My first version of this hat got sucked into New Zealand’s Lake Wakatipu. Named after the mythical giant slumbering at the bottom of the lake, Matau makes a great first colourwork project. This pattern is available for free! View Pattern
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Stripe Tease Socks
Knit from the toe up with a flap-and-gusset heel, this simple sock makes a great first colourwork project. The 1×1 stranding adds extra durability and warmth to the sock, while the varied row count of the vertical stripes keeps your interest as you knit. View Pattern
Calidum Mitts
Reminiscent of a stripy beetle’s back, the Calidum Mitts are knit entirely in twined stitch, a Scandinavian technique where two yarns are twisted around each other on the back of the work. View Pattern
Kiteborne
A quick but engaging knit, you’ll reach for Kiteborne on the stickiest, most sweltering days of summer, when you’d rather your clothes didn’t touch you at all. Its unique top-down bias construction gives it an airy, drapey feel on the body. View Pattern
Sliding Tiles Blanket
When I first started learning how to use natural dyes, I split about three recycled sweaters’ worth of yarn into 20g skeins so that I could dunk them into whatever dyes I wanted to experiment with. After about a year or so of that, I figured I had to do something with all those sample …
Mowgli’s Dog Sweater
I had some leftover yarn from the last sweater and I couldn’t resist making Mowgli a tiny dog sweater… There were some unique fit challenges involved in the design of this one, and I got to try out some new steek finishing techniques without risking a whole human sweater. I’ve never had to worry about the …
Garden-dyed handknit sweater
In 2021 I made a first attempt at growing dye plants. While I succeeded at getting both a weld and a woad crop, I made an unfortunate oversight during the woad vat reduction and I saw no garden blue this year…which made it all the more gratifying to have results from the weld. This yarn …
Handknit Luna Pullover
The latest naturally-dyed-recycled-yarn wonder. Acorn + iron on 50/50% wool/yak and 70/30% angora/nylon. #lunapullover by @anna_dandelion, an admirably clever design. View on Instagram
Sea Glass Sweater
This sweater was inspired by designers Wool and Pine’s Sea Glass Tee. Using entirely leftover yarns from other projects, I modified the pattern to include a steek and long sleeves.
3-5-2-4-1 Socks
I’ve knit a couple pairs of these simple colourwork socks I designed in 2019.