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Basketweave Cabled Tea Cozy -- This cozy is made of 2 custom-sized rectangular or square pieces which are then fastened together to fit your teapot. The center of each piece is worked in an overall cabled design that looks like diagonal basketweave, and the edges are garter stitch. The side and top edges of each piece have a series of eyelets that act as decorative eyelets or buttonholes to match buttons sewed over the eyelets on the other piece of the cozy. The top edge can either have buttons or a drawstring cord. The buttons can be buttoned through the eyelets to fasten the edges together or left open for the teapot’s spout and handle, regardless of whether the teapot has a top or side handle.

DATE - September 2003 - this pattern was originally designed for Alpacas Magazine (projected publication is late 2003 or early 2004).

Beech Leaf Edging -- This a modification of Barbara G. Walker’s lace edging.  It is knitted sideways and can be made in any length you desire. It has a definite "right side", but you may find both sides attractive. You can use it as edging or trim on shelves, pillowcases, skirts, petticoats, shawls, and sweaters. It can be made with either straight ends or ends that will match each other so that the last row can be sewn to the beginning to form a circle. I modified the original pattern to turn it into an edging, to suit my tastes, and to add the straight ends.

DATE -- May 2001

Child's Button Loop Garden Maze Pullover -- This child’s striped pullover sweater is worked in an unusual way. The multi-angled garter stitch pattern is worked circularly from the square neckline outward, and all shaping angles are retained throughout the working of the sweater. The sweater has a slitted front neckline with a button loop and a small slit at the center of the bottom back edge. Because of the way the pattern is written, the sizing of the pattern changes easily: with just a change in gauge, all measurements will change while remaining in proper body proportions – meaning that using thick needles and yarn makes a larger sized sweater, while using finer needles and thinner yarn makes a smaller sized sweater. Also, because the pattern is worked in garter stitch, it is very stretchy and can fit for a long time as the child grows.

DATE - September 2002

Child's Garden Maze Cardigan -- This is a garter stitch, zigzag striped, button-front child’s sweater knitted in a complicated maze-like manner.  The cast on edge begins at the bottom of the left center front edge and goes up the front, around the neckline, and down to the bottom of the right center front edge.  The pattern is in 3 sizes, expanded from the small size in two different methods:  the medium size uses the same size needles and yarn and has the stitch counts adjusted, the large size is worked exactly like the medium size but uses thicker thread and larger needles.  If desired, you can make an even smaller size by using finer yarn and smaller needles.  Button holes are worked on both edges so the cardigan can be easily suited to a girl or a boy.

DATE - December 2002, Revised January 2005

Diamonds & Flowers Shawl -- This is a pattern for a triangular or square shawl that can be made in a wide range of sizes. The directions are both written and charted, so you can use whichever style you prefer, or try both. The version in the photo at left is a triangular, dressy, shoulder shawl of cashmere that can be knotted in front or be worn with a shawl pin or dressy pin to fasten the front (and it won first prize at the Taos Wool Festival 2002). The pattern can also easily be made larger or smaller. If made in a square shape, it can be worn folded in half diagonally. The pattern also makes a lovely lace tablecloth, and in the smallest size it’s a wonderfully lacy "handkerchief" that could be used as a dressy touch in a blazer breast pocket or as a lovely addition to a bride’s wedding day ensemble – as a lacy handkerchief tucked into her purse or trimming her bouquet.

DATE -- September 2002

Entrelac Square-To-Round Pouch -- This small drawstring pouch is worked in entrelac knitting (also called basket weave knitting) and has a zigzag shaped top edged with I-cord. I call this pattern "square to round" for two reasons. First, because you knit a square bottom, but the bag becomes circular as you work the sides. Also, because this method of "square to round" looks rather like the construction method of the same name commonly used in the basketry which this knitting so closely resembles. It is an entrelac pattern of somewhat unusual construction because there are no triangles to work and only a 3-stitch seam worked at the very end.

DATE -- September 2002

Eyelet Ridge Shawl Variations -- This pattern includes two shapes of shawl, both worked back and forth in the same pattern stitch. One version is a V-shaped (V) shawl, the other is a triangle. The triangle shawl is worked with your choice of yarn, the V shawl is designed for just one yarn weight. There are 4 edging variations: a garter ridge bind off (add-on fringe optional); a picot bind off (add-on fringe optional); a sideways garter stitch edging with short knitted-on beaded fringe; or a ruffled ribbing. The body of either shawl is very easy to knit and grows longer on each right side row. The length of the V shawl is determined by the length of the cast on row; the triangle shawl begins at the center top back and can range in size from small enough for a doll to a shoulder-sized scarf to a huge body-swaddling shawl. The stitch pattern alternates eyelet garter ridge bands with bands of stockinette stitch.  The V shawl is made in one size, the triangular shawl can be made in any size.

DATE -- September 2003

Garden Maze Garter Stitch Pouch -- This is a drawstring pouch knitted in a combination of back-and-forth and circular garter stitch with lots of very complex increases, decreases, bind offs, and color changes. I "unvented" the technique as an evolution of Elizabeth Zimmerman’s wonderful garter stitch projects. The name "garden maze" I credit to a sister knitter (thanks, Barb!). The pouch starts with a small square at the bottom and ends with the scalloped top edge. This pouch is a good project to learn this complex technique.

DATE -- November 1998, Revised July 2001

Lace Candle Sleeves -- Included are three variations of circularly-knit lace sleeves sized for glass-encased seven-day candles. The three patterns are of three levels of difficulty: from beginner to advanced. Because of the fire danger, these lace sleeves are designed for and should be used only for GLASS-encased candles! 

DATE -- June 2001 -- this pattern was originally designed for Alpaca Magazine’s Holiday 2001 issue (Fall 2001)

Man in a Maze Pillow & Tote  -- This is an 18-inch square sofa pillow cover or tote bag worked in three colors. The designs come from ancient, traditional Native American designs of the southwest United States.  On one side is a square version of the usually circular Man In A Maze pattern of the native peoples of southern Arizona. The triangle designs surrounding the maze and the folded lightning bolt pattern (my name for it) on the other side are taken from designs found on the soles of 900- to 1,100-year-old yucca sandals from the Ancient Puebloan peoples of the Four Corners area of the USA. The folded lightning bolt side is worked primarily in stranded color knitting.  The maze side is worked in intarsia color knitting.

DATE -- September 2002 -- The pillow version of this pattern originally appeared in Alpaca Magazine’s Summer 2002 issue.

Ribbon Heart Afghan -- This is a square afghan that works well as a baby blanket or lap robe. It is worked in garter stitch from the center out. Because of the way color changes work in garter stitch, the stripes on the back don’t look exactly the same as the front. A few parts are worked back and forth (knit every row), but the rest is worked circularly (alternating knit and purl rows). 

DATE -- February 2001 -- This pattern was originally designed for Alpacas Magazine for its Summer 2001 issue

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Sam the Ram  -- Sam is a dark-faced, dark-legged, standing-on-four-legs, stuffed sheep about 13.5 inches long by 13 inches tall, with horns, Aran-patterned (i.e., cables) cream-colored "fleece", and  ribbing-cuffed legs.  He was inspired by a drawing on a note card of a sheep wearing an Aran-patterned sweater.  In my version, the Aran patterning is clearly the fleece, and not a separate sweater.

DATE -- July 1993, Revised September 1994

Squares & Stripes Socks - This sock design is worked from the top of the cuff down to the toe. It is worked in two colors with the cuff worked in an unusual garter stitch technique that I call garden maze garter stitch. Sizes include child, women's & men's.  The child’s size has two sets of squares and stripes on the cuff, the women’s sizes have 3 sets, and the men’s sizes have 4 sets. Although the garter stitch cuff looks larger around than the sock foot, it fits well.

DATE - January 2005

Sue the Ewe  -- Sue is a dark-faced, dark-legged, standing-on-four-legs, stuffed sheep about 13.5 inches long by 13 inches tall, with small horns, mistake-stitch-rib-patterned cream-colored "fleece", a cable down the back midline, ribbing-cuffed legs with ruffled edging, and a separate lace shawl.  She is designed to be a friend to Sam the Ram, my previous sheep design. 

DATE -- February 1998 

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Triangle Angle Shawl -- This is a reversible triangular shawl knitted sideways in back-and-forth garter stitch lace from one front point, widening to a point in the middle of the back and then narrowing to the other front point. It has a simple, diagonally slanting lace stitch pattern as the body of the shawl with a faggot stitch strip and a pointed lace outer edging with the same diagonally slanting lace pattern as the body of the shawl.

DATE -- May 2001 -- This pattern was designed especially for Good Fibrations, as a shawl to be made with their Colorado-raised mohair yarns (this small herd of goats live about 15 miles from my home).

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