Ebb and Flow Pillow

Posted by Emma on June 14, 2013 / 1 Comment

Brian’s Ebb and Flow pillow in Jill Draper Makes Stuff Mini Empire in Moonless and Shell

This week we’re publishing another pillow pattern and it’s crocheted!  Our coworker Brian, resident HK crochet expert, designed this pillow using a special double crochet cluster stitch.  This deceptively simple pillow was inspired by the waves and shells found on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.  The wavy stripes form themselves using the special cluster stitch.  Brian’s pattern also includes an optional crochet button band at the top to allow cleaning of the pillow cover and to add a little more character.

Download the free PDF for this pattern: Ebb and Flow Pillow

Or check it out on Ravelry!

Rainy Day Pillow

Posted by Emma on June 6, 2013 / Leave a Comment

We knit this Rainy Day Pillow with one of our favorite yarns: Jill Draper Makes Stuff Hudson in Ciel

Just in time for summer, we’re publishing a fast and fun knit that only your couch will have to wear in warm weather! A quick knit inspired by Portland’s infamous inclement winter, this pillow is a perfect accent for your couch or reading chair. Raindrop-­‐shaped bobbles topped with a bead for detail form the front side; simple stockinet stitch makes up the back panel.  This pattern is great for practicing your beaded knitting skills!

If you want to use fabric instead of knitting the back panel, simply cast on for the front using long-­‐tail method. Once finished with the front side, seam front and back panels together, attaching the buttons to the fabric side of the pillow.

Download the PDF of this free pattern: Rainy Day Pillow

Or check it out on Ravelry!

Chevron Gauntlets

Posted by Emma on May 30, 2013 / 4 Comments

Annette’s fingering weight gauntlets knit up in Black Trillium Merilon Sock in Chennai

We’ve done it again: we’re publishing another prodigious pattern designed by our own coworker, Annette.  These fingerless mitts are to die for–and they’re just the thing for keeping warm in the remaining wet and cold period before true summertime arrives.  With their chic chevron-and-eyelet pattern, these mitts spice up any outfit.  Constructed with either sport or fingering weight yarn, their lightweight fabric keeps your hands warm while allowing your skin to breathe when it’s humid and rainy.  Chevron stitch, while easy to knit, looks elegantly intricate and is a great way to experiment with variegated yarn.  Annette’s Chevron Gauntlet pattern has options for using either fingering or sport weight, as well as both a long cuff version and a shorter cuff version.

Annette’s gauntlets in Tosh Sport in Kale

Cast on for these quick and fun gauntlets today!  For the sport weight version, try using Madelinetosh Pashmina Sport for lusciously soft mitts.  Or check out the colorways Whiskey Barrel, Venetian, or Baroque Violet (just to name a few) in Madtosh Sport.   Or A Verb for Keeping Warm Metamorphosis? For the sock weight version, experiment with our recent variegated arrivals in Tosh Sock, or knit up a pair in locally-dyed Black Trillium Merilon Sock!  Excuse me while I dream of knitting up a pair in each of those dazzling yarns….

Beth knit up her gauntlets in Tosh Sport in Grove

Download the PDF of this free pattern: Chevron Gauntlets

Or check it out on Ravelry!