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 Find and lose yourself through the meditative practice of knitting, and make objects of beauty, love and joy. Our patterns are written with expert skill from cast-on through finishing, with an eye for what is beautiful and enduring in knitwear design. Jennifer Carpenter owned a yarn shop in downtown Philadelphia for more than a decade, and taught handknitting classes and workshops. Over the years she created and refined a range of knitwear designs with a focus on circular knitting and Elizabeth Zimmerman's "un-ventions", elegant and ingenious techniques with needles and yarn. A few patterns have been published through Interweave Press, and one even made it onto the big screen as the iconic hat worn by Saoirse Ronan in The Lovely Bones. Technical questions will be answered personally as soon as possible, and every effort is made to write clear and concise directions for knitters of all skill levels.  

   "The details are not details. They make the design"  ~ Charles Eames

ZELDA

A subtle slouch hat with substance. Zelda has a snug fit around the head and just enough height to fall towards the back or to one side. This hat features a slip stitch herringbone pattern which creates a durable and dense brim. The crown is squared off, and grafted with kitchener stitch.

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$7.00

MITTZ

I have been making these Mittz for many years, and have been enjoying this design so very much. They are cozy, colorful, soft, practical, and make me happy even on a bad day. I hope you enjoy this pattern, and tag me on Instagram @jadabirddesign if you share your knitting on social media; I never tire of these jolly handwarmers, every pair is unique.

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$7.00

LITTLE BAG

A small drawstring bag, knit flat and sewn with mattress stitch, a great project for beginners ready to learn a new skills or for seasoned knitters looking for quick knit to gift or keep.

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$6.00

DIAMOND WILLOW MITTS

Cozy mitts knit with a strand of fine merino and silk mohair held together, featuring a classic lace pattern and blingy beads at the top.

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$7.00

SOPHIE'S SOCKS

The structural design of knitted socks and stockings has changed very little from when they were first knit centuries ago. Then, as now, the logical way to make a knitted article that covers part of the leg and foot is to connect two tubes at an angle-one tube with an open end; the other with a closed end. Part of the art and the pleasure of knitting socks centers around the area where the two tubes connect, known as the heel. From “Folk Socks” by Nancy Bush

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$6.00

BASIC WATCH CAP

By Jennifer Carpenter for Sophie’s Yarns

Sizes: To Fit [large child, small adult, average adult]

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$6.00

CHEVY

Chevy is the one you reach for everyday, and takes you where you want to go! The chevron pattern really brings out the beauty of wool, and the texture is a tactile delight.

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$7.00

TESSA HAT

Tessa is a cheerful toque to soothe your spirit and keep you warm. It features a soft slip stitch brim that, and a tessellating pattern of abstract flowers.

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$7.00

SOPHIE SLOUCH HAT

Sophie is the slouch hat (that is secretly a beret with subtle shaping) that you want to have for every season. Knit it with colorful sock yarn stranded with lace mohair in the fall and winter, and skip the mohair and just use sock yarn (doubled up for the ribbing) for a light weight spring toque for you and your friends - they will ask you!

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$7.00

LOVELY AMELIA

The Lovely Amelia ear flap hat to help you enjoy Winter's adventures in warmth and style! This cozy hat is knit in the round from the bottom up, beginning with the I-cord earflaps and finishing with an applied I-cord border and braids. A fun and quick knit design, The Lovely Amelia is one of many earflap hats designed over the years, similiar in styling to the one we had the pleasure of creating for the for for the movie “The Lovely Bones”. Pattern includes charted and row by row instructions.

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$7.00

JAZZ

Jazz is a sweet little fun to knit project. Features sparkly paillettes and is knit in the round from the bottom up.

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$6.00

MAGPIE BEAD CROCHET NECKLACE

Bead Crochet necklaces as shown: Blue made with Ella Rae Lace Merino (100% Merino, 460 yds) color Royal Blue; Silver made with Anchor Artiste Metallic from Rowan (80% viscose/20% polyester, 110 yds) color #301 (avail online @ www.yarnmarket.com); ANY sock yarn will work beautifully for this project, as will durable fingering weight yarns and even many DK weight yarns, especially plant fibers. A great way to use up stash yarn!!

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$7.00

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