A man looks away amidst a snowy background, sporting handmade garments in varying tones of green and purple and blue. Green fingerless mitts, a green and purple crocheted cardigan, a striped kerchief cowl, and a striped hat using a handspun gradient to literally top things off

Stealing the moment between shoveling for a pretty snow pic with all my green and purple projects of late.

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A white man with facial hair and long brown hair wears a light grey cowl with concentric octagonal green lines. His green knit hat matches the green of the tree canopy behind him.

Warm golden yellow lines of a knitted labyrinth stand texurally against a light grey background, inviting touch.

A hand traces the labyrinth path in a knitted cowl laid out on the cement. The background is a medium grey, and the lines and matching garter ridges at either side look like the purpley pinks and reddish orange of a deep sunset. This prototype was knit while on retreat at a monastery.

A white man with glasses and short hair holds up the front of the light brown cowl he is wearing. Blue lines forming a labyrinth can partially be seen.

For cowls week at #ShowMeYourKnits, here are a few Labyrinth Cowls and prototypes I knit based on the labyrinth in the Chartres cathedral. One of these was knit at a monastery.
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A closeup of purple knitting on the needles. The yarn shows three plies with various purples, as well as a range of green, from blue-green to bright yellow-green.

A closeup of knit fabric, with a narrow bit of ribbing at the bottom, and rows of triangles outlined in raised textures. Notable colors are bright yellow-green, a straw color, and a mixture of warm and cool vibrant purples.

A bearded wearing glasses smiles at the camera, wearing the purple and green cowl draped loosely about the neck.

Another closeup of the cowl shows a narrow garter column running up the cowl, providing a bit of visual interest in the patterning while masking the jog in the pattern. It also serves to help the knitter keep track of which row they are working.

Here's a cowl I designed, spun, and knit. The purples make me very happy, as do the textures.

Pattern is TriTwist Cowl:
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For purple week on #ShowMeYourKnits

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Turn-A-Corner Finger Labyrinths pattern by Will Gillespie Labyrinths have a rich history; today they are used as tools for meditation and reflection. They are also really fun to make, and now you can knit your own! These knitted finger labyrinths feature bea...

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When you need something that's not clothing or blankets, here's a fun puzzle to work out - a knitted finger labyrinth!
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#ShowMeYourKnits - it's purple week!

Color Lovin' Coaster Cozies pattern by Will Gillespie Whether you’re reheating a jar of soup at work, buffering the chill of a cold drink, or decorating a favorite travel mug, these Coaster Cozies have so many applications for containers without handles....

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Purple is a key color in my original Coastercozy one-pattern-to-rule-them-all mania

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Dust Jacket Cowl pattern by Will Gillespie Buy the Dust Jacket Cowl, get the Dust Jacket Scarf free - no coupon needed. Just put both in your Ravelry cart!

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Abbey Road Kerchief pattern by Will Gillespie Designed to be highly adaptable, this cowl is quick and intuitive and easy both to make and wear. Knitters are encouraged to block their piece before finishing to give them ultimate control over the f...

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A man in a great sweater shows off his kerchief-style cowl. It has dotted stripes in light grey and a fade of purples and teal. Grey yarn is Brooklyn Tweed Arbor. Color-changing yarn is Entropy

A man in glasses smiles, wearing a couple that is worn wrapped double so that it sits close to the neck. Orangey-yellow fading to blue-green tones contrast with a darker teal to create sections of dashed stripes and a diagonal repeating motif. Teal yarn was from a farm stand at a wool festival; color-changing yarn is Entropy

A man with long hair pulls his glasses low to look at the camera over the top. He is wearing a colorful cowl loosely draped down his chest. A warm, dark purple yarn (Kelbourne Woolens Scout) contrasts with a yarn that changes from pink to yellow to a rainbow of colors. Alternating sections of dashed stripes and diagonal motifs are easier to see in this version of the same cowl as the second photo.

1/3 For #ShowMeYourKnits DK week, here are three cowls I knit using Feederbrook Farm Entropy DK to show off the color changes.
Picture 1 is a dk modification of my Abbey Road Kerchief
Pictures 2 and 3 are my Dust Jacket Cowl. Pattern links in subsequent posts. #MenWhoKnit #willygdesigns

In The Dark Shawl pattern by Will Gillespie This is my go-to movie knitting and prayer shawl design.

2/2 here's the link to the pattern page in Ravelry.
Alternatively, you can go to my bio's linktree and use the prayer shawl directory to access a separate web version.

Fun fact: I designed it to be knit by touch alone!
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A garter stitch rectangular shawl rests on an armchair, covering the back and most of the seat. A ball of yarn and a stray strand of yarn suggests this is still a work in progress. The shawl features three pairs of textural piping running the length of the piece, with more piping evenly spaced near the edge like ribbing. The color of the shawl is softly striped light to medium grey bands.

1/2 continuing with grey week on #ShowMeYourKnits, here's a grey charity shawl I've been working on for a few years. It's my free In The Dark Shawl pattern. I've been keeping it at work for times when I need something mindless. #MenWhoKnit #willygdesigns

In the foreground is green scarf featuring a cables and openwork tree under an arch, flanked by twirling columns and a garter border, resting on a knee. In the background are great evergreen trees, each distinctive in its shape. One is dense and rounded at the top, the next is sparse and staggered in its branch structure, and the third is dense and conical. The sky is blue with white clouds sweeping toward the tree-filled horizon.

Knitting an Eldest of Trees scarf at the arboretum on a day when everyone is getting outside 🧶
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A two-color brioche cowl with a drawstring protruding from the top hem features alternating columns of leaves and vines. The dark green foreground is Brooklyn Tweed Shelter in Button Jar, and the silver grey background is Green Mountain Spinnery Mewesic.

Closeup of the top portion of a brioche knit cowl in an ombre of yellow-green to blue-green in banging leaf motifs against a black background yarn. Green yarn is Rowan Felted Tweed Colour, and background is Rauma Tumi. The top edge features a hem; a view of the inside of the cowl showls the colors reversed.

Another green #ShowMeYourKnits entry; this brioche cowl celebrates the onset of spring with its leafy motifs. Pattern is Hortense Cowl by me. Yarn details in alt text. #MenWhoKnit #BriocheKnitting #Knitsky #willygdesigns

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A large cold drink cup is covered by a knit cozy with a rainbow of small two-tone hearts. It's resting on a picnic table in front of a summery shade tree.

A medium hot drink cup is covered in a knitted cozy with rainbow stripes forming large interlocking hearts.

A couple pride cozies for the love and hearts week on #ShowMeYourKnits

I knit them using Harrisville Designs Highland. The small hearts cozy uses 13 colors!

These are rainbow riffs on my Coaster Cozy Transitions and Color Lovin' Coaster Cozies.
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Colorful cozies on a variety of containers in a range of heights and widths, with coordinated colors in different stitches with small repeats. Colors show a range of orange, pink, purple, and blue on light and dark backgrounds

By the way, hearts are just a part of the Color Lovin Coaster Cozies options
#CoasterCozy #StrandedColorwork #HarrisvilleDesignsYarn #WillyGDesigns #CoffeeCozy

Yarns are Harrisville Designs Highland for the in progress cozy, and Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt for the finished cozy. The pattern is mine, Color Lovin' Coaster Cozies, available through Ravelry.

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Two knitted coffee cozies with an ombre of dark colors over a light background. The one on the left is still on the needles, and a comparison to the finished cozy shows it is ready for the ribbed cuff at the top. The left one shows colored boxes with single light stitch in the middle, resembling tiny hearts. The right hand cozy features larger hearts.

I've fallen in love with a coffee shop that sells small lattes (I've tried ordering a large, and it just messes with the flavor I love). So I'm happily knitting a coastercozy, and suddenly I need to make the cuff. Don't mind if I do!
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A person is seated with a richly cabled light brown blanket on his lap. He is looking at his hands as he knits something round in a dark brown yarn. Around his neck is a kitted purple tube with knitting needles still in the ends. He is smiling slightly.

It's that level of cold where you can cover up in unfinished knits

The blanket is my Blackthorn and Briar Blanket, and this one's been on the needles for some time. The yarn is splitty, so I have to go slowly.

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