Balls to the Walls Knits

Lodge Bunny Bonnet pictured in size Adult Small/Medium I know my seasonality is a little off right now, but as soon as I received these Easter-colored skeins in the mail I knew that a bonnet...

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Waycross Hat pictured in size Adult Small/Medium I would love to say that I had some divine inspiration for this hat, but it all boiled down to the colors and how much I love them, especiall...

https://www.ballstothewallsknits.com/2018/03/waycross-hat.html

Rainbow Baby Wrap First off - yes, I bought this yarn last March and I have absolutely no excuse for why it took me so long to work it up - except for the fact that it was SO DANG PRETTY that...

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Little Flicker Hat size Adult Small/Medium The story behind this hat is simple: I've been hanging onto this yarn for what feels like FOREVER now and I finally pulled it out of the drawer t...

https://www.ballstothewallsknits.com/2018/02/little-flicker-hat.html

Meowl Cowl Size Medium First off; yes, I realize that I totally shouldn't name any of my knitting patterns after a joke in the movie Super Troopers , but - hey meow, sometimes, once the nam...

https://www.ballstothewallsknits.com/2018/01/meowl-cowl.html

River Rush Slouch Hat size Adult Large (hence the extra slouch on Hedwig) I wish I had a snappy story about this hat, but I really don't; basically, I designed it as a nice unisex number in...

https://www.ballstothewallsknits.com/2018/01/river-rush-slouch-hat.html

Frost on the Windowpane Shawl To introduce the shawl, I think it's best to start at the beginning: it's a rainy, blustery day, the place is rural Romania, and the year is 1988. Okay, okay, m...

https://www.ballstothewallsknits.com/2017/12/frost-on-windowpane-shawl.html

Rock That Selfie Cowl in the farmer's market at Bürkliplatz Okay, I'm scared I'm going to forget to tell you all of the relevant information about this cowl if I ramble on too long beforeha...

https://www.ballstothewallsknits.com/2017/11/rock-that-selfie-cowl.html

Ramble On Beanie Pictured in size Adult Medium Recently, I had the tremendous good fortune of attending the Loch Ness Knit Fest, where I both drank some truly horrendous coffee AND bought th...

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Starlight Slouch Hat pictured in size Adult Medium The story behind this hat is simple: although it's been months since I attended the Edinburgh Yarn Festival in March, I am still struggling...

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Morning Glory Shawl You know when you buy yarn for a hat, but then you get confused and suddenly you're making a shawl instead? Well, that's pretty much the story behind this little number, w...

https://www.ballstothewallsknits.com/2017/10/morning-glory-shawl.html

Nikki's Slouch Hat pictured in size Adult Small/Medium Here's another pretty hat with a simple story: my friend Nikki was struggling to find a nice slouch hat here in Switzerland. Meanwhile,...

https://www.ballstothewallsknits.com/2017/09/nikkis-slouch-hat.html

Follow Your Arrow Shawl First and foremost: a quick thanks to Nikki from Zender Studios for taking these photos for me; you're a doll for helping (and lending me your shoes for the pictures)...

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Single Stripe Mittens pictured in size small Sometimes I buy yarns because they BEG me to bring them home, all puppy dog eyes and soft squishiness. Sometimes I buy yarns because they're on g...

https://www.ballstothewallsknits.com/2017/08/single-stripe-mittens.html

Xcellent Adventure Hat pictured in small size What can I say about this hat? Well, I guess I could start by mentioning that I still had a skein of this yarn left over after finishing the R...

https://www.ballstothewallsknits.com/2017/07/xcellent-adventure-hat.html

Zigzag Slouch Hat Pictured in size small This is another one of those designs that first appeared in my mind half-formed and hazy, and then solidified as soon as I bought the yarn. And while ...

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Rainbow Rib Mitts as seen near an *extremely* green pond thing I keep looking at the hands in these photos and thinking, "dang how did my nails get so long?!?!" (since I'm always the hands i...

https://www.ballstothewallsknits.com/2017/06/rainbow-rib-mitts.html

Reflecting Pool Cowl There's no denying it: this is one of those yarns that I bought because my raccoon brain demanded it (okay fine, maybe raccoon isn't accurate - it's not shiny although it...

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Little Birds Hat Yet again the story behind this hat is simple: while at the Edinburgh Yarn Festival in March, I went on a quest to find the perfect silvery yarn for a hat design. After combi...

https://www.ballstothewallsknits.com/2017/05/little-birds-hat.html

A is for Ascot - toddler size Oh man, this is a project that I finished quite some time ago, but then I couldn't photograph and post it because my wild third child didn't want to get in front...

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Skye Shawl Those of you who follow my Instagram may realize that I attended the Edinburgh Yarn Festival last month (not that I posted much - one photo, maybe?). What you may NOT realize is th...

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Reverb Shawl First off, I hate to admit how long I've been working on this shawl, because, to be quite honest, I can no longer even remember when I started (nevertheless, I am 98% sure it was...

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Pink Ponytail Hat A few of you have been asking for a ponytail/messy bun hat, and I'll admit there are two reasons why I haven't jumped on the trend. #1 - Hedwig (my fake head) looks absolute...

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Quatrefoil Cowl What can I say about this yarn? The minute I saw the color I KNEW I HAD TO HAVE IT, even though this yarn weight (worsted) in a mostly-cotton blend can be hard to design for (...

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Arrowhead Hat Pictured in Adult Large (that's why Hedwig's in her big hair today) The story behind this hat is simple: I have a friend who struggles to find a hat big enough for her hair, a...

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