Sizes: US women’s shoe size 7 (women’s 9, men’s 10) Materials: 1-2 skeins hard-wearing high twist Aran-weight yarn, similar to Country Classic Yarn for Sox Removable stitch markers for marking sections, beginning of round, etc. Size US 4 or 5 needles in the configuration you prefer for small-diameter knitting Procedure: Cast on 40 (40, 44)
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Six Stripe Poncho – A simple and colorful stash-buster
Once again, my mother has gifted me with some Harrisville Designs Highland yarn, and once again…I decided to make a poncho. While the piece shares some similarities of shape and construction with the Prospect Street poncho, this striped accessory is knit side to side rather than edge to edge, which makes it feel like a
Glittering Quartz Hat & Mitt Pattern Set, Celebrates Mohair’s Sparkle & Shine
Sometimes, a design seems to manifest out of thin air, helped along only by my ability to work with string and sticks to fashion it as quickly as possible. That’s what this latest set of knitting patterns seemed to be as I’ve been creating them this past week. The Glittering Quartz Hat and Glittering Quartz
Fiery Foliage scarf captures the colors of autumn
Continuing with my interest (obsession?) with sequence knitting, as well as a deep appreciation for the work of Karida Collins, owner of Neighborhood Fiber Company, I developed this large scarf with another one of the NFC gradient packs. The fun pompons are decorative as well as functional, providing weight to the ends of the piece that
Don’t Wait Up: a versatile shawl, scarf, and poncho in one
After months of experimenting with colors and textures, Don’t Wait Up is finally ready for you to knit for yourself. This versatile and large-yet-lightweight piece of fabric can be styled in many different ways. Wear it as a wrap, poncho, scarf, or hooded cape. Based on my experiments with both hand-spinning random colors and playing
2018 Fall Releases: Knitting patterns and natural skincare
It’s about time! For the past several months you’ve seen and heard me allude to a few new products and I am finally ready to share more information about our 2018 fall releases. The Knitting Patterns Inspired by the scenes of Vermont near our homestead, I developed two new patterns. The Forest Floor Cowl is
Sleeping socks: a quick and easy hand-knit gift
Ever since I was a child we used to make at least some of our holiday gifts. One year it was aprons stamped with designs carved from potatoes. Drawings and simple beaded jewelry figured heavily over the years, as well as “coupons” – like “one free hug,” “mow the lawn,” “wash dishes,” etc. These days,