Spring Drops Cowl
This cowl was designed for the 2018 Carolina FiberFest. It’s meant to be light and airy to help keep the little chills of early spring away. The minimal patterning is perfect for those hand-dyed skeins you fall in love with and want to use for something other than socks.
Cranberry Spritz Sweater
The Cranberry Spritz Sweater is available for free at Knitty.com. This sweater is highly textured with blocks of shifting rib at the yoke, hem, and cuffs, as well as the suggestion of bubbles formed from alternating tuck stitches across the body and arms.
Swish Shawl
The natural curve of the shawl, formed by the short rows, means this shawl likes to hug the shoulders. Separating each short row wedge is a slip stitch transition. The mesh lace edge grows as the shawl grows.
Garter Shaped Hat
This stripy hat is knit sideways in garter and shaped with short rows. Garter stitch gives this hat some of the stretch you would get with rib stitch without any purl stitches. This pattern is written with generous depth for brim or slouchy styling.
Carolina Brioche Poncho
Several years ago, when the only spinning gadget in my collection was a drop spindle, I fell in love with a brioche blanket using a combination of handspun and commercial yarn that I saw on The Fat Squirrel Speaks podcast. With only a drop spindle, however, I wasn’t going to spin enough yarn to try it out for myself.
Horizontal Drops Scarf
This scarf is designed to be a summer scarf, light and airy. Using a yarn with linen will add to the summer feel. Since this scarf is cast on for the long edge, all of the drop stitches end up appearing horizontally across the scarf. At the same time the color change striping appears to run vertically through the scarf. The combination of vertical and horizontal details draws the eye and makes this scarf a great addition to any wardrobe.