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The Accessories Collection

$18.00 or 9 Pages of Your Story

Difficulty: Mixed (click for info)


The Accessories Collection is a package of five accessory patterns, all named for literary characters. Want to roam the plains in a shawl based on Willa Cather's My Antonia? Or stew pickled newts in some socks inspired by Wednesday Addams? These patterns will help you on your way.

The Collection includes:

The Julia Socks
The Julia Socks
Sexy, handsome socks in a twisted-stitch diamond pattern. Inspired by Julia Standing, from The Night Watch by Sarah Waters.


Difficulty: Engaging
$4.50 (buy) (add to cart)

The Caulfield Beanie
The Caulfield Beanie
A collegiate, argyle-cabled hat in worsted or DK-weight yarn, named for J.D. Salinger's famously angsty teen Holden Caulfield.


Difficulty: Engaging
$4.50 (buy) (add to cart)

The Gerda Hat & Mitts Set
The Gerda Hat & Mitts
A matching set of mosaic-stitch hat and mitts, which pay tribute to the brave and steadfast heroine of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen.

Difficulty: Engaging
$6.50 (buy) (add to cart)


The Wednesday Socks
The Wednesday Socks
A darkly lush pair of braid- and ribbon-bedecked socks that evoke the Addams daughter's dire playfulness.


Difficulty: Engrossing
$4.50 (buy) (add to cart)


The Antonia Shawl
The Ántonia Shawl
Two versions of a lacy-yet-hearty shawlette reminiscent of the American heartland of Willa Cather's My Ántonia.


Difficulty: Engaging
$4.50 (buy) (add to cart)


They are available separately at their individual pages, or as a discounted package from the button below. Happy knitting!




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A Note About Our
Scale of Difficulty

We are all more comfortable with certain techniques than others.  These ratings give an overall idea of difficulty, but a list of specific techniques used in each design can also be found in the Pattern Info section of every pattern page. Happy crafting!

The Ratings:
  • Relaxing: Within reach of knitters at the advanced beginner level, these designs feature stitch patterns and shaping that are easy to follow and memorize.  Relaxing patterns generally include more explanation of standard techniques than those in the other two tiers.  When tackled by a more advanced knitter, these are easy designs that make quick gifts or therapy projects.

  • Engaging: Suitable for intermediate knitters, Engaging patterns have a little extra tang.  There may be something a bit adventurous about them, such as a steeked construction or free-form cables, but those reasonably familiar with following a chart and working the techniques involved (whether lace, cables, or colorwork) shouldn't have any problem.

  • Engrossing: Engrossing patterns are those that call for sustained levels of attention.  They're not necessarily more difficult than Engaging designs, but they may involve experimental techniques, more elaborate stitch motifs, or the simultaneous use of multiple charts.  If you feel like sinking your teeth into a project, Engrossing designs may be the way to go!