Wake+Wave

Wake+Wave is now live!

This new 3-color, crescent shaped, fingering weight shawl design was a collaboration with Jems Luxe Fibers, using their Luxe Sock in Texas Wildflowers (variegated), The Primordials (speckled), and Pink Sapphire (solid). The pattern features three size options and a wide array of stitch patterns such as garter stripes, feather & fan ripples, simple brioche, German short rows, eyelets, and welts. And if you're not familiar with all of these techniques, don't worry! The pattern includes links to my YouTube tutorials too!

SIZE
S [M, L]

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Span: 46 [63, 80] inches
Height at center: 14 [21, 27] inches

GAUGE (after blocking)
26 sts/36 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch

MATERIALS
Fingering weight yarn:
A: 205 [420, 715] yds (light color for brioche)
B: 225 [450, 760] yds (welts & eyelets)
C: 155 [330, 575] yds (dark color for brioche)
Shown in size M using:
Jems Luxe Fibers Luxe Sock [75% merino, 25% nylon; 463yds/423m per 100g skein]; 1 skein each in The Primordials (A), Pink Sapphire (B), and Texas Wildflowers (C)
US #3/3.25mm circular needle, 24+ inches
Tapestry needle
31 [45, 59] stitch markers (optional)

SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
Garter tab cast on
Welts
2-Color Brioche worked flat
Brioche increases and decreases
German short rows

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Precipice

The Precipice knitting pattern is LIVE!

This new, deceptively simple shawl design combines 3 colors of fingering weight yarn and is worked entirely in garter stitch (no purling!). It features pinstripes, a uniquely asymmetrical edge, and 4 size options.

This design is a collaboration with Blue Mule Fiber, using their Fleck Ewe merino/silk base. Unfortunately, the Blue Mule dye crew has been forced to go on temporary hiatus recently, to devote more resources to the other side of their business (winery!). Luckily, there are still plenty of shops that stock their gorgeous yarns - McKinney Knittery, Yarnivore, Yarn Store Boutique, Skeins on Main, Blazing Star Ranch.

SIZE
S (M, L, XL)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Span: 47 (63, 78, 94) inches
Depth at lowest point: 16 (22, 27, 33) inches

GAUGE (after blocking)
21 sts/42 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch

MATERIALS
Fingering weight yarn:
A (solid/tonal): 158 (274, 423, 604) yards
B (variegated): 165 (296, 437, 638) yards
C (solid/tonal): 165 (296, 437, 638) yards
Shown in size L using:
Blue Mule Fiber Fleck Ewe (75% merino, 25% silk; 437yds/400m per 100g skein); Calamity Jane (A), Boots & Spurs (B), and Midnight, TX (C)
US #3/3.25mm circular needle, 24 inches
Tapestry needle
4 stitch markers

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Crocheted Dissent Cowl

Introducing, by popular demand, a crocheted version of my Dissent Cowl! This pattern uses polka dots and post stitches and puffs (oh my!) to replicate the look of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s famous (& fabulous) collar, worn when she dissents from a Supreme Court decision. And like the knitted version, 20% of each sale goes to the ACLU for the life of the pattern!

The upper section is basic crocheted linen stitch, followed by a band of puff stitches. The lower section is separated into polka dotted linen stitch in the back with a "bejeweled" bib in the front, adorned with front post stitches and more puffs.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Height: 9.5 inches
Top circumference: 26 inches
Bottom circumference: 36 inches

GAUGE (after blocking)
18 sts/22 rounds = 4 inches in linen stitch

MATERIALS
DK weight yarn:
240 yards in a dark, solid or semi-solid color (A)
130 yards in a light, possibly variegated color (B)
Shown in Moon Tower Dye Works Enceladus DK [100% merino; 250yds/229m per 115g skein]; Forested (A) and Topography (B)
US #7/4.5mm hook
3 stitch markers
Tapestry needle

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(20% of every sale goes to the American Civil Liberties Union!)

Emanate

Presenting Emanate - a different take on the traditional top-down, center-out shawl!

Unlike your typical top-down shawl, which starts with only a few stitches and increases rapidly, this design begins with a long provisional cast-on that will form the center spine of the shawl, followed by relatively slow increases. Each u-shaped color stripe uses short-rows to build up more fabric on the sides than at the bottom, so the shawl gets wider much faster than it grows in height. After the final stripe, an i-cord bind-off around the entire shawl gives the edge a finished look.

This design was a collaboration with Rachel of Night Owl Fibers. Her super squishy Snowy Owl DK was such a pleasure to work with and her colorways so rich and vibrant!

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Span: 72 inches
Height at center: 18 inches

GAUGE (after blocking)
18 sts/36 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch

MATERIALS
Night Owl Fibers Snowy Owl DK (100% merino; 229yds/209m per 100g skein); 1 skein each in Bah Bah Black Sheep (A), Forbidden Forest (B), Sassy Pants (C), Space City (D)
US #7/4.5mm circular needle, 32 inches or longer
Tapestry needle
2 stitch markers

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