Branch out in another lace and Fair Isle adventure with Branch. The skirt is knit top down and in the round from the waistband to the hem, with steeks in between each branch. Fair Isle and lace inserts are worked in between each branch by cuttng the steeks, picking up stitches and working sideways with another Fair Isle band in the round, followed by flat lace, and then grafting to close. Fair Isle and lace bands adorn the hem and are finished by working the attached lace edging.

Branch is pattern #1 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon

Saint Vincent’s Beach is a modular and cropped dolman, sporting a very quirky and unique construction. At first, you may feel that you are knittng a beach towel, but then adding in some perpendicular directions, folding, and grafting, the sweater begins to take shape. It is worked top down; the yoke is worked sideways to the stranded band across the wingspan where the remaining sweater is worked down to the hem. It’s a great layering piece over a tank top or summer dress, if you need a snuggly layer of warmth!

Saint Vincent’s Beach is pattern #2 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

Pouch Cove ~ pronounced “pooch” cove ~ is a fun camisole full of detail by blending textures, colours, and techniques. There are cables, lace, bobbles, Fair Isle, and even welts. It’s knit top down, with welts and overlapping fabric in the back to highlight the transition between the lace patterning. Increases are worked along the back edge of each side, giving a bias fabric at the sides that results in a flattering drape and shape. Wear under a blazer, a cardigan, or on its own whilst beachcombing for little marine treasures!

Pouch Cove is pattern #3 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

Avondale is a poncho derived in an ethereal blend of shape, cables, stranded colourwork, and lace. Vibes of elven woods resonate. Knit top down, this piece has a very unique and multi-directional construction. All of the colourwork is knit in the round with ladderback jacquard across the cables. The horizontal cable band is worked first and joined at the front and back centres with short rows, then continued upward in the folded colourwork collar. The colourwork yoke is picked up from the horizontal cable band and continued downward to the front and back body separation. The lace and cable poncho body is worked flat to the hem and finished with buttons on the sides.

Avondale is pattern #4 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

Cappahayden is a modular dolman tee showcasing a patchwork interplay of Fair Isle and simple lace. The patchwork squares are worked first and joined. The remaining front and back body lace is worked flat and then stitches are picked up and the dolman sleeves are worked in the round. This cool and cropped summer overlay is so great over a camisole or summer dress.

Cappahayden is pattern #5 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

Mickeleens Path is a modular and closed hap, a sidekick to its older and bigger sister, the Bay Bulls cardigan. The Bird’s Eye lace body is worked separately in two pieces and then mitred stranded colourwork is worked flat to fill in the notches. A beautiful border finishes the body and showcases the Bird’s Eyes, then the two pieces are joined on both sides with a 3-needle BO to complete the closed hap. It is large enough to be worn as a cowl wrapped elegantly around your neck or open as a hap draped over your shoulders. A beautiful layer of warmth.

Mickeleens Path is pattern #6 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

Old Perlican is a huge square hap combining entrelac, lace, bobbles, and stranded colourwork in an interesting modular construction. The border of each corner is worked flat and then transitions to entrelac to fill in the corner. The four corners are joined by working main colour panels inwards. Mitred stranded colourwork is worked in the round forming a central square band before working the small diamonds of lace entrelac that fill in the centre as the finishing touch of this gorgeously unique heirloom project.

Old Perlican is pattern #7 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

Argentia is a top-down raglan pullover with A-line shaping in the body. The beautiful Fair Isle across the yoke is argyle inspired, and the cable and lace panels adorning the front and back provide a subtle focal effect to the centre of the body. It's knit top down with raglan shaping along the cables and in the Fair Isle band, then some short row shaping is worked before dividing for the sleeves. After dividing for sleeves, the lower body is worked in the round to the hem and the sleeves are worked in the round to the cuffs.

Argentia is pattern #8 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

Wabana is a saddle shoulder cardigan with drapey open fronts and deep cavernous pockets. Starting at the back hem, the sweater body is worked up to the shoulders then down the front, ending at the front hem. The pocket linings are worked at the same time as the back body and the stranded pocket edgings are worked after the front body is bound off at the hem. The front and back are joined at the underarm when the sleeve stitches are picked up around the armscyes. Short rows shape the set-in sleeve caps and the sleeves are worked down to the cuffs. The front and back are joined at the hem when the hem stitches are picked up and shaped with short rows down to the front tips.

The main feature of this cool cardi is the stranded pockets edgings. They are worked entirely in the round with no steeks (!) to form a double layer at the pockets opening.

Wabana is pattern #9 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

Carbonear is a circular hap, alternating between Fair Isle bands and lace. Lace flaps are created that overlap the middle Fair Isle band. After the band is complete the flaps are rejoined and the lace patterning continued. The flaps give a spoke-like appearance, and along with the name of Carbonear, I’m reminded of atomic structures and envision lace bands bonding over the Fair Isle.

Note that despite the appearance of colour blocking, it is almost entirely in the round. All lace is worked in the round except for the 20 lace flaps that overlap the middle Fair Isle band. Those lace flaps are worked separately and flat, then joined to the fabric in the next round. All Fair Isle is worked in the round.

Carbonear is pattern #10 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon

CBS is a Complex-But-Simple cowl with cables, lace, stranded colourwork, crochet, knittng in multiple directions, and colour blocking. The stranded colourwork is worked in the round, then continues to the block of main checkerboard lace. Stitches are picked up along the colourwork CO and then the block of contrast colour lace is worked. The block of contrast colour cables is worked flat and perpendicular to the rest of the cowl, joining each of end of the cowl. The gridded little sunshine motifs in the lace checkerboard comprise the main colourblock, slightly overwhelming the hazy and watery colourblock, and plays on the fact that if it’s foggy and cold in St. John’s, it’s warm and sunny in CBS … it’s almost always sunny in CBS!

CBS is pattern #11 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

An unconventional shrug and a melodious visual interplay between the Fair Isle, lace, and colours; a garden on the back of your shoulders. The garment is meant to be worn oversized and is worked with essentially no shaping, first forming one rectangle that becomes the upper back and front, and then a shorter rectangle that becomes the lower back body.

Renews is pattern #12 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

Colinet is a fitted cardigan featuring a striking Fair Isle collar all the way down to the hem. It is knit top down and with seamless set-in sleeves formed by short rows. The Fair Isle motif is large but is as delicate as a netted butterfly.

Colinet is pattern #13 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

Cape Spear is a drop-shoulder pullover featuring a play of striped lace chevron and colourwork. The undulating lace pattern is reminiscent of the waves crashing and frothing against the rocky windswept coastline of Cape Spear, the easternmost point of land in North America. And the generous and wide cowl is a beautiful wind break for your neck. Knit top down, the cowl is worked in the round first, then the upper body striped lace chevron is the worked flat with some short rows at the front neck. After joining at the underarms, the lower body is worked in the round to the hem, then sleeve stitches are picked up and worked down to the cuffs.

Cape Spear is pattern #14 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

St. John’s, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, is nestled in a sheltered harbour, protected by steep and craggy cliffs that line our rough and stormy coastline. Every June where I live in St. John’s, lupin covers the hidden grassy nooks and pathways around my neighbourhood. And in the winter, the sun rises through the Narrows, reflecting brilliant colour off of the atmospheric water vapour and ocean surface. The tunic is a seamed raglan construction, knit bottom up and in the round with steeks at the front neck and armholes. The raglan sleeves are picked up from the collar at the shoulders and knitted down to the cuffs, then joined to the upper body by seaming along the raglan lines.

St. John’s is pattern #15 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

Aquaforte is a coat of strength; double-breasted, warm and sturdy with flair. The coat is a modified drop-shoulder construction, knit bottom up and in the round with steeks at the front opening and armholes. A touch of floral eyelets overlaying some stripes finish the collar and cuffs.

Aquaforte is pattern #16 of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.

Placentia means a pleasant place to live. Beside the sea and the smell of the ocean is a happy day even if the sun isn’t out. The sweater is a cosy, oversized drop-shoulder pullover. The stranded colourwork body is worked bottom up to the underarms, and the upper front and back are worked separately and flat to the shoulder BOs. Stitches are picked up along the shoulder BOs and then joined with a modified 3-needle BO. The sleeves are picked up and worked in the round to the cuffs. To finish, the cowl neck and hem are picked up and worked in the round. Placentia is meant to be lived in! At all hours of the day.

Placentia is the final pattern ~~ #17 ~~ of Landed, Volume 1: The Avalon.