Archive for the 'Patterns' Category

Katalin möbius wrap and wristlets pattern

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Why, it’s apparently New Pattern Week here at knitgrrl.com — someone alert the media! And it’s just going to keep going, since I have a few more things up my sleeve (or more precisely, sitting in pieces on the dining room table). With that, may I introduce you to…
Katalin möbius wrap and wristlets, $5. This [...]

Reboux hat pattern for sale

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Reboux hat, $5. This hat is named after “Queen of the Milliners” Caroline Reboux (1837-1927) who – in addition to her hat-related innovations – divided half her profits among the lead cashier, workroom director and other women in her employ. She is perhaps best known for inventing the felt cloche hat. Knit then felted, this [...]

How to decide?!

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

When you’ve got a fantastic model like Arabella, how are you supposed to pick just one of these photos? Although, looking at them like this, I tempted to just use this big group shot to show all the angles…

(This, by the way, is just one variant of the hat pattern I developed during last month’s [...]

The Big Mitten Give

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

This is cool. Remember my review of Robin Melanson’s fantastic book Knitting New Mittens and Gloves? (buy it now!) STC is giving away the pattern for her Alternating Current gloves for free. They ask that if you download the pattern you also knit a pair for someone in need. What a great idea!
I’m knitting my [...]

Free Tai Shan hoodie pattern

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

My favorite shot. Modeled by the lovely Gina DeSantis.

Front view, now with 100% more product placement! (Hi, Lexie!)
The Tai Shan hoodie pattern from How to Knit in the Woods has been posted as a free download — here (PDF link) — and on the knitgrrl.com errata page. Why? An alert reader pointed out a funky [...]

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