My favorite project to make for any baby near or here is a blanket. It takes much longer to outgrow than a garment and can be used much more often. Worked in a neutral color, Nested would make a good gift for parents not finding out the gender of their baby or as an heirloom to be handed from one sibling to another. Worked in a more declarative color, it will show off the sweet knit and purl texture to great effect. One could even work the center in a neutral and work the border to your preferred depth after the babe arrives!

Yarn
large border version: approximately 1225 yds of fingering yarn
small border version: approximately 525 yds of fingering yarn
(Samples shown used 7 skeins/1225 yds of Koigu Premium Merino in color 2331, and 3 skeins/525 yds of Koigu Premium Merino in color 2290)

Needles & Notions
1 set size 4 US/3.5mm 40″ circular needle
stitch markers
tapestry needle
smooth waste yarn for provisional cast-on
crochet hook for provisional cast-on

Finished Size
large border version: 30″ x 30″
small border version: 24″ x 24″
Gauge
5.5 sts = 1″, blocked

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In this clever, cozy stole, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. I began with a simple triangular shawl, then added a twist: you’ll turn the corner to knit two additional triangles along the lower edges. A two-color i-cord trim defines the edges for a polished, precise finish.

Yarn
approximately 1800 yds DK weight yarn
(Sample shown used 2 skeins each of Madelinetosh Tosh Merino DK in the following colors: afternoon, saffron, palomino and glazed pecan)

Needles & Notions
size 9 US/5.5mm needles
stitch markers
tapestry needle

Finished Size
30″ x 60″

Gauge
4 sts = 1″ in garter

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Inspired by traditional patchwork quilt blocks, this geometric blanket combines garter stitch, modular knitting, and mitered decreases in a modern shape. The blanket begins with the center square and is worked outward seamlessly, ending with an i-cord “binding.” This new spin on a classic motif is cozy yet elegant.

Yarn
approximately 1500 yds (1372m) worsted weight yarn
(Sample shown used 3 skeins each of The Fibre Company Canopy Worsted in the following colors: blue quandons, paw paw, wild ginger, palm bud and chiclet tree)

Needles & Notions
size 8 US/5mm needles
stitch markers
tapestry needle

Finished Size
40″ square

Gauge
4 sts = 1″ in garter

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Much like the phenomena from which this shawl derives its name, Varve is shaped by layers. Layers of lace! All of the shaping is incorporated into the stitch pattern so that when the gentle concentric rings are formed as they are also shaping the triangle. Though the pattern is unorthodox the result is a typical triangular shawl shaped from the center neck downwards.

The sample shown is chart A followed by chart B, however the pattern is written so that the knitter may use either chart as the main pattern or the edging, or simply leave off the edging if desired. The knitter will need to know how to read knitting charts, or be willing to attempt them, as the stitch pattern is not written out line by line.

Yarn
approximately 220–250g (700–875 yds) fingering weight yarn
(Sample shown used 5 skeins Koigu Premium Merino)

Needles & Notions
1 set size 4 US/3.5mm needles
stitch marker
tapestry needle

Finished Size
60″ across top x 30″ down center

Gauge
4.75 sts = 1″ in pattern A or B blocked

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Yarn
approximately 300 (400, 500) yds of DK (sport, fingering) yarn
(Sample shown used 1 skein Schaefer Yarn Company Anne in a one-of-a-kind color)

Needles & Notions
size 2.5 US/3mm (size 1 US/2.25mm needles, size 0 US/2mm) needles
(Sample shown worked on size 0 US/2mm needles)
stitch markers

Finished Size
foot circumference: 8″
foot length: custom

Gauge
worked in St st over 4″
DK: 28 sts and 40 rows
sport: 32 sts and 45 rows
fingering: 36 sts and 50 rows

Construction Notes
Pattern instructions for 3 gauges, allowing for a wide variety of yarn options. Top down with a heel flap.

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Yarn
approximately 1250 yds of lace weight yarn
(Sample shown used 1 skein Lorna’s Laces Helen’s Lace in Powder Blue)

Needles & Notions
size 5 US/3.75mm needles
stitch markers, with a unique marker (different color or style) to mark center (CM)
tapestry needle

Finished Size
width after blocking: 72″
length at center back after blocking: 34″

Gauge
20 sts and 30 rows = 4″

Construction Notes
Knitted from center neck to outside edge. This shawl can be knit at any gauge to any size by simply repeating the chart until desired size is reached or until nearly out of yarn. Charts only.

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I often hear knitters speaking of their stash as some sort of adversary or an impending doom that must be kept at bay. I like to think of my stash as a collection that requires careful cultivation and curation. I found that my selection of hand-dyed yarns (specifically in sock quantities) was in need of more dedicated attention. Hence the Curator Suite. Each shawl shown used the equivalent of 3 pairs of socks worth of yarn. 4 triangles, 2 rectangles, 1 square and 1 parallelogram all formed on the same basic shaping principles and in the same stitch pattern to perfectly showcase the reason why I fell in love with hand-dyed yarn in the first place.

Yarn
approximately 800–1200 yds of fingering weight yarn
scrap yarn for provisional cast-on

Needles & Notions
size 5 US/3.75mm circular 32″ needles or longer for open gauge
size 3 US/3.25mm circular 32″ needles or longer for dense gauge
stitch markers
tapestry needle

Suggested Gauge
open: one pattern repeat (8 sts) = 1.5″
dense: one pattern repeat (8 sts) = 1.125″

Stack Sample
Koigu Painters Palette Premium Merino (4 skeins/700 yds) of 1 colorway and (2 skeins/350 yds) of another, changing colors at the end of a full repeat
dense gauge
13″ x 52″

Shift Sample
Koigu Painters Palette Premium Merino (2 skeins/350 yds) of 3 different colors changing colors whenever the yarn ran out (even in the middle of a row, any row)
open gauge
16″ x 68″, including points

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Not every lace weight yarn can be supple while still standing up to the angles and (frankly) bizarre construction that I was intent on in this book. Isager Wool 1 does. It is occasionally hard to recognize the simple pleasure of a hardworking single-ply 100% wool yarn. I do find myself drawn to hand dyed luxury fibers that knit into beautiful concoctions. Though these yarns easily outshine the classics I find I don’t wear things made from them as frequently as I want to knit with them.

Sometimes I attempt to restrain my sketchbook scheming to things that can be worn, but I just couldn’t avoid the constant attraction, the pull, the fact that I currently revolve around certain ideas like a planet around a sun – stripes, angles and chevrons. I was afraid that I was wandering into surface design until I was distractedly browsing my book shelves and realized that these ideas I orbited could be manifested and wonderfully with knitting. This book is the end result of my letting myself tread upon that slippery slope.

I hope that you find that these patterns will exist in the same place for you, that they will function for you as they do for me – easy to wear and interesting to make.

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Volt
the line between energy and charge
The dissipation of current across a conductor is measured as a volt. I’ve interpreted this as the dissipation of the chevron from the center of this wrap to its ends, highlighting it with the contrast color marching through the middle of dissipating shades of gray. Though the central theme of this piece is its diminishing – something I would usually classify as subtle – I was surprised to find how striking this effect is. View more Volt.

Shale
the line between rock and sea
Shale is commonly found in slow moving bodies of water. It is characterized by the thin parallel layers of fine grain mineral fragments and is formed by compression. The classic lace pattern manipulated here into twelve different iterations is called old shale. Spread out along the length of the stole from smallest to largest, each version is given a chance to fully display its ability to manipulate the stripe. I left the stole unblocked to highlight the shaping and the corresponding expansion of the wave it creates. View more Shale.

Dusk
the line between day and night
Nightfall is forever encapsulated in my mind as a gentle rolling of darkness over the day, a giant shade slowly enveloping the sky. Dusk is the representation of the lingering blue that clings to the early evening just after twilight. In this shawl, I blended the classic construction of the square Shetland Hap shawl with contemporary ideas about corner shaping. All the increases happen in the eyelet rounds by eliminating the corresponding decreases. Though knit seamlessly in rounds, I have placed slip stitches at the corners to both hide the color joins and to give a nod to traditional seaming. View more Dusk.

Dawn
the line between night and day
Daybreak is thousands of tiny beams of pinks, reds and golds bursting forth as balance to the encroachment of night. For Dawn, I placed the entire stole on the bias, or rather on two biases. The center section is worked in one piece as a triangular shawl then each half is worked separately on the bias then decreased to form a corner. This is made by a dislocation in the shaping – increases in the first section, paired increases and decreases in each of the sides, then corners created by only decreasing. View more Dawn.

Horizon
the line between earth and sky
Not only is horizon the line hidden behind a scenic range, it is also a limit, usually of one’s knowledge or interest – the perfect encapsulation of my introduction to the mountain west. Having spent my entire life on the east coast, I thought “purple mountain majesty” was just poetic license. I also thought I knew all the ways to knit a rectangle. It was not until I was forced to eclipse my personal horizon that I began to see the angles within the rectangle. Created from four differently sized triangles joined to create the correct length, then worked as chevrons of various sizes until the correct width, then decreased into separate triangle sections, this unique construction may change the way any knitter looks at the rectangle. View more Horizon.

Smolder
the line between heat and flame
Slow, low-temperature, flameless combustion formed on the surface of a solid is the phenomena of smoldering. With that as inspiration, this stole is brought to the brink of combustion by the interplay of three contrast colors within the ever-compressing stripe sequence. The first two are worked only one row at a time to give the illusion of flicker and the third is held until the finishing when the four separate triangles ultimately form the rectangle. View more Smolder.

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The dissipation of current across a conductor is measured as a volt. I’ve interpreted this as the dissipation of the chevron from the center of this wrap to its ends, highlighting it with the contrast color marching through the middle of dissipating shades of gray. Though the central theme of this piece is its diminishing – something I would usually classify as subtle – I was surprised to find how striking this effect is.

Yarn
1 skein each Isager Wool 1 (330 yds/50g) of the following colors: #30, #4S, #13S, #2S, #0, #40

Needles & Notions
size 4 US/3.5mm circular 32″ needles or longer
two size 4 US/3.5mm double-pointed or short circular needles
waste yarn
tapestry needle

Finished Size
29″ x 58″

Gauge
5 sts = 1″ in pattern

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Volt is a shawl pattern from The Fine Line.
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Shale is commonly found in slow moving bodies of water. It is characterized by the thin parallel layers of fine grain mineral fragments and is formed by compression. The classic lace pattern manipulated here into twelve different iterations is called old shale. Spread out along the length of the stole from smallest to largest, each version is given a chance to fully display its ability to manipulate the stripe. I left the stole unblocked to highlight the shaping and the corresponding expansion of the wave it creates.

Yarn
1 skein each Isager Wool 1 (330 yds/50g) of the following colors: #2S, #3S, #4S, #6S, #7S, #8S, #13S, #23S, #10S

Needles & Notions
size 4 US/3.5mm circular 32″ needles or longer
two size 4 US/3.5mm double-pointed or short circular needles
tapestry needle

Finished Size
29″ x 58″

Gauge
5 sts = 1″ in pattern

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Shale is a shawl pattern from The Fine Line.
Learn more about the book and purchase it here.

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