Trio of Hats Beanie and Free Pattern by Woolly Wormhead

I knit the Trio of Hats Beanie for one of Kenji’s new friends! The Trio of Hats is a series of three free patterns by Woolly Wormhead. The Beanie looks like a beanie, obviously. There is also the Pixie and the Square Top in the series. Each starts with varying widths of garter stitch and […]

DIY: Knit Ogee and Gosh Hats by Kiyomi Burgin

Ogee and Gosh Hats by Kiyomi Burgin

Ogee and Gosh are a pair of coordinating hats designed by Kiyomi Burgin. The patterns are inspired by motifs created by the resist dyeing technique known as Ikat that is used in textile weaving around the world. I’m not sure which hat is supposed to be Gosh, and which is Ogee. I guess you can […]

DIY: Knit Madeleine Shawl by Courtney Kelley

The Madeleine Shawl is a lush triangle shawl with a mesh-like body and an edge of picots. It is designed by Courtney Kelley and published in Classic Knit Shawls by Interweave Press.  I selected this pattern because I was looking for an interesting knit but one that wouldn’t require a complicated pattern and all of my […]

DIY: Geneva Cowl and Free Pattern

The Geneva Cowl uses the gattelin rock stitch, which I found on Pinterest. I started working on this cowl when we were in Cartagena for our winter vacation. It was too hot to go out during the day and the yarn (a cotton/merino mix) was cool enough to handle as we rested at our villa.

DIY: Crochet Berlin Hat by Kiku Corner

We’d like to introduce the Berlin Hat, our first ever crochet pattern published on Ravelry and our Etsy store! We named the hat after the beautiful but gritty city Berlin, which we used to visit every summer as children. After a lot of testing, we found that the Berlin Hat pattern works best in a […]