{"title":"Katherine Vaughan Knitting Patterns","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover Katherine Vaughan patterns for shawls, hats, scarves, cowls, socks, and other projects. These are knitting designs. Each pattern is an instant PDF download, and every purchase supports the designer directly.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"marlie-hat-knitting-pattern-by-katherine-vaughan","title":"Marlie Hat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis stretchy beanie uses an easy twist stitch to provide texture, interest, and stretch, and is just plain fun to knit.  Done in a bulky alpaca\/wool blend yarn, there’s plenty of time to knit up the hat as well as the coordinating mittens and keyhole scarf to keep everyone in the family toasty warm this winter!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56732503441786,"sku":"UPID21965","price":3.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/37e5ceeb50a8060e7005862cfc0cf602ceb593df_UPID21965_172839140600425.jpg?v=1775726702"},{"product_id":"fair-prize-socks-knitting-pattern-by-katherine-vaughan","title":"Fair Prize Socks","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur county fair is one of my favorite fall events, with amazing (yet terrible) food, lots of rides, the craft and agricultural competitions, and of course, the carnie games. The first time I took my husband to the fair, he won for me two goldfish from one of those games. Their names are now lost to time, but they were my very first pets and I loved them for the two weeks that they lived. I designed these socks in their honor. The sportweight yarn stands up well to solid fair walking, the colorway is “Goldfish Bowl,” and the socks feature a fishtail lace insertion along the side of the foot and ankle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou’ll work these socks from the toe up, with shaping to differentiate between right and left. One panel of the lace is placed on the outer side of the instep, with a second panel starting at the ankle. The heel is worked with a gusseted short row technique. It’s all topped off with a ruffled cuff meant to invoke the crimped top of my first goldfish bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are fun socks for fan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56732899180922,"sku":"UPID50798","price":4.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/9dd6593e669cba72b3b62c0273fddd301e912d32_UPID50798_172841611140186.jpg?v=1775728497"},{"product_id":"gnomitts-knitting-pattern-by-katherine-vaughan","title":"Gnomitts","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany years ago my then elementary school-age daughter and I were on vacation in Maine.  We stopped (as knitters do) in a tiny, now closed, yarn shop in Biddeford. It was full of lots of mass-market yarns, but what I really wanted was something special—something Mainer. I found this skein of loosely spun 2-ply that reads as purple but is really a wonderful heathery mix of blues, reds, and even some green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy daughter wanted mittens.  Mittens with holes for her fingers but not—and this was important—flaps. Unfortunately, my initial design attempts went nowhere. I put the yarn away for years, and then, after an interstate move and uncounted family changes, I went back to them. The final version is bottom-up, with a gradated thumb gusset, ribbed finger opening, and a very pointy top and thumb.  They reminded her of gnome hats, and so we named them GnoMitts. They’re a nice blend of fun and funky—just right for my now-tween girl!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56732972024186,"sku":"UPID02287","price":3.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/b7c34c92125a9503bd8b90440fa90e86ceea99d9_UPID02287_1728304001588100.jpg?v=1775728859"},{"product_id":"swift-run-gap-mitts-knitting-pattern-by-katherine-vaughan","title":"Swift Run Gap Mitts","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Shenandoah National Park, through which Skyline Drive snakes, is very close to my home in the mountains of Virginia. At all times of year we like to go up in the Park for quick hikes with the dog and kids. The twisting stitches at the wrist of these mitts remind me of the passes – gaps – through the mountains, and particularly of Swift Run Gap, which has wonderfully fractured rock faces and rivulets of water everywhere in the spring after it rains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe small twist\/cables in this pattern are defined for working without a cable needle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany thanks to my tech editor, Stephannie Tallent!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56732980904314,"sku":"UPID38709","price":3.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/6d8e0242a76cb21e852c1c783d9c3b33a5d08624_UPID38709_172840344777594.jpg?v=1775728907"},{"product_id":"lustrare-mitts-knitting-pattern-by-katherine-vaughan","title":"Lustrare Mitts","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt’s funny how seemingly simple words can evolve into different but related concepts over time. The Latin verb “lustro” referred to the circular movements priests made during a ritual purification. The word has since evolved into concepts in Italian, Spanish, Polish, and English that range from “to shine” to “a mirror” to “a five year period.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimilarly, these relatively simple mitts (and their matching hat and shawl patterns) mix standard ideas—mostly stockinette stitch, with a little eyelet trimwork—to create a new set of knit ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56733021241722,"sku":"UPID33386","price":3.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/57718186b58db5fbe872dda0057da8653a10f7a6_UPID33386_172839811313658.jpg?v=1775729130"},{"product_id":"lara-baby-blanket-knitting-pattern-by-katherine-vaughan","title":"Lara baby blanket","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeekaboo is so much easier when you’ve got some eyelets to help you peek! This gender-neutral but still light and lacy blanket packs a lot of movement and texture into a very simple stitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’ve never done the s2kp stitch (sometimes called sl2-k1-psso) before, you’ll get lots of practice with this blanket.  Put the right needle into the first two stitches as if you were going to knit them together, and slip them off the left needle.  Knit the next stitch normally. With the tip of the left needle, lift and pass over the knit stitch the two stitches that were slipped.  You have decreased two stitches.  What makes this stitch special is that the middle of the three “sits” on top of the other two, keeping the line of stitches smooth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis blanket, like most of mine, is available in two sizes.  The smaller size is great for bassinets, carseats, and “lovies.” The full size works great in a crib or as a floor blanket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56733038346618,"sku":"UPID02151","price":4.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/e9e4bd6813a979acc13daa4227c12bcb5577d707_UPID02151_172830443320888.jpg?v=1775729223"},{"product_id":"ocean-park-hat-knitting-pattern-by-katherine-vaughan","title":"Ocean park hat","description":"\u003cp\u003eI love going to the beach, the pool, the pond, basically anywhere I can go swimming.  But I don’t love what my hair looks like when I’m lounging afterwards! This slouchy, linen blend hat was designed as a cover-up for the head on a lovely summer’s day.  Knit in the round with a folded brim and simple lace welting pattern, you’ll have one worked up just in time for your next outing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56733549232506,"sku":"UPID02144","price":3.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/87e429b94561b3fa7a3e4a67743c243389a21a76_UPID02144_172830413393926.jpg?v=1775730963"},{"product_id":"skyline-scarf-knitting-pattern-by-katherine-vaughan","title":"Skyline Scarf","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Shenandoah National Park, through which Skyline Drive snakes, is very close to my home in the mountains of Virginia. At all times of year we like to go up in the Park for quick hikes with the dog and kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis deceptively simple scarf is inspired by the winding Skyline Drive itself, which is the same every time—and yet, never the same from visit to visit. 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Plus, the heavy yarn makes the knitting go oh so fast!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hat and mittens together take two skeins of Color A and one of the B; each pieces uses roughly half that on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56734148788602,"sku":"UPID132306","price":5.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/996e14673ea032a711d0c936664e7eea30bec2d3_UPID132306_172862086018293.jpg?v=1775733956"},{"product_id":"quatrain-knitting-pattern-by-katherine-vaughan","title":"Quatrain","description":"\u003cp\u003eCapelet is worked from the neck down. Short rows raise the back neck slightly. Shaping is worked along six spines in the body. 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Tourist or homebody, this cozy hat will comfort you year round.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA version of this pattern was published as “Soy Beanie” in 101 Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders. This version is graded for multiple sizes, includes charted instructions, adds length, and has other modifications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56734339465594,"sku":"UPID02136","price":4.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/249352465537cdf09e46a7ff2102c072ff03fc42_UPID02136_172830355793275.jpg?v=1775735383"},{"product_id":"afternoon-tea-cozy-knitting-pattern-by-katherine-vaughan","title":"Afternoon Tea Cozy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis cozy has a bit of whimsy and a bit of seriousness – just right for keeping your tea warm over a cozy afternoon.  The cables are inspired by steam wafting up from a teacup, sometimes overlapping in a bit of a breeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cozy is knit flat from the bottom up with a gap for the spout.  Buttons close the cozy at the handle, and a thin I-cord cinches it closed at the top.  It is designed to fit your pot snugly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe version available as a direct download fixes several problems with the original, particularly with the ribbing at the top. It is also in a slightly different gauge and a superior yarn. 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My generation has never been forced into such social niceties—which means we can play with bold colors, stitch patterns, and other modifications of the traditional summer glove.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis version is a simple riff on the idea, with an easy stitch pattern and minimal shaping that really lets hand-dyed and handspun yarns shine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mitts share a pattern with the Damariscotta Scarf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56734556258682,"sku":"UPID02147","price":3.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/42c021e0a8685411bf1a394397a34b3e9fb01ac5_UPID02147_172830408234899.jpg?v=1775736849"},{"product_id":"energy-rightly-applied-knitting-pattern-by-katherine-vaughan","title":"Energy Rightly Applied","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnergy rightly applied and directed will accomplish anything.\u003c\/em\u003e  \t\t\t\t\t- Nellie Bly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a top-down shawl worked on the same general principle as a triangle shawl, but with three spines instead of just one. 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The options are numerous, the lace is good for beginners, and the results are fit for a princess or a bride. 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But I'm very picky: I like a rounded shape, with motion in the stitch, lacy but not too complex, and the same on both sides.  For this shawlette, l I took an interesting ripple stitch pattern that is lacy but not technically lace, adapted it to have an odd number of rows (to make the final wrap reversible), and paired it with some wonderfully striping sock yarn.  Shaping is done by adding decrease rows to the pattern nearly invisibly.  The end result is everything I had hoped for!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56739040199034,"sku":"UPID02140","price":4.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/9c107da3ef541d9f0d65e9280f0d95420e31c975_UPID02140_172830408616253.jpg?v=1775782140"},{"product_id":"fauxhawk-baby-hat-knitting-pattern-by-katherine-vaughan","title":"Fauxhawk baby hat","description":"\u003cp\u003ePity the punk babies.  They have no hair.  They have no control over what they get dressed in – and so they’re stuck with duckies or puppies.  All they can do to show their true colors is to yell (which they do well)!  Help support the inner punk in your little one by knitting a skullcap complete with a faux fur fauxhawk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inspiration for this hat came on a bus trip across campus.  A young man in front of me had the most amazingly colored, fuzzy Mohawk.  I was not the only one staring, though I may have been the only one trying to derive a hat from his head.  Then I looked down at my newborn, and it hit me – while I could never in a million years get my attorney husband to wear a hat like that, my child wouldn’t have a choice!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote: Hat is worked flat, then grafted along the top and seamed down the side.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56739099935098,"sku":"UPID02122","price":3.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/8d38ee2c6f0153de2d374e7d83f689771e92fdc8_UPID02122_17283035510422.jpg?v=1775783185"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.lovecrafts.com\/en-eu\/collections\/katherine-vaughan-patterns.oembed","provider":"LoveCrafts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}