Original Knitting Patterns

A utilitarian String Bag in Turkish Stitch can be knit from any yarn you've got on hand.

Thinking about winter? Knit a lace Snowflake Star.

And an easy diagonal garter shawl, the Simple Slant Shawl, to show off any fancy yarn at any gauge.

Bookmarks are a quick and welcome gift item! Here are a couple of patterns--

• Have a heart! A String of Hearts, that is! Knit four for a bookmark in one evening, or just keep on knitting for a trim to add to another project.
• The Seashell Bookmark that was the result of the Lace Deconstruction project on the Knitted Lace list, and was chosen as the logo for the list's coffee mug for 2000.
• A quick and simple edging pattern makes a nice bookmark, scalloped all around. See the Scallop Edged Bookmark.

How about headgear? I have a bunch of hats for you...

• First, a set of mostly-simple Caps for Kids.
• The Baby Cable Cap was designed in a premature baby size but it easily sized up for bigger babies.
• Another small baby cap, the Frosty Days Chullo, is inspired by the tasseled earflap caps of the Andes.
• The Braid-edged Watch Cap is an easy two-needle garter stitch pattern with a twist!
• A quick knitted cap is a handy thing to have in one's repertoire! Here's Sara's Scottie Beanie, a rolled-brim bulky yarn 2-color design that knits up in an evening. An alternate color pattern (shown) is given, or use your own favorite design!
• A quick gift item in luxury yarn -- the Leaf Lace Alpaca Hood.
• and the adult-sized Lace Bonnet.

And how about some socks? --

• Forepaw Socks--Okay, this is a joke, they're really mittens!
• A sock design lesson: Kick-back Two-Color Socks.
• You're Putting Me On -- socks knitted from the toe up, in the Original Woolease Version, with photos, or the new Generic Version for all sizes and yarns.
• Butterfly Bows -- a child's pair of socks. This is the original version of the socks that were published in the 1999 XRX book, Socks, Socks, Socks.

Also see my generic pattern for American Girl Doll's Socks. I give you the foot shaping, you use your own ideas for the style of the leg!

Ready for more doll stuff? Barbie's Wardrobe includes ragg hiking socks shown at right, as well as a basic pattern suitable for kids to knit.

• Ragg Hiking Socks
• Basic Tube Dress
• Lacy Party Dress
• Rainbow Ball Gown

Plan for an oddball afghan, the Long Blue Thing, or the Fisherman's Sampler Afghan.

You've probably seen the story of my reconstruction of Oma's Lace Centerpiece; here are the patterns that have resulted from that experiment:

• Oma's Lace Centerpiece, the original.
• The simplified version, the Circular Feather and Fan Cloth (or shawl!).
• and the adult-sized Lace Bonnet, again.

12-Section Yarnball: use up yarn scraps making this toy. Photo on right.

My brain being a smallish space, the concepts of the knitted ball and the knitted lace came together as the Knitted Lace Ball. Now I have some variations, too.

• Prototype Pattern
• Glittery Balloon Cover
• Fancy Lace Balls
• PDF file for the Beaded Candy Stripe Insertion, the basis for one of the fancy lace balls (shown on my main lace page on black background)

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