Carolyn Noyes
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Knitting: Pullover
Combine your two favorite colors in this quick-knit pullover that’s sure to become your go-to tee for warm-weather wear. Colorwork stripes from hip to waist on the front and back incorporate decreases that create a shapely silhouette.
Knitting: Cardigan
Rows of wrapped stitches alternate with sections of stockinette to create a textured stripe pattern on this light and airy warm-weather cardi.
Knitting: Cardigan
This design is worked back and forth in one piece with subtle A-line shaping from the bottom to the underarm; the piece is then divided to work fronts and back separately. The Swirl Rib panels are worked along with the body; the panels extend up around the neck and meet at center back neck. The set-in sleeves are worked in the round.
Knitting: Pullover
Designed by Carolyn Noyes, the X-Cable Turtleneck is a simple raglan design that keeps the focus on a high-relief, double-cross cable worked as an allover pattern on the front only. Slight waist shaping is worked within the stockinette fabric of the back; the sleeves are also stockinette. The turtleneck is entirely ribbing; the same ribbing tri...
Knitting: Pullover
Shapely from hem-to-hood! This fitted hoodie features faux cables starting at the hem and moving upward to define the waist, bust and merging into the hood. A drawstring in the folded edge casing finishes the hood opening.
Knitting: Poncho
An elegant chill chaser in a luscious blend of merino, llama, bamboo and Donegal tweed flecks. Worked in the round from the bottom up, it’s a cozy knit that’s off the needles and warming you up in no time.
Knitting: Pullover
The Train to Maine pullover is a saddle-shoulder design with a slipstitch colorwork front and solid stockinette back, with waist shaping. Lacy tracks ribbing trims the neckband, saddle strips, ¾-length sleeves and bottom hem edge. All pieces are worked flat; stitch patterns are written and charted.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Train to Maine hat is a slipstitch colorwork design with a lacy tracks ribbing. It is worked flat and seamed in the back in finishing. Though the ribbing band is intended to fit loosely (I’m always trying to spare my bangs!), if you prefer a tighter band, a simple modification is included in the pattern. Stitch patterns are both written and...
Knitting: Scarf
Lake Breeze is a rectangular scarf, made up of two lace borders worked vertically with stitches for the scarf body picked up along the edge of one border; the second border is attached to the scarf in finishing. Each end of the scarf body has a 5-stitch hem facing—so no matter how you tie, drape or wrap the scarf to wear it, all edges are prese...