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Flurries Cowl

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by Liz on January 30, 2012

in free pattern,KAL

Living in Chicago has taught me a lot about cold weather wear, and it’s only December. Bundling up is essential, but sometimes you overheat. This cowl is designed to combat woeful winter predicaments. A double set of buttons lets you button it loose or tight, allowing you to keep warm or stay cool and comfortable. [...]

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Holiday hat KAL: Thistle Cap

December 4, 2011
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I like to think I’m not a selfish knitter, but sometimes I kind of am. I spend more time designing and working up samples for patterns that I have very little time left to knit. People often expect hand knit gifts as a result of my constant needle working, and I get a wee bit [...]

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Double Leaf Saroyan

September 5, 2011
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The Double Leaf Saroyan pattern actually came about when I was browsing through projects for Saroyan. I came across Teri’s beautiful version, and she kindly agreed to send me the pattern so I could incorporate it into the original pattern. Double Leaf Saroyan is free! This pattern is quite a bit more basic than the [...]

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Squish Monster Cowl of Awesomeness

July 17, 2011
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I like cowls, and I really like seed stitch. About 2 years ago I bought one of those enormous infinity cowls. It’s made out of fine jersey knit fabric and layers on itself really nicely. It’s not all that warm, but it’s really versatile and goes with everything. Since then, I’ve been a bit obsessed [...]

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Any Yarn Scarf

February 20, 2011
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I always find myself buying beautiful yarn and absolutely nothing to knit with it. It is especially difficult for me to find a pattern for yarn that is extremely variegated or bright. I set out on a mission to design something simple to work, but not mind numbingly dull, with accents that would suit almost [...]

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Socks for Euni

November 3, 2010

I had a dream I was wearing these spiral socks, and that they were lovely to knit and even more wonderful to wear. (I’m not a crazy person, I don’t normally dream about socks.) Named after my friend Eunice, these socks are sunny, fun, and a little bit odd. While I could have charted this [...]

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Pattern Translations: Traveling Woman & Saroyan

February 17, 2010

I love the internet. I speak a tiny bit of Spanish, and an even smaller amount of French, and there are knitters all across the globe who can do much better than that. Thanks to these kind people, I’ve been able to increase the accessibility of my free patterns by offering them in multiple languages. [...]

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Objects in Space

January 23, 2010

Even though I would consider myself a fairly advanced knitter, I love nothing more than a simple garter stitch project with endlessly stunning results. That’s where Objects in Space comes in. Use one or two skeins of a luxury blend in almost any weight and you can produce a delicious scarf (or shawl) that drapes [...]

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Saroyan

November 16, 2009

Saroyan is the third pattern in a series inspired by the television show Bones. Previous patterns include Traveling Woman and Temperance. Dr. Camille Saroyan is intelligent, graceful, and uncompromisingly organized. The simple lace scarf would fit right at home in sleek and professional wardrobe. Knit in one piece from start to finish, Saroyan is a [...]

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Traveling Woman

August 15, 2009

This post contains information about the FREE version of Traveling Woman. For information about the pattern that is for sale, please go here. Being an indecisive individual, this shawl is named after two things. First, the song �Travelling Woman� by Bat for Lashes (she�s British, hence the extra �l�). �Travelling Woman� is a song about [...]

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Yvaine

May 12, 2009

Yvaine is a triangular shawl, which is knit from the top to the bottom point with increases on every right side row. I was able to knit the shawl using the row combinations below using one ball of Handmaiden Fine Yarns Casbah Sock in Stardust – which, coincidentally, I wouldn’t recommend. See that blub in [...]

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Coraline

February 17, 2009

I didn’t make a PDF for this pattern because it’s not anything overly complicated. It’s really just guidelines for making jogless stripes and using scrap yarns to your advantage. But I still wanted to release something on it because Coraline is such an adorable book (and movie). I selected the dark blue and bright yellow [...]

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Temperance: Modifications for Medium Size

January 23, 2009

Before we get started, make sure you’ve downloaded the Temperance PDF (available here), so you know what I’m talking about in this post. You can download a PDF of the modifications (here), or continue reading below. Size M will be 8.20″ in circumference (unstretched) across the foot. The two sizes that come with the pattern [...]

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