Pollinator to tame your mane

Pollinator

Lindsay Lewchuk2025 New Releases, Announcements, Cowls, Head, How-to Videos, Luxury in Lace (2025 theme), Patterns Leave a Comment

Summer stitching calls for fun on the needles and off!  Interesting butterfly and flower lace stitches compliment an unusual technique in this seamless, quick knit, stitch satisfaction pattern.  Whip up a super cute Pollinator to tame your mane while you rock and roll through the hottest of summer days.  Transition from summer sizzles to late evening chills, this hair sock transforms into an elegant cowl.  The tech edited and test knit intermediate level pattern is fully written with the lace charted.  The pattern includes how-to videos as well as a blog on customization suggestions. Available exclusively in the Sizzlin’ Stitches multi-designer eBook! Finished Measurements:Completely customizable!  Sample shows 19”/ 48cm around by 9”/ 23cm long. Materials:1 skein Great Adirondack Organic Cotton …

Sizzlin Stitches eBook cover

Sizzlin’ Stitches

Lindsay Lewchuk2025 New Releases, Announcements, Head, How-to Videos, Patterns Leave a Comment

Are you ready to tame your mane with your handknits this summer? Sizzlin’ Stitches is a collection of 5 hair taming, quick projects – 4 knitting designs and 1 crochet design – from Jill Wolcott, Orchard House Editing, and yours truly. . $17.00 First up, Patio Bandanna – Fun in the sun, but not without my handknits! While constructing a “knitting patio” on our new land, my hair kept getting in the way. Enter Patio Bandanna! This fun quick brioche knit keeps the hair tamed for heavy-duty yard work and relaxing stitching, alike. If you need something to tame your mane and don’t want to live without your hand knits, cast on a Patio Bandanna today. Next: Porto from Jill Wolcott Knits …

Turning Points Book Cover

Turning Points

Lindsay Lewchuk2024 New Releases, Announcements, How-to Videos, Patterns, Shawls

About Turning Points: Travel through the Blue Ridge Parkway from Grandfather Mountain to Ravens Rock Overlook, NC, with photos and stories of Lindsay’s knitting and wildlife adventures from the comfort of your knitting perch.  The exciting “short row swing shawls” introduce new shawl shapes as well as providing some fun stitching on familiar shapes.  You will delight in the wrap and turn short rows while working illusion knitting, lace, stockinette, stripes, and garter.  Each design is uniquely textured to excite, relax, engage, contemplate, and energize your stitches.  Turning Points includes five art-piece shawls to cover wardrobe needs from causal to elegant. Introducing: 1. Sunrise Summit – an illusion knit in an unusual, but wearable, shape that transforms from a shawl …

Curious Climber shawl

Curious Climber

Lindsay Lewchuk2024 New Releases, Announcements, Patterns, Shawls

Smooth cliff top surfaces contrast with craggy rock faces texturally in Curious Climber.  Garter and Stockinette interplay with short row swings in a fun and relaxing way to create a fully reversible shawl.  Designed as an introduction to the swing shawl concept and with a working title of “Basic Swing,” relax as you create this cozy comfortable shawl.  The easy (not beginner) level design provides a chance to practice short row swings with familiar stitches on a familiar shape, with a few little surprises to level up your I-cords. The tech edited and test knit pattern is fully written with several how-to videos and a schematic. Find Curious Climber exclusively in Turning Points. Available both in print and digitally! Finished …

Downtown Burnsville pattern cover

Downtown Burnsville

Lindsay Lewchuk2024 New Releases, Cowls, KNIT knitworthy 'n intriguing techniques (2024 theme), Men, Patterns, Shawls Leave a Comment

Downtown Burnsville features Downtown Cowl and Burnsville Shawl.  My favorite LYS is along the way to the dentist, so we always leave a bit early and stop by to see Wendy at Yummi Yarns.  An old-fashioned building with brick walls and worn hardwood floors is enlivened with brilliantly colored yarn, hand made art pieces, and local mountain crafts.  Knitting or crocheting at the social center is Wendy, the owner of Yummi Yarns.  The last time I was in, a rare find of cotton and linen caught my eye among all the gorgeously dyed wool.  In honor of my friend Wendy and as a farewell to my favorite NC LYS, I designed Downtown Cowl and Burnsville Shawl with 3 skeins from …

Burnsville Shawl at Price Lake

Burnsville Shawl

Lindsay Lewchuk2024 New Releases, KNIT knitworthy 'n intriguing techniques (2024 theme), Patterns, Shawls

Downtown Burnsville features Downtown Cowl and Burnsville Shawl.  My favorite LYS is along the way to the dentist, so we always leave a bit early and stop by to see Wendy at Yummi Yarns.  An old-fashioned building with brick walls and worn hardwood floors is enlivened with brilliantly colored yarn, hand made art pieces, and local mountain crafts.  Knitting or crocheting at the social center is Wendy, the owner of Yummi Yarns.  The last time I was in, a rare find of cotton and linen caught my eye among all the gorgeously dyed wool.  In honor of my friend Wendy and as a farewell to my favorite NC LYS, I designed Downtown Cowl and Burnsville Shawl with 3 skeins from …

Downtown Cowl with a shawl pin

Downtown Cowl

Lindsay Lewchuk2024 New Releases, Cowls, KNIT knitworthy 'n intriguing techniques (2024 theme), Men

Downtown Burnsville features Downtown Cowl and Burnsville Shawl.  My favorite LYS is along the way to the dentist, so we always leave a bit early and stop by to see Wendy at Yummi Yarns.  An old-fashioned building with brick walls and worn hardwood floors is enlivened with brilliantly colored yarn, hand made art pieces, and local mountain crafts.  Knitting or crocheting at the social center is Wendy, the owner of Yummi Yarns.  The last time I was in, a rare find of cotton and linen caught my eye among all the gorgeously dyed wool.  In honor of my friend Wendy and as a farewell to my favorite NC LYS, I designed Downtown Cowl and Burnsville Shawl with 3 skeins from …

Color Cascade asymmetrical brioche shawl right side showing

Color Cascade

Lindsay Lewchuk2023 New Releases, How-to Videos, Joy of Knitting (2023 theme), Patterns, Shawls Leave a Comment

Easy brioche streams fluidly over your stitches as the two colors cascade into a cheerful asymmetrical shawl in Color Cascade.  Use highly contrasting colors for an epic surge as bold as Niagara Falls or low contrasting colors for a calm pastoral environment found at bottom of gentle falls.  Choose your flow – use the simple brioche pattern throughout or end with the optional decorative edge. The easy (not beginner) tech edited and test knit pattern is fully written and charted.  Check out the Knit Eco Chic blog for how-to videos for the setup and 3 stitch tutorials. $12.00 Please note: price on knitCompanion is set by knitCompanion Finished Measurements:76”/ 193cm wingspan by 18”/ 45.5cm deep Materials:4 skeins eco DK weight …

Garden Buzz close up

Garden Buzz

Lindsay Lewchuk2023 New Releases, Announcements, How-to Videos, Joy of Knitting (2023 theme), Shawls

Captivate knitters like bees to flowers, with exciting dip stitches and budding bobbles.  From Wallflowers to Dahlias, be the buzz of the garden party in Garden Buzz.   Watch as the flowers bloom with blocking in this easy rectangular wrap.  As versatile as the array of flowers in the garden, style your Garden Buzz shawl to enhance your summer wear. The tech edited and test knit easy (not beginner) level pattern is fully written and charted.  2 quick stitch tutorials accompany the design on the Knit Eco Chic blog. $12.00 Please note: price on knitCompanion is set by knitCompanion Finished Measurements: 60”/ 154.5cm (75”/ 190.5cm) long by 11.5”/ 29cm wide Materials: 2 (3) skeins DK weight yarn Sample shown in LeRoo …

Diamond Discovery full design

Diamond Discovery

Lindsay Lewchuk2023 New Releases, Cowls, Joy of Knitting (2023 theme), Patterns 2 Comments

Discover the joy of knitting texture from cast on to bind off in Diamond Discovery.   Nestled between cables these hidden gems of playful stitches are certain to dazzle.  This quick knit beautifies your fall through spring wardrobe when the days threaten an icy chill and call for a little extra warmth. The tech edited and test knit pattern is fully written and charted with two mini video tutorials. $7.00 Please note: price on knitCompanion is set by knitCompanion Finished Measurements:18”/ 46cm (24”/ 61cm) around 8.5”/ 21.5cm tall Materials:1 skein Cestari Monticello DK, shown in Pewter (size 18”/ 46cm) Skein info: 75% Cotton & 25% Imported French Linen; 250yd / 228.6m per 100g/ 3.53oz Sample weights: 70g/ 2.47oz (94g/ 3.32oz)US 5/ …