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Yarnsgiving 2024
Cutlery Pouch free knitting pattern This year I'm participating in the new event Yarnsgiving . This event is organized by Craft Yarn...

nataliapleshko
Oct 1, 2024


Crossing Twigs Shawl
Knitting pattern for a shawl in two colors All modeled pictures were made by Day in the Light Photography . Thanks, Anna-Lisa and Kristi, for providing beautiful photos. Crossing Twigs Shawl was inspired by trees in the winter. The cable motif of the border with lots of twists and turns is reminiscent of the look of the leafless trees when you can see many single branches and twigs, and how they cross each other. The shawl is a triangular shawl with slightly crescent upper co

nataliapleshko
Jan 31, 2024


Tricolored Capelet
Knit pattern of capelet in 3 contrasting colors The Tricolored Capelet is a light and airy accessory that is great for spring or summertime. The capelet works sideways and uses very soft, ribbon-like cotton yarn that drapes easily. Three colors are used, and they repeat in front and back. Inspiration The idea for the design started with the yarn. During one of our local annual yarn crawls ( Charlotte Area Yarn Crawl ), I grabbed a few balls of Jody Long Cottontails . I did

nataliapleshko
Nov 16, 2023


Rusty Keyhole Cowl
Knitting pattern for a cowl with mohair accents The pattern Rusty Keyhole Cowl brings together fun variegated colors of hand-dyed yarn with a fluffy texture of mohair. Inspiration The idea for this cowl started with a call for submissions for a magazine. They asked for neon colors, texture, and some layers within the knitted fabric. They had a moodboard with several interesting pictures. Here are a few images from that moodboard, which gave me inspiration for the design and

nataliapleshko
Mar 1, 2023


Let’s Mix Colors Socks
Sock knitting pattern. The idea for Let's Mix Colors Socks started when I was reading a call for submission from a 3rd party publication....

nataliapleshko
Nov 16, 2022


Autumn’s Draft Cowl
Knitting colorwork pattern for a cowl. The idea for Autumn's Draft Cowl started with a call of submission from the Miss Babs yarn...

nataliapleshko
Nov 14, 2022


Colorful Scales Cowl
Modular knitting pattern for a cowl. How did the design Colorful Scales Cowl has begun? In May of 2021, I published Reptile Scale Scarf,...

nataliapleshko
Nov 14, 2022


Maze-ing Cowl
Mosaic knitting pattern for a cowl. I love, love, love bandana style cowls. I made already several using different techniques and...

nataliapleshko
Nov 12, 2022


Sea Tide Capelet
A capelet, a poncho, or a big cowl? One pattern for all. Let me introduce you to a Sea Tide Capelet. This is a versatile knitted...

nataliapleshko
Nov 11, 2022


Reptile Scale Scarf
The pattern for the modular knitted scarf About 10 years ago I made a vest for myself and the pattern for the vest used the modular...

nataliapleshko
Oct 27, 2022


Down the Row Hat
The pattern for a top-down knitted hat In the blog post about V-stitch Striped Beanie, I already talked a little bit about knitting and...

nataliapleshko
Sep 9, 2022


Smocking Bandana Cowl
Great one skein project to show the beautiful colors of the yarn. Do you know the feeling, when you’re in the yarn shop without any...

nataliapleshko
Sep 7, 2022


Yarn Tasting Scarf
A fun pattern to use mini skeins of yarn. The Yarn Tasting Scarf is a pattern for a long scarf with a crescent shape. A crescent shape is achieved using several short rows sections between straight parts of the scarf. This is a great pattern to play with your yarn. You can use small pieces of leftover yarn for contrast sections. Choose your main color and then find up to 13 different coordinated colors with different types of fibers and textures between fingering and light wo

nataliapleshko
May 16, 2022


Totally Cabled Collection
3 knit patterns with cables: Totally Cabled Mitts, Totally Cabled Hats and Totally Cabled Headband The Totally Cabled Collection started...

nataliapleshko
Mar 29, 2022


Flame Shawl with Pockets
The pattern for knitted shawl with pockets In the summer of 2020, I was asked to make a crochet sample for the local yarn shop. It was...

nataliapleshko
Mar 11, 2022


Stratus Collection
Free knit headband pattern and matching fingerless gloves: Stratus Fingerless Mitts and Stratus Headband. This small collection began...

nataliapleshko
Mar 10, 2022
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