This years scarf is an infinity loop that can be knit according to the length you like best. The scarf is created in a variety of textured stitch patterns with a supporting staff of cables.

If you purchase both the Basketweave Mittens and the Basketweave Hat at the same time, there will be a discount of $2.00 off the two patterns. Together the purchase price is $6.00

If you purchase both the Basketweave Mittens and the Basketweave Hat at the same time, there will be a discount of $2.00 off the two patterns. Together the purchase price is $6.00

Crystal Street was created for the Supersock World Championship It is a warmup pattern being knit between the qualifying pattern and the 1st lap.

Welcome to my Advent scarf for 2021. It will be an infinity scarf that is knit circular, similar to the structure of the 2017 Advent scarf. The scarf will feature a combination of Fair Isle patterning and Japanese stitches. You can use as many colours as you like or just a few colours. Two colours would be the minimum number you could use. I am...

This is my Advent scarf for 2020. It is a rectangular scarf. It is modular, knit in garter stitch of mitred squares. Dig into your fingering weight leftovers and gather as many or as few colours as you would like. My intention is for this year’s scarf to be colourful and cheerful in what has been a challenging year for all.

I have finally finished with the 2018 scarf. The entire pattern is huge, so I have split it into two pdfs. One pdf is written directions and the legends and the second pdf is the charts plus the legends. Thanks for your patience.

This is an advent scarf that was originally designed to have a small amount of knitting from December 1st through December 24th. The daily format has been maintained for anyone wanting to knit the scarf one day at a time.

The theme this year for my advent scarf is Mosaic. This is a continuous pattern as opposed to a stitch sampler scarf. The mosaic pattern is going to slowly mutate as the pattern progresses, so that the end of the scarf will be different from the start.

This is my advent scarf for 2014. This scarf will measure 8.5 inches wide and approximately 80 inches long. The gauge is 6 stitches to the inch on a 3.5mm needle over garter stitch unblocked. You will need 2 skeins of KFI Indulgence with Cashmere or any suitable self striping yarn.

This is my advent scarf for 2013. The scarf this year is stranded and the pdf includes some general information, technique links, the cast on instructions and all of the charts needed to knit the 24 days of advent.

This mitten combines two types of slip stitches to create a surface design. The underlying fabric is striped, with the palm of the hand being knit with two rows of the main colour and then 2 rows of slipped stitches. The back of the hand, the slipped stitches are carried on the surface and then picked up and knit in place to create the diamond ...

This is an advent scarf for 2012, made up of 24 cable patterns. It is charted and written. The finished size is about 7 1/2 inches wide by 84 inches long. You can use any sportweight yarn to get this size. A fingering weight yarn will make the finished scarf shorter and more narrow and likewise a heavier yarn will make it wider and longer. I ha...

This is my Advent scarf from 2011 which is a sampler of mostly texture based stitches, although there is some lace. There are 24 patterns in all and the scarf is about 7 1/2 wide by 86 inches long. I used a sportweight yarn, but a fingering weight would yield a narrower and shorter scarf and likewise a heavier yarn would create a longer and wid...

This sock is best knit with a medium to light colour to see the stitch definition. There is a chart accompanied by some written direction and two youtube links for the Channel Island cast on.

This is an advent scarf that I did for my lys and a few others in 2010. The pattern has both charts and the written word.

This wee sock was designed for the group Sock Scrimmage.

This is a modular knitted felted bag that was a mystery knit for my lys, Mountain Knits and Pearls 5 year anniversary in the fall of 2009.

This is a basic ribbed hat made to look effective with the use of self striping yarn, in this case Noro Silk Garden. While I have given a gauge, I don’t think it is critical as a hat will always fit someone. Your colour choices can make it a great hat for either men or women. Enjoy!

This little eyeglass case was originally done for a handspinning workshop that I taught several years ago and the green/beige bookmark in the pictures is my handspun. I have always wanted to rework this in sock yarn leftovers and a recent thread in the Sock Madness group led me to finally rework the pattern a bit for sock yarn as well. The size...

This is a chart only sock pattern.

Odds ‘n Sods was designed for Sock Madness 2 and was the round 7 pattern. This is a modular pattern based on equilateral triangles.Written instruction, includes schematic drawings, no charts.

The scarf is worked in mitered squares, 2 per row with a total of 24 rows and 48 squares. The sawtooth edging is worked along each edge once the scarf is complete. The scarf uses 4 balls of Taos for a scarf measuring 8.5 inches wide and 75 inches long.

This is a beaded sock that I designed for Mountain Knits and Pearls as a fundraiser for breast cancer awareness month in October of 2007. I will continue to donate $1.00 to Breast Cancer Awareness in my community for each pattern sold. The beads are prestrung and knit in place according to a chart.

Painted Madness was designed for the first year of Sock Madness in 2007 and was the round 3 pattern. Written instruction, no charts.

This is a textured sampler scarf based on a traditional Seaman scarf. The pattern is written. The scarf takes 220 yds or one hank of cascade 220.