We’re delighted to introduce our latest collection of independent designs. This season’s designers played with color in stripes, stranded colorwork, gradients, brioche, mosaic, and more. And they also let texture play a role, mixing different yarns, playing with cables and lace and more subtle textures.
You can view all the patterns on Ravelry as well as in our Project Gallery.
Sedate ribbing in the center of this snuggly rectangular shawl explodes on either end into zigzagging stripes of colorful lace.
Our sample was knit in the Comic Opera Gradient Set with two skeins of Zuniga Yummy 2-Ply. The pattern is available on Ravelry.
Daredevil Sweater by Lana Jois
Draw in with cables, spread out with lace stitches, make a beautiful fabric as you only can with handknits.
Daredevil was knit in Fleur de Sel Killington and the pattern is available on Ravelry.
Floating Ribbons by Jennifer Weissman
Floating Ribbons features ribbons of fingering weight yarn drifting across a glowing field of mohair.
Floating Ribbons is knit in Contortionist Tarte and Aerialist Moonglow. We have selected several Tarte-Moonglow Duos for this project! The pattern is available on Ravelry.
Frostblossom Cowl by Helen Cosgrove-Davies
The shapes water naturally freezes in as it meets a windowpane or pushes up through clay are both beautiful and fascinating: spiky edges combine into gorgeous swirling patterns. Frostblossom is the perfect cowl for keeping you warm while admiring the beauty winter has to offer!
Our sample was knit in Cordovan Yummy 2-Ply with Toes in Alcor, Fogbound, and White Peppercorn. The Frostblossom Cowl pattern is available on Ravelry and Payhip.
Gossamer by Susanna IC
Gossamer is a generously-sized triangular wrap worked with two contrasting weight yarns that alternate between sheer and solid stripes. The thicker yarn gives the wrap beautiful drape while the lace weight yarn gives it overall structure and gossamer transparency.
Gossamer is knit in a Yowza Mini Trio in Sparkling Stream, Tranquil Waters, and Wide River with two skeins of Forever Moonglow - we have Gossamer Shawl Sets available for this project. The pattern is available on Ravelry.
Heat Grate by Elizabeth Beach
This cozy cowl is knit in three colors from the top down using several slip stitch mosaic patterns.
Heat Grate is knit in a Toe Trio, shown here in Calendula, Celtic, and Slipstream. The pattern is available on Ravelry.
Jaipur Cowl by Michael Harrigan
On a recent trip to India, Michael found a red-on-white embroidered textile in Rajasthan that inspired him to render it into an interesting three-color stranded colorwork design.
Our sample was knit in a Yowza Mini Trio in Correa, Dark Pegasus, and Slipstream. The pattern is available on Ravelry.
Kirra by Kirsten-Michele Kukulski
Kirra is a top-down seamless yoke sweater featuring a bold pattern, influenced by traditional Estonian designs, that is highlighted by a transitioning background fade.The cuffs and hem are accented by Latvian braids.
Kirra is knit in Yowza, shown here in Suspense with Oasis, Opulent, and White Peppercorn. The pattern is available on Ravelry.
Let it Rain by Jennifer Weissman
This relaxing project features bands of brioche that alternate with garter stitch ridges to keep the knitting interesting. The cowl is completely reversible, so you get two looks in one entertaining knit.
Let it Rain is knit in Killington, shown here in Deep Sea Jellyfish and Cordovan. The pattern is available on Ravelry.
Minimalist Rainbow by Ewelina Murach
Minimalist Rainbow is a comfortable pullover featuring multicolor stripes and optional pockets and turtleneck.
It’s knit in Yummy 2-Ply; the main color is White Peppercorn, accented with Gentian and the Vivid Mini Bundle. The pattern is available on Ravelry.
Murmuration by Elizabeth Beach
Elizabeth's goal in this triangular shawl design is to translate the fascinating flight pattern and flow of a murmuration of birds from the dense core to the sparser fringes of a flock in motion.
Murmuration is knit in 3 skeins of Avon, shown here in Blackbird, Flight Path, and Violaceous. We have also put together some Avon Trios for Murmuration! The pattern is available on Ravelry.
Sea Fan Scarf by Veronica Ory
This two-color brioche scarf uses a careful arrangement of increases and decreases on just one pattern row to make a bold organic design. A picot cast-on and bind-off give the scalloped ends a little extra flair.
Sea Fan Scarf is knit in Yet, shown here in Mix Tape 2.0 and Eternity. The pattern is available on Ravelry and Payhip.
Stained Glass Cowl by Helen Cosgrove-Davies
With this cowl, Helen wanted to celebrate the joy of a vibrant variegated skein by contrasting it against a deep black. The fine lines of black remind me of the intricate tracings in many stained-glass windows.
Stained Glass Cowl is knit in Yummy 2-Ply, shown here in Blackbird and Sunrise Swim. The pattern is available on Ravelry and Payhip.
Teranika by Kirsten-Michele Kukulski
Teranika is a top-down seamless yoke sweater with a deep colorwork chart that uses a series of complementary and contiguous colors worked in a lively contemporary Fair Isle motif.
Teranika is knit in Yummy 2-Ply, shown here in Moss as the main color with Eternity and Dunes, and Fiddlehead, Old Gold, Cumin, and Dark Cygnus Toes. We have created some Color Packs for Teranika that have all of the contrast colors - just add the right quantity of the main color! The pattern is available on Ravelry.