MaterialsThese slippers are a dream to make in Aran-weight yarn. Grab a skein of Friendship Bracelet, and you’ll be slip-slip-slipping your way to warmer feet in no time! Finished Measurements: Small (medium, large): 6 (8, 10)”/15 (20, 25) cm circumference. Foot length depends on recipient’s foot size. See chart for approximate foot lengths. Pick the finished size closest to your …
Euanthe
Euanthe is one of Jupiter’s irregular moons in the Ananke group of moons (Jupiter has a whopping 53 named moons, and many unnamed ones, to boot). The moon is classified as eccentric and retrograde, which is a fantastic way to describe this shawl: a bit off the beaten path, but not too far, it’s both fun to work and toasty …
Weekend Harvest Hat
This great hat is quick to make, fun to wear, and in two different styles (beanie and cloche), it will be a perfect last-minute knit to keep your head warm while at the pumpkin patch or tree farm. Best of all, with a decorative button accent each one you make will be unique and special. MaterialsFinished Measurements: Both: 19″ circumference …
The Ball Cap
The Ball Cap was designed for a very special, and very smart-alec’ed friend who is going through a rough time, health-wise. His last name is Ball, he has hinted quite strongly for a hand-knitted hat, so what’s a knitter to do? I had to make the boy a hat! And then I got a bit obsessed and ended up making …
Squeezebox Cowl
Who wouldn’t want a squeezebox cowl? This cowl, in two lengths, is full of so much harmony: lots of squishy reverse stockinette stitch with slipped stitches, made in two complementary colors. The name is a nod to the accordion-like fabric you end up with. MaterialsFinished Measurements: Both cowls, after blocking: approximately 9.5″ tall. Single loop (double loop): 20″ (50″) circumference.Yarn: …
She Said Hat & Cowl
The She Said Hat and Cowl are a part of the He Said/She Said Collection, which is in turn a part of the Big Ass Skein Society. This pattern contains instructions for both a hat and a cowl, and She Said Mitts are also available. There is also a hat, cowl, and mitt set called He Said that are complementary. …
Radiation
Waaay back when, before I was born, my folks had a hippie-dippie shop in the town I grew up in called Radiation. They sold bell-bottoms, waterbeds, and other counter-culture goods. The basement of the house I grew up in was the perfect suburban basement, with old couches, a TV, a pool table, and, taking up one whole wall, the wooden, …