Though you can get some of these through Ravelry, all of my patterns are available for direct purchase here! (and in some cases - for FREE!)
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Though I haven't figured out how to tell the shopping cart this, each of these is ALSO available to purchase in hard copy. The hard copies are more expensive (what with the cost of printing and purchasing the little sleeves etc), and will also incur shipping charges (which depend on your zip code). If you'd like to buy one in hard copy, please email me, and I'll send you a PayPal invoice...
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Cantigny
Though this cowl/turtle was originally designed for a golfer, it works as well for those who never hit the links. I designed it so that when my husband (GolfPro) suddenly finds that the wind has picked up, and he’s chilly enough to wish he’d put on a turtleneck before hitting the links, he could solve the problem with something small enough to keep in his golf bag. This will keep his neck warm without getting in the way (as a scarf would do), and without looking too feminine. Your favorite vocalist will find it as helpful.
Knit in cotton or a wool-cotton blend, it’s light enough to wear indoors, but worked in a nice wool or alpaca blend, it will keep you toasty on bright winter walks through the snow.
The original was knit using 180 yards of Fortissima Cotton, but any fingering weight yarn will do.
$5.50 for a pdf download
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Using a high halo DK weight or a light worsted weight yarn, this simple design creates an elegant and warm cowl. It uses a tubular cast on and tubular bind off (with instructions) Click here .to download this free pattern |
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Using your favorite sportweight yarn, this easy moebius scarf lets you try out the Moebius technique while maintaining a truly reversible fabric. It can be worn in a casual loop, keeping your chest warm if you used wool, or just draping attractively in lighter yarns; or it can be doubled for a cozy cowl effect. It uses Cat Bordhi's Moebius Cast On, which can be found in her book A Treasury of Magical Knitting, or online at the DIY Network and Cat demonstrates it on YouTube. |
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This triangular shawl works as well in lace-weight or fingering-weight yarn, and is happy with and without beads. $6.00 CASH FUNDED PayPal for pdf download.   |
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This design was inspired by Miriam Feltons’ Icarus. It is closer to a faroese shape than her triangle, and has many layers of feathered ends, and uses beads! This shawl works well at a variety of gauges, on a variety of yarns… and can be successfully knit in lace-weight, light fingering, fingering, or even light sport-weight and still be marvelous. There are five sets of charts, each of which is comprised of two or three sections. It may sound hard, but actually it's no more than intermediate. I'm just thorough in my charting :-) In addition, the pattern includes two options - a wide version, and a narrower version. These versions may be offered separately in the future. $12.00 CASH FUNDED PayPal for pdf download. 
Many thanks to the gracious and generous women who test knit this pattern for me: Janna C. Lawrence, Carla Willingham and Deidre Kennedy. Without them, the charts would NOT be right! |
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FDK 1301 Adrienne Augard (who wore opera gloves with panache) might well have donned these lacy gauntlets. Though they cover your arms to the elbow, their linen/acrylic blend keeps them from being too hot for late summer or early fall. They also work well in a more wool oriented yarn – if chill chasing is in order. Versa-tile enough to go from High School Hallways to elegant evenings on the town (depending on your yarn choice), Augarde is s deft step away from super-fine yarns means that you can make your statement with very little notice. As with the opera gloves of yore, these gauntlets don't expect that the stretchy nature of their ribbed lace will be enough to handle the shaping of your forearm – they’re designed to hug but not cling, and use actual shaping, along with a fitted thumb gusset, to accommodate your arm
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This lacy fingerless glove has a touch of ribbing at the wrist to improve the fit. The simple lace pattern extends into the thumb, but disappears for the palm so that it won't catch on little things when you pick them up. Great for 'tweens! Great for adults too! And, because of the stretchy nature of the lace pattern, they fit a wide range of hands. They use a single skein of DK weight yarn. $5.00 CASH FUNDED Paypal for pdf download. |
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I designed this lace cowl for my mother. It's a quick knit, using only one ball of yarn, and will either keep you toasty warm, or simply provide an elegant alternative to turtleneck's indoors depending on your fiber choice. The pattern includes both charted and written instructions. $6.00 for a pdf download With many thanks to Georgia Wilson for test knitting.
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| FD 11-02 Queen Mab tends to do things you didn't quite expect. And though it appears simple, this cowl takes after her in a few modest ways. First off, it's knit from the top down. And then there's that asymmetry thing going on. That's totally Mab's doing; I'm addicted to symmetry. The asymmetry starts from unequal scallops along the top edge (and they're mirrored by more asymmetrical scallops along the bottom edge). And then there's the part where I didn't even design in beads, but my test knitter felt compelled to add them. (Queen Mab just HAD to have her hand in that!
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| FD 11-03 This little number starts with Judy's Magic Cast On (because every now and then, provisional cast ons are what you need, and when you need one, Judy's is my favorite). It's then worked back and forth for several repeats of a lace pattern that I adapted from Barbara Walker, with the dayflowers nodding gently at each others. Finally, once you're satisfied with the dimensions, you kitchener the end to the beginning, and voila! A lovely wavy edge, and a soft snuggle around your neck. What more could you ask to chase away the last of the February grays? $6.50 for a pdf download |
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FDK-1210
Knit in cotton or a wool-cotton blend, it’s light enough to wear indoors, but worked in a nice wool or alpaca blend, it will keep you toasty on bright winter walks through the snow. The original was knit using 180 yards of Fortissima Cotton, but any fingering weight yarn will do. $5.50 for a pdf download
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FD 11-04 This hat was designed for a friend of a friend who had been diagnosed with Leukemia. I knit the original in soft alpaca yarn, so that it would not be abrasive to his suddenly bald pate. But I wanted to do more. And so, I will be donating 50% of the proceeds of the sale of this hat to Leukemia Research.
With many thanks to Constance Cole and Kat Murphy-Mosher, for test knitting, and to the inestimable Dawn for her tech editing brilliance. $6.00 for a pdf download |
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This scarf was designed for OFA's Red Scarf Project in conjunction with the Blog Tour for Donna Druchunas' book Ethnic Knitting: Discovery: The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and The Andes It uses a provisional cast on (for which I recommend Judy's Magic Cast On), and simple knit/purl textures. Please use it to make a scarf for OFA (and for yourself or family and friends, of course!) I will contribute 50% of all proceeds from the sale of this scarf to the OFA. $5.00 for pdf download. |
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This shrug uses Cat Bordhi's moebius cast on, and includes additional shaping to allow for more coverage in the back. The simple lace pattern is fully reversible. It uses ~ 550 yds of sport-weight yarn. $6.00 for pdf download. |
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These socks include instructions for optional "arch darts" -- to help those with high arches make socks that fit comfortably snugly. The cable pattern was inspired by the Mendocino Sweater from Pacific Coast Highway. $6.00 for pdf download
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Babette - FD-0702
$4.00 for a pdf download Prairie Corn Sock This sock, along with its mate, represent Illinois in the CD-Book called "50 Socks - 50 States," which will be published by Sirius Knitting Publications. Sirius Knitting's fearless leader (Dr. Laura Andersson) has brought a lot of designers (focusing on newer designers) together for this effort. Crystal Palace has provided all the yarn and is handling wholesale distribution the CD. For more pictures and details about the book (and other socks in it) check out Socks and More with CPY and SiriusKnitting's blog as well as www.Straw.com. IYou can order your copy by e-mailing 50socksbookbySiriusKnitting@gmail.com (you know the drill - replace the AT with @ and the DOT with . - runs $24.95 for CD plus shipfees Field of Lupines This sock, along with its mate, represents Maine in the "50 Socks - 50 States" book. You can order your copy by e-mailing 50socksbookbySiriusKnitting@gmail.com (you know the drill - replace the AT with @ and the DOT with . - runs $24.95 for CD plus shipfees |
Simple Smoke Ring
Danish Seaman's Scarf - FD-0703
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