Named after a winding rural road in my hometown of Amherst, Massachusetts, the Bay Road Cowl features a lively pairing of seed stitch and gently curving cables. The cowl is knit flat, end to end, in fingering weight yarn, beginning with a provisional cast-on. After the piece is blocked, the two ends are joined with a three-needle bind-off.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Inspired by the colors and markings of downy woodpeckers, the Downy Hat is a stranded-color toque worked in four colors of DK weight yarn. It’s knit in the round, from the bottom up. The pattern provides instructions for four sizes.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more. 

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Flocks of migrating birds inspired the Tailwind Shawl. It features a strikingly elegant lace pattern that’s both memorable and fun to knit. This season-spanning scarf is worked flat, and the fringe adds a pretty edging.

The pattern appeared in the spring 2019 issue of Knitscene. Print and digital editions are available.

Photos: F&W Media/Harper Point Photography

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Worked from the top down in fingering weight yarn, the Wonderberry Shawl can be finished with either a garter and eyelets edging or a beaded, scalloped edging. The pattern provides instructions for both options, in three sizes.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more. 

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Named after the Little Prince’s tiny planet in Saint-Exupery’s beloved book, the Asteroid B 612 Scarf features a simple textured stitch pattern and sweet cables at the edge for a special knit suitable for beginners and experts alike.

The pattern appeared in the winter 2019 issue of Interweave Knits. Print and digital editions are available.

Photos: F&W Media/Harper Point Photography

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This big rectangular wrap knit in bulky weight yarn epitomizes hygge—the Danish quality of comfort and coziness. Its knit and purl textures were inspired by architectural details and hardware of barns in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more. 

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This warm and cozy log cabin afghan is knit in four colors of worsted weight wool. Worked from the center outward, it’s completely seamless - no sewing or joining. The pattern provides instructions for a smaller throw and a larger afghan (shown in the photos).

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more. It’s also available on Etsy.

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With its gentle crescent shape Catbird is a versatile shawl that can be styled many ways. Wear it draped elegantly over your shoulders, or wrapped once or twice around your neck, like a scarf. It’s perfect for all seasons, and for gift knitting, too.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more. 

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Worked from the top down in three colors of fingering weight yarn, the About Town Shawl showcases a striking mix of knit-purl textures, garter stitch, and lace. This light, airy shawl was designed as a companion piece for the About Town Mitts.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more. 

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Sometimes it’s the simple, uncomplicated things that lift your spirits and make life extra sweet—like a new pair of cozy fingerless mitts. Worked in the round, the About Town Mitts knit up quickly and easily (no charts to follow). Choose a luxurious sportweight yarn with a touch of cashmere to make them even more special. 

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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The Waverleigh Cowl is a warm and feminine mix of twisted ribbing, lace, and cables. It's worked in the round on a circular needle — no grafting or seaming required — with DK weight yarn. Waverleigh can be worn either as a single loop or doubled around your neck for extra warmth.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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A pretty row of houses circles the calf in the Rowhouse Socks. Knit top-down in three colors of fingering weight/sock yarn, they're a great introduction to stranded-color knitting.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Named after a genus of damselflies, the Ischnura Shawl is a warm and cozy crescent shawl knit in bulky weight wool. It's worked flat from the bottom up on a circular needle, beginning with the lace section. Short rows are used to shape the upper (garter stitch) section.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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A pleasing mix of garter stitch and lace, the Hop Brook shawl is worked from one end to the other in fingering weight yarn. Its gently tapered crescent shape results from increases and decreases in the garter stitch fabric.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Couplet is a top down, “his and hers” sock design. The pattern provides instructions for two sizes and two options: one with lace at the calf (shown here) and one without lace. 

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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With their knit-purl textures and pretty lace, the On the Other Hand Mitts are perfect for knitting with beautiful hand-dyed sock yarns. The pattern offers two different options for the cuff—you can make one of each, or make two the same—it's your choice!

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Large and small lace patterns enliven the fabric of this feminine shawl. Growing gradually from a cast-on of just three stitches, the Notch Shawl has an asymmetrical triangular shape and can be knit in either fingering weight or sport weight yarns.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Knit flat from one end to the other, then grafted, the Firehouse Alley Cowl combines simple lace stitches and knit-purl textures for maximum style.

The pattern appeared in the fall 2016 issue of knit.wear. The magazine and the individual pattern PDF are available from Interweave.

Photos: F&W Media/Harper Point Photography

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Knit from the top down using sport weight or fingering weight yarn, Golden Valley is a generous-size triangular shawl featuring cozy knit-purl textures and striking geometric lace.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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With its scalloped edges and garter stitch lace, the Singing Beach Cowl brings to mind seashells, waves, and shifting sands. Worked in the round on a circular needle, it uses just one skein of sock or fingering weight yarn—the perfect choice for that special skein in your stash.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Perfect for spring and fall days when a chill is in the air, the Fee-bee Mitts make wonderful gifts. Worked flat, then seamed at the side, they're quick and fun to knit.

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The Calliopsis Cowl, named after the flower Coreopsis (also known as Calliopsis or Tickseed), is a light, feminine lace accessory knit in two colors of laceweight or light fingering weight yarn. You can easily customize the design by changing the lengths of the two lace sections to create your own unique cowl.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Pretty, feminine, and practical, the Shallows Mitts and Shallows Cowl are among my most popular designs. They're knit in fingering weight yarn, with the option of adding beads for a pop of color or sparkle. (And the patterns provide complete information on placing beads with a crochet hook—it's really simple once you've got the hang of it!)

The patterns may be purchased as a discounted set or individually on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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This handsome cowl pairs columns of cables with a wide lace pattern.  The Erste Cowl is seamless; it's knit in the round with sport weight yarn on a circular needle (no grafting or seaming required).

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Named after the pretty damselflies known as bluets, the Enallagma shawl combines eye-catching lace with restful garter stitch. The lace section is worked straight without shaping, then gradual decreases are worked along one side to create the shawl’s asymmetrical shape. It's knit in DK weight or light worsted weight yarn.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Named after a street in my hometown of Amherst, Massachusetts, the Hulst Socks offer just enough lace to keep things interesting, but plenty of easy stockinette to make the knitting zip along.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Worked in the round on a circular needle, the Biscuit Cowl uses just one skein of sock or fingering weight yarn. It's ideal for those special skeins of sock yarn in your stash and makes a beautiful gift.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Let's twist! Easy left and right twists join knits and purls to create appealing texture in the warm, unisex Indikon Mitts. Worked in the round on double-pointed needles, they take their name from the Greek indikon (“blue dye from India”). 

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Knit in the round with two colors of DK weight yarn, the Rowhouse Hat offers an easy introduction to stranded color knitting. It’s also a great stashbusting project and, with instructions for four sizes, you can make this hat for everyone, from children to adults. 

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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An accessory for all seasons, the Skipperling Scarf combines lace and twisted stitches in an elegant, feminine design. It’s knit in fingering weight yarn in one piece, from end to end—no grafting required.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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The Leaf in the Wind Mittens are worked in the round from the cuff up, in three colors of fingering weight yarn. They feature a geometric design inspired by the art of painter Agnes Martin and are named after her 1963 abstract painting Leaf in the Wind.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Named after a genus of dragonflies, the Cordulia Cowl is a beautiful lace accessory to make for yourself or as a gift. It's worked in the round on a circular needle — no grafting or seaming required — with DK weight yarn.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Inspired by the Swedish Bohus Stickning style of colorwork, the Purlish Mitts are knit in the round with double-pointed needles using a gradient set of hand-dyed fingering weight yarn (six colors). Or, substitute sock yarn from your stash! To make these mitts, you'll need no more than 40 yards/37 m each of six colors ranging in tone from light to dark.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Worked in the round, from the top down, the Plumtree Socks combine knit-purl textures and lace in an appealing design that’s easy to memorize and quick to knit.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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The energetic, waving lines of the lace stitch in the Con Brio Mitts inspired the pattern’s name—con brio is a musical term meaning “with spirit or vigor.” Knit in sportweight yarn, these pretty mitts are fun to make and wear. 

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Sculptural cables are paired with textured stitches to beautiful effect in the Eastward Cowl. This distinctive and exceptionally warm winter accessory is knit from one end to the other in worsted weight yarn; the ends are joined with a three-needle bind-off.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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The Sawmill River Hat features winding cables flowing from a garter stitch brim. Knit in fingering weight yarn (Brooklyn Tweed LOFT), it can be made as a close-fitting cap or a slouchier beanie. The pattern includes instructions for both options, in two sizes.

This design is part of Brooklyn Tweed's Wool People 8 collection. The pattern PDF can be purchased from Brooklyn Tweed or on Ravelry.

Photos: Jared Flood/Brooklyn Tweed

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Cable-and-lace medallions encircle the upper leg of the Tortoise Shells Socks. Worked from the top down in fingering weight yarn, they offer avid sock knitters a feast of satisfying knitting.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Lacy and feminine, the Bluet Cowl is a stylish cool weather accessory. Knit in the round with sport weight yarn on a circular needle, it's completely seamless.

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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Worked in fingering weight yarn from one end to the other, the Streusel Scarf is a pretty lace-and-garter stitch confection. Carefully spaced increases and decreases in the garter stitch fabric produce its gently tapered crescent shape. 

The pattern is available for purchase on Ravelry, where you'll find complete information on sizes, yarns and yardage, needles, notions, gauge, and more.

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