flat at the body. Sleeves are placed on hold then worked in the round, buttonband and collar picked up and knit at the end. Please slip all markers as you come to them throughout the pattern.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
On the unfinished bookshelf by the window, novels of various intrigues crowd each other so tightly a single sheath of paper could not slip between them. Their diverse spines are new and crisp with a varnished vellum finish, leather old and crumbling, woven canvas fabric tattered at the ends. Some passed over by many hands--some not. Sitting dig...
Knitting: Pullover
Fallen branches had been gathered, and many hands had worked together to hewn and saw the dry, aged lumber. A new tradition steeped in history but reclaimed once again. The campfire, ready for the stories, billowed smoke into the overcast expanse above. Yesterday’s fallen snow had created a clean overlay on the ground. The perfect blank canvas ...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Fallen branches snap underfoot along the thin, winding path woven through the trees. Rough, grayed bark wraps around their trunks, kissed by lichens of pale green and soft,verdant mosses. As twilight falls softly, their limbs offer shelter for autumn’s last birds. Grey from the stonewall blends together with the treebark, contrasted only by the...
Knitting: Cardigan
The overcast night is midnight & ink--no starlight reaches through the atmosphere. Black as the typewritten words stamped into the aged pages of the half read novel on the blanket. In the woodstove, the glowing fire whips and jumps with each gust, a dancer at nature’s mercy. Only the firelight illuminates the room in its soft glow, electric...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
“Commonplaces never become tiresome. It is we who become tired when we cease to be curious and appreciative.”
Knitting: Knee-highs
Thick and pale grey, the blanket of clouds thrown over the sky only highlights the brilliance of the autumn trees. The tall maples reach upwards with their vivid oranges and reds, the proud oaks comfort with their warm browns, & the cheerful birches enliven with their yellows. A neatly formed “V” of Canadian geese can be heard long before t...
Knitting: Pullover
The ocean breeze brushes off the bay briskly, rushing over rocks and tumbling across seaweed. In the air currents above, a lone hawk is sailing with wings outstretched… seemingly suspended over the channel. White foam curls its lips as the waves push into shore against the jagged rocks of the Maine coast. Strong oaks and aged pines hover over t...
Knitting: Pullover
A cool breeze floats through the window, making the curtains dance in early morning’s breeze. The door is already open and coffee is finished. Faded and shed , midsummer pine needles of deep orange drift down with the sudden rush of air. A harmony of birds call out, their calls colliding and coalescing to a beautiful song. Water laps languidly ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The pattern says 800 yards, please purchase around 1000 to ensure you have plenty of yardage as many knitters substituting have run out!
Knitting: Ankle Sock
The late afternoon spring light streams through the house like a melody of sunbeams. Each window has been pulled open, and outside in the verdant grass the chickens peck and burble amongst each other. Polished and matured, a vintage acoustic guitar sits, waiting. The breeze cradles with it the scent of fresh earth and bulb flowers. As the guita...
Knitting: Pullover
This pullover is based off of my mother’s favorite vintage handknit sweater. In her honor and also in a time of upheaval, this piece is a mainstay. It is a memory wrought from years of familiarity & warmth--bracing the crisp winds of autumn, the sharp snows of winter, and the fickle thaw of spring. When our anchors are pulled, we can still ...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These mitts are released in conjunction with the re-release of the Knotted Pine Hat’s complete overhaul and revamping!
Knitting: Mittens
Sweet woodsmoke billows from old brick buildings, stolen quickly from the chimney caps in the oceanside town. Snowdrifts cozy up to buildings at odd angles, forced into submission by the biting winter winds. Salt worn shop signs swing on their hinges as the ocean across the street slams itself against the jagged rock of the coast. A lone bell j...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Sweet woodsmoke billows from old brick buildings, stolen quickly from the chimney caps in the oceanside town. Snowdrifts cozy up to buildings at odd angles, forced into submission by the biting winter winds. Salt worn shop signs swing on their hinges as the ocean across the street slams itself against the jagged rock of the coast. A lone bell j...
Knitting: Pullover
Glazed by a thin crystal coating of ice, the tree branches and the snow glisten in the midday light. The wind bites as it whistles through tree branches and whips along the sides of the house. Everything is sharper, brighter, in this light, and even the piercing cold adds a clarity and beauty to the outdoors. Breath becomes a suspended cloud. E...
Knitting: Pullover
Rising up from the horizon, the mountains etch their beauty into the sky. Snow glows white from their caps, a stark contrast to the grey blue of the spruce & pines that roll by the car window. Mellow acoustic notes waft through the cabin of the car as the open road beckons. Hot coffee trembles slightly in the cupholder, rich & strong, s...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Out the window, deep fog shrouds the forest behind the house in mystery. Hidden things fade into the distance, obscured by the white diaphanous mist. Each branch, each trunk, each frond of pine needles come into focus anew. Deep grey-brown-black contrasts sharply with the stark white of the clean snow. Almost as though a black and white photogr...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Each tree has exploded in color-- glowing cinnamon sugar maple, caramel oaks and honey- golden birches. The leaves have just started to drop off the wind shaken branches and drift through the air in dance. Sunlight scatters through the treetops, and golden dots wave and sway across the trail’s entrance. The large park map displays a multitude o...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The first in my fall hiking & camping inspired collection--get outside!!!
Knitting: Pullover
Even though the wind rushes through the pines and shows the undersides of the birch and poplar leaves, sound fades away. Clouds strengthen in darkness in the skies above, but the tall row of trees provides just enough shelter for a few chapters, at least. The waterline stretches out behind the trees, small ripples forming in response to the imp...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
As the day draws to an end, a cool breeze rushes across the camps and through the towering pine fronds. The sun casts a golden glow behind the treeline. A lone loon calls out, it’s haunting song enchoing over the water and blending with the wind that murmurs through the branches. At the end of the dock, a worn & dog eared book rests beside ...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
As relaxing as a balmy summer afternoon on a porch swing, sweet like local clover honey, fresh like the breeze that dances through the lush green leaves on the trees.
Knitting: Pullover
Tents line the park path, full of fruit from summer’s first bloom. Fresh strawberries, locally grown peaches, sugar snap peas & more sit nestled in their little green crates, each grown with love and care. Huge blooms of flowers compliment the tables at the Farmer’s market- peonies, snowball viburnums, and Lilac blooms fill the air with a s...
Knitting: Cardigan
Large dots of golden sunlight swish through the leaves on the trees, dancing in patterns across the bare floorboards. The gentle lapping sounds of the pond travel up the hill, the canoe bobbing in place along the shoreline. Sunlight glimmers across the water’s surface as birds sing bright secrets.
Knitting: Pullover
Bleached by the sun, the old wooden jetty reaches her long arm out into the ocean. Aged and weathered by continuous saltwater waves, posts encompassed by silky white sands, she stands through the seasons. Though the day is bright and the sunlight shimmers off the sea, purple storm clouds gather along the horizon’s edge. A warm breeze is usherin...
Knitting: Poncho
The first buds of spring are starting to show on the ends of the bare, silver branches. A warm breeze from the west sweeps through the treetops as birds emerge from their winter nests. The spring thaw has arrived as the world slowly wakes up from its winter respite, and nature announces her song clearly & sweetly.
Knitting: Pullover
Mornings are still chilly as bare feet pad across the bare wooden floor. The house smells of a mixture of fresh coffee and woodsmoke. Outside, the air is mild but the wind blows just hard enough to bring a chill. Sunlight breaks through each window slowly, inching across the floor like the hands turning across the face of a clock. The morning i...
Knitting: Pullover
The perfect go-to sweater for kids! Simple, clean, and minimal. This pullover knits up instantly thanks to the chunky gauge and matches the Keene Sweater from the Plum Dandi Book!
Knitting: Pullover
This is an ideal beginner colorwork sweater. No more than 2 colors are used at any point in time!
Knitting: Cowl
The flame dances & flickers in the darkness, casting a halo of light to chase each shadow to the room’s corners. Vivid shades of orange mix and swirl, both mesmerizing and beautiful. Though small, the candle’s halo of warmth reaches much around it on the cold winter night. Wind howls wildly outside the window, as leaves scatter and wind the...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The flame dances & flickers in the darkness, casting a halo of light to chase each shadow to the room’s corners. Vivid shades of orange mix and swirl, both mesmerizing and beautiful. Though small, the candle’s halo of warmth reaches much around it on the cold winter night. Wind howls wildly outside the window, as leaves scatter and wind the...
Knitting: Pullover
The setting sun streams golden rays over the ridge. Shadows grow tall in the late autumn evening, and most of the leaves have since dropped from the trees. Exposed lichen clings to granite rocks in the field of pale uncut hay. November warmth radiates, even this late in the day, and geese fly in wavering V’s to head south.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The golden fields have just been hayed and the large rolls of straw make polka dots across the landscape. Dusty and edged with split rail fencing, the long dirt road is lined with aged oaks all the way to the old farmhouse. Chickens of all kinds – Ameraucana, Sussex, Buff Orphingtons, Barred Rocks, and Golden Laced Wyandottes – roam the yards.
Knitting: Vest
An old, wooden desk sits by the window, adorned by stacks of scattered papers. The window above the desk glows faintly with the filtered light of an overcast day. Bordering the window are floor to ceiling bookshelves, stacked tightly with every title imaginable. The fireplace crackles and pops, smoke mingling with the scent of hot black tea &am...
Knitting: Tee
Please consider purchasing an EXTRA skein of your MC. Many people have run out of yarn, and due to the less stretchy nature of Kestrel, yardage use can vary greatly from person to person.
Knitting: Pullover
Barely visible footprints lead a lone trail away from the gathering by the beach, imprinted gently in the sand. The horizon over the ocean has turned a dusky watercolor of golds & purples. Seagulls dot the waterline in the distance, soaring & swooping through the early summer’s breeze. A moment in time, a quick breakaway from the crowd,...
Knitting: Pullover
A foghorn blasts in the distance. A slight fog hovers over the ocean like a seagull suspended by the breeze. The waves crash at water’s edge, and the faded grey wooden planks of the dock creak as it rocks gently in rhythm with the sea. Boats moored offshore bob quietly in colors of deep green, red, and yellow. Summer has swept in inconspicuousl...
Knitting: Legwarmers
The studio is empty and late afternoon light streams through the windows, dashing over the barre and landing softly midfloor. The sweet, earthy scent of crushed rosin in the small pine box by the door fills the room. It feels like negative space on a canvas waiting to be filled. Movements slow-then swift & soft, feet brushing mutedly on the...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Green-grey moss clings to granite stonewalls loosely lining the pasture. It is a break in the middle of the trails, an expanse of sky between the forest. The land rolls and dips, the color of faded straw and hay. A well worn footpath weaves through it, leading back into the woods. Planked boardwalks rest at the fringe of the treeline, where sha...
Knitting: Cardigan
A raw, freezing rain coats everything in sight. The golden brown of the last leaves clinging to their gray-barked branches contrasts sharply in the ice. The sweet scent of woodsmoke hangs thick in the air, held by the humidity. The flat clouds seem to have no ceiling. Twigs snap underfoot and the woodpile dwindles as a quick trip outside for mo...
Knitting: Pullover
Snow blankets the expanse of field, hedged in by old granite stonewalls. The land rolls and dips from generations of families that have walked upon it. Ancient maples stand tall and proud as the snowflakes rest gently on their limbs. The silent song of falling snow can be heard through the stillness as the world is washed clean.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Green-grey moss clings to granite stonewalls loosely lining the pasture. It is a break in the middle of the trails, an expanse of sky between the forest. The land rolls and dips, the color of faded straw and hay. A well worn footpath weaves through it, leading back into the woods. Planked boardwalks rest at the fringe of the treeline, where sha...
Knitting: Cardigan
Along the exposed wooden beams, antique brass lanterns and dried herbs hang from square nails. Wide pine beams run the length of the floor. In the kitchen an old cookstove throws warmth, two cats curled at its feet. Cast iron skillets hang, ready for use. Outside, frost builds and creeps across fallen leaves as night falls.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The mountains rise in the distance, pale blue spiked with crimson, sienna, and gold. Last night was crisp and washed a sharp frost over the fields—but the early morning sun whisked it away quickly. Leaves have just started to fall, billowing down & resting gently atop the tallgrass. Sweet Applewood smoke rises from the farm’s weighing shack...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
SilverSpun® Sport is held doubled for a cozy fall hat.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A new place. Calm, evergreen & slate grey. Water ripples gently as the canoe glides noiselessly through the pond, the only sound stray droplets of water from the worn wooden oar. Clouds hang thickly overhead, benign in nature & ushering in a fresh cool wind. The trees rustle slightly overhead at the shoreline—and wanderlust is satisfied.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The bright lights of carnival rides twinkle against the fading pink of the sunset. The air is humid & carries with it the scent of fried dough, hot dogs and burgers. The ocean’s edge is alive with movement—the slow spin of the ferris wheel, the casual gait of people on vacation, the swoop of a random seagull, the rhythmic wash of waves. Ice...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
One of the best places to be if you’re longing for peace is by a body of water. Whether it’s the salty ocean, a large lake or a small pond, there’s something relaxing about dipping your toes in the water as the waves repeatedly wash over you. There is something so freeing, so cleansing about being on the water. The Dockside MKAL reflects this f...
Knitting: Pullover
Look at the soft, silky sand at ocean’s edge. Look closer. Tiny grains, glinting in the strong sunlight provide a rainbow of neutrals—some pale lilacs, pure whites, clean taupes, even some indigo blues. Sifting the sand through your fingers, you are caught with an awestruck wonder. This world is so much more beautiful, so much greater than we i...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The crash of the ocean waves, the echoed cry of the seagulls, and the murmur of people futher along the beach blend into a smooth white noise. As the ocean breeze whips through and around everything in sight, it seems to cleanse. The breakers dissipate at your toes, the brisk cold of the ocean a refreshing jolt from the balmy air. As you watch ...
Knitting: Cardigan
As sunlight peeks from the treetops and breaks across the yard at first light, the car trunk shuts with a metallic thunk. Overnight bags are stuffed tightly and neatly into the back, coffee & maps at attention in the center console. The skis are mounted safely atop the roof and the route has been chosen. All that’s left to do is start the c...
Knitting: Cowl
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Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Peaceful stillness permeates the late evening air as a brisk chill sets in. The sun quickly drops in the sky and a lazy quiet settles over the atmosphere. Fluffy white clouds mingle against a golden blue sunset as the day ends.
Knitting: Pullover
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Knitting: Cowl
Cars on their way home from work send leaves scattering as the sun dips lower on the horizon. The rake sings a familiar song as it scrapes the earth, piling leaves higher & higher. Finally, the scent of dry leaves and evening permeates the air on a perfect fall day as the sky’s orange glow fades to a deep turquoise.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The air is biting and sharp, the trees glow under the overcast skies. Leaves rustle and dance along the ground as a quick breeze hurries them along. The clean smell of freshly carved pumpkin lingers in the kitchen as a latte warms both hands.
Knitting: Pullover
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Knitting: Pullover
The town is now empty but for the locals. The air is raw & salty. Harbor bells clang in the foggy distance as lobstermen in yellow slickers rope off their boats. The distant cry of seagulls can be heard even from inside. Hot chowder waits inside, thick and warm to battle the chill of the coast in all it’s autumnal glory.
Knitting: Cardigan
Large dots of golden sunlight swish through the leaves on the trees, dancing in patterns across the bare floorboards. The gentle lapping sounds of the pond travel up the hill, the canoe bobbing in place along the shoreline. Sunlight glimmers across the water’s surface as birds sing bright secrets.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is the kickoff to the Thunderstorm MKAL for this summer with Annie Yarn! Each phase of the shawl represents part of a thunderstorm’s cycle- taking you through the storm…
Knitting: Pullover
The sun sets slowly as a light breeze in the mid 70’s sweeps across the empty road. A brisk walk and some ice water later has left you feeling refreshed, energized, and relaxed. Reaching for your favorite post workout sweater, you smile to yourself as it slides over your head. This is the perfect ending to a hectic day.
Knitting: Cardigan
The moment when a package full of beautifully dyed promise lands neatly wrapped on your doorstep, begging to be unskeined. Yet there are priorities- housework, meals, jobs and unfinished knits to do.
Knitting: Pullover
I’m always looking for something basic that will help me look put together when I run flailing out of the house, streaming dance shoes, water bottles, basketballs, mail, and the such. This sweater was my answer to the fact that I am NOT very organized or composed- it’s simple and fresh with just enough elegance to help me look polished.
Knitting: Pullover
My girls are still at the point where they’ll let me make them sweaters that match mine. While they still let me knit for them, my heart jumps at making these little versions for them. Bitty Birchbark is clean, classic and polished, with a good standard fabric for chasing spring chills away.
Knitting: Cardigan
The perfect cardigan for lounging around the house, sipping tea, and putting up your feet… or throwing on to run out the door. The lines are classic, the fit is tailored yet relaxed, and the finishing is clean.
Knitting: Pullover
Sweater is modeled with no ease- size 35’’ shown on 34’’ bust with finished measurement of 34’’ due to cabling.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
We have 2 woodstoves. One tucked in the fireplace of our living room, and one large cookstove that radiates in our kitchen. Before the flames rise up, we must shovel out the ashes from the night before.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Raw Honey is one of my go-to patterns to knit--it needed a matching hat!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Mulling spices lay splayed across the marked up maplewood cutting board. Whole sticks of cinnamon, fragrant cloves, allspice, and dried orange peels are gathered in clean hands and dropped gently into the simmering pot of freshly pressed cider on the old stove. As they heat, the air fills with rich scents that evoke the memory of briskly cold n...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Maple syrup & apple cider are two of my favorite New England treats in the fall- every fall, my family & I go apple picking at the orchard down the road and load up on apple cider. It’s fresh, local, and sharply crisp. Something we discovered we could do this year is complement that edge with a smidge of maple syrup.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
When Kim first shared the Fairy Tale theme with me, I was completely stumped. I could not think of many fairy tales that I can identify with (even though, messy and crazy, my life feels like a modern fairy tale on some days). Then, I realized that Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling was also considered a fairytale.
Knitting: Cowl
A luxurious assortment of various simple cables builds to a crescendo at the center of this cowl then fades into simple stockinette at both sides. Worked in the round, this cozy cowl is a great “sampler” on which to practice your cablework techniques.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Essential summer knitting- biased, basic, and blue. A simple wrap that can be worn multiple ways is perfect for picking up and putting down, everywhere you go. It’s not something that needs much attention; working on the bias and adding a few stripes keeps it interesting and fun.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
This pattern was inspired by the richly colored Terra Cotta pots that soak up sun on our porch during the warmer months. One skein of Quince makes a pair of mitts that are quick and springy. The eyelets let hands breathe while the stitch pattern protects from cooler, windy days.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
Errata: Row 13 should be: 1/2 RC, 1/2 LC, K 8 (instead of K 10)
Knitting: Pullover
The classic comfy-pullover is back--reworked in cozy bulky! Clean lines, positive ease and flattering shaping create warmth for the sweater you’ll never want to take off. Worked flat at the neck, then joined in the round for completion. Suggested Ease is 3-5’’.
Knitting: Cowl
On days where everything goes wrong (like getting a ginormous screw stuck in your new tire and your dog doing his business all over the floor), add some serenity to your life.
Knitting: Cowl
Simple with a bit of complexity. Big, squishy, and textured. The perfect quick winter pattern refresher!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Newly rewritten with new all in one chart, written directions, crown diagrams and schematic!
Knitting: Pullover
A great standard pullover with clean military-inspired updates. Fitted exactly like Ease (but with less ease!) and comfy. Extra long sleeves are perfect for pulling down in cold weather, and a short stand up collar flatters and keeps the draft out.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Graphic parallelograms take on muted autumn hues and mimic chevrons in these quick to knit fingerless mitts.
Knitting: Vest
Sharp chevrons and rich texture combine for this low-yardage vest. Perfect for transitioning your child’s fall wardrobe, it can double as a weekend casual piece or a school uniform.
Knitting: Tee
Sebago Cove is worked at a relaxed gauge from the top down. Modern eyelet increases dot down the shoulders and body of the tunic for clean lines and a breezy fit. A slip stitch bottom & sleeve edging adds texture & fun to the perfect little pullover.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
100 (125, 125, 140), (150, 175) yards or 91 (114, 114, 128), (137, 160) meters required.
Knitting: Vest
Errata: The torso shaping should be 8 sts apart on both sides of the vest.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A rustic stitch pattern lends texture to luxe fabric, creating a flattering and versatile hat. The lacework makes it incredibly quick to knit up for instant gratification.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
PDF comes with a generous 15% off coupon on Colour Adventures Yarn until the 26th of December in celebration of this release!
Knitting: Coat / Jacket
Errata: The chart KEY is wrong on the WS rows- simply work the sts as they present on all WS rows.
Knitting: Tee
Boathouse Mini is a seamless, top down raglan with a refreshingly open boat neck built to mimic a lightweight sweatshirt. It can be worn alone or layered for the transition into fall!
Knitting: Dress
Back when I was little, my father used to take me flower picking in a field down the road from our house. We’d come home with fistfuls of brilliant yellows, whites, and oranges, and put them in Mason Jars all over our breezy farmhouse. The gold of this yarn spoke to me of those memories.
Knitting: Legwarmers, Boot Cuffs / Toppers
Spring is here!!! Add a cute pop of color to your rainboots (or fall boots!) with some cozy boot liners. Stirruped at the bottom to prevent riding and also keep your toes from overheating, these liners will add a fun detail to your rainboots that’s just the perfect thing for a rainy day.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Pure Maine. is the fingerless mitten answer to the Simple. hat.
Knitting: Legwarmers
These rainboot liners are great for keeping your children’s feet warm in the cold and unpredictable spring weather! Super fast and inexpensive to knit up, they are sure to be a favorite instant-gratification project! They utilize stirrups instead of a whole boot sock shape so that you can switch out socks depending on what it’s like outside.
