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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

Eyelet-Edged Coasters (free pattern) -- This is a square garter stitch coaster with simple eyelet edging.  It should be made with 100% cotton or other absorbent fiber (don’t you hate those stone or plastic coasters where the water just runs off or drips off the glass every time you pick it up?), and it’s machine washable and dryable, too.  

DATE -- February 2001

Eyelet-Edged Placemat & Coaster -- This set of table linens includes a rectangular placemat and square coaster in garter stitch with a simple eyelet edging. They should be made with 100% cotton or other absorbent fiber (don’t you hate those stone or plastic coasters where the water just runs off or drips off the glass every time you pick it up?), and they’re machine washable and dryable, too.

DATE -- March 2001

Lace Bookmark  -- This bookmark is a combination of garter stitch and a simple lace pattern. It is knit of whatever yarn you like and can be made in a range of lengths. Starching during the blocking process will make it stiff enough to use. The cord and tassel are made of the same yarn. The directions are both in written-out and charted forms.

DATE - September 2003

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)

Ladder Diamond Table Runner or Scarf -- This project has a lace pattern of diamonds with an openwork ladder up the center of each and a narrow garter stitch border all around. A tassel trimmed with beads is attached to each end. It can be worked as a table runner or a muffler-type long scarf to wear with your winter coat.
DATE -- September 2003 - this pattern was originally designed for Alpacas Magazine (projected publication is late 2003 or early 2004).

Loon Pillow with Toy - This intarsia loon pillow celebrates the Common Loon. The pillow is the blue of lakes with the loon floating in the middle. The loon’s wing forms a pocket so a stuffed baby loon toy can ride on the adult’s back just as chicks do in real life. The back of the pillow is a simple black and white horizontally-striped pattern and the edging is an optional knitted red cord to match the red eye of the adult loon (the loon chick has dark eyes).  The stuffed chick can be felted or not, as you desire.  If you click on Child's Loon Cardigan you'll find a child's cardigan designed to coordinate with this pillow.

DATE -- January 2005.

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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Shrunken Hot Pad  -- This garter stitch hot pad is worked back and forth diagonally from one corner.  It looks the same on both sides if you work it in one color.  It is the best hot pad that I’ve ever used – the garter stitch pattern makes it thick, and the fulling (felting/shrinking) makes it even denser and more heat insulating.  It’s a variation of the diagonal washcloth pattern that I learned years ago, and it’s easy and quick to make for your kitchen or for gifts.  

DATE -- January 2001 -- This pattern was originally designed for Alpacas Magazine for its Spring 2001 issue