wazz’s woollen winter walking outfit #1.

stranded-colourwork headband, with knitted-in angora lining, to keep the head and ears toasty warm on windy mountains. This pattern is available for free and you can download it here.
neep heid (pronounced neeeep heeeed) is a traditional colourwork tam, worked in four shades of Jamieson & Smith — my favourite Shetland yarn.
Involving icord cast-on, corrugated rib, and stranded colourwork, the design is based on the turnips growing in my allotment garden – turnips are one of my favourite vegetables!
The pattern includes full charts (in colour and black & white for both kinds of printer), schematics, and instructions for an alternate colourway (beet heid)
You may like to see more pictures of the finished tam here.
This pattern is available for £2.60

Dollheid
traditional colourwork tam.
One size fits average woman’s head (21-22 inches).
You can see more photographs here, or read about the tam’s design and construction here.
This pattern is available for £2.60

Simple-to-knit summer shrug with cable and lace stitch pattern.
Three easy fitting sizes for 28 to 44 inch chest
Seven page pattern booklet including charts and full written instructions.
This pattern is available for £3.00

. . . you may wish to read this post, in which I talk about the shrug’s design and construction.
Fun summer hoody, knit top-down and in the round
*Size range from girls 22 inch to woman’s 44 inch
* 10 page pattern booklet includes schematic, diagrams, stitching tips (to achieve perfect finish) and instructions for two pocket options (cloud and plain). Can also be made without pocket
This pattern is available for £3.60

You may wish to have a look at this post , in which I talk about the sweater’s design, or this one, in which you can see some more pictures of the ’storm cloud’ version.
Owlet
*Owl sweater for anyone aged 6 months to 12 years.
*Specially sized for babies and kids.
*One download includes two patterns covering 10 sizes in two different yarn weights (aran and chunky).
This pattern is available for £3.50

Spring sweater with corrugated rib, neat i-cord edging, and stranded colourwork. Pattern covers 11 sizes from child’s 22 inch to woman’s 44 inch.
More pictures of the finished sweater can be seen here.
This pattern is available for £3.50.
This pattern is available for free to ravelry users, who can download it here.
you may wish to read this post on the release of the pattern, or this post which describes how I originally made the owl sweater. And check out the fabulous parliament of owls!
Free tutorial to stitch up this nifty bag for your knitting and notions.
Download here:
TWO KATES
(If you have a problem with the downloads for any reason, email me (wazzukiATgmailDOTcom) and we can sort something out.









Thank you very very much!
Teresa
Thank you so much! I’m thinking about appropriate yarns and will swatch the birds to see how they look.
Thanks for the pattern!
I love it.
Thank you for writing up and sharing this pattern!
Thank you for this pattern and for your brillant blog.
Thank You! I am really looking forward to make this.
Thank you very much for the pattern.
Thank You for this terrific pattern! I can’t wait to start :)
Thank you, I shall endeavour to make this my *first* jumper…! And hopefully I won’t stick needles in my eyes out of despair.
thank you!! casting on tonight!!
Thank you so much, it’s such a lovely sweater.
Thank you so much! I am already looking forward to your next pattern :o)
annalovinda
Thank you for sharing this pattern, I can’t wait to get started. This will be my first sweater.
Thank you for all your work. I look forward to seeing more of your designs and the kit for the children’s sweater!
Thank you for the pattern, and your well thought-out post about designers and renumeration. I agree whole heartedly and wish you the best of luck with your future patterns.
Darnit I have no chunky…
MMMmm I might double-up some 4ply
Thanks so much, Kate! You’ve just made my Saturday.
thank you so much, you will hopefully be pleased to know that at least two owl sweaters will be made on the ‘tother side of the world in New Zealand (where our native owl is called the Morepork (cause thats what it says)).
thanks so much for making this clever and beautiful knit available
Stella
Muchas gracias por el patron!
Thank you very much
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much! I’m gonna cast on right now
Thank you so much! I start this afternoon
Anne
Thank you so much. It is a delightful pattern and I hope to be able to knit it one day. I would also like to thank you for the range of sizes, I know this takes a lot of time.
Thank you. i’ve been waiting for this pattern since i first saw your beautiful sweater. I plan to make it as a gift to my sister. however, the moment my mother saw the picture, she wanted it too. it seems i’m making two.
and chunky weight yarn is just fine for use here in Finland. thanks again,
krista
Thanks! This sweater is just adorable. How clever! Can’t wait to make it.
oh my, so beautiful – thank you for sharing your talent!
OMG, thanks so much for making the pattern! I can’t wait to cast on TODAY!
thank-you for posting!
So excited! I’ve been waiting for weeks! Okay, so that’s not so long, but I’m really excited.
Merci beaucoup pour ce patron. Bravo pour ce modèle très beau et très original.
Thank you very much.
Eek! I am so in love with this adorable sweater. Thanks for the pattern (I found it on Ravelry)!!
Thank you for the owl pattern- it is such a beautiful design. I especially like how you noted the number of owls for each size.
Thanks so much! Love this jersey!
Thank you for your generosity in sharing the pattern, and also for your walk-inspiring photos.
Thank you very much for sharing the pattern, now I have an excuse to look for Just The Right Yarn for it :)
Thanks Kate!
Just seen this pattern via the craftzine blog and holy cow it’s gorgeous. I must become better knitter!
Thank you for the pattern. It is going to be one of the firt projects I make when I move to northern CA this summer. I just need to find the perfect yarn.
Thank you so much for the pattern!
Can’t wait to try it!!!
Thank you! It’s rare to find such a fitted pattern for a bulky yarn, and I hope to learn a lot about pattern construction from following this one. Thank you too for your post about Labour.Value.Credit.
Thank you very much for this lovely jumper. Can’t wait to buy the wool and get started! We should have everyone send in their photos and share our “owl collection”!
great job
I’m very excited to knit this. A great, big, wonderful thank you to you for taking the time to share this with everyone!!
Thank you so much for your generosity! I appreciate your thoughtfulness on value and credit for design work. Good luck with your kit ventures!
thank you so much. just brilliant…i’ve already bought all the buttons for the little eyes…
thank you again!
Thank you for sharing such an interesting, inspiring design. I can’t wait to start my sweater!
Thank you! :)
Just wanted to add my thanks too. Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing this splendid design!!!
Thank for the wonderfull pattern. I dreamed about it while you were wrighting up the pattern!
I love the pattern! When will the children’s pattern and/or kit be available for sale? I think I’d like to knit this one up for my grandson.
I’m very excited to knit this sweater! Thank you for creating and sharing the pattern.
Oh! That is a beautiful sweater! I can’t wait to make this :D
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this pattern, i just found it and it is the best i have ever seen! Can’t wait to make!!!
Hi!
I love your Owl 2 sweater and would love to knit one. However, I’ve been unable to download the pattern. When I click on “designs”, the screen does not change and I do not see a “PDF” to click one.
Is there another way to obtain this pattern?
Thanks,
Jan Larson
Love your owls – cant wait to get started. Thanks for sharing.
I love the pattern. Have you thought about a child version?
Thank you for letting us know about an updated pattern. I have this in my queue to work on. I would love to make one this winter.
I finished this sweater last night and I’m wearing it at work right now. It was a blast to work through, went very quickly, and fits really beautifully. Thank you so much, it’s rad!
Thank you so much! I love owls and this is the first sweater that I have found with owls that I really want to make. Keep up the awesome work!
Thanks for the nice pattern – it was fun to knit and is even more fun zu wear my new pets.
Thank you for sharing the pattern. Read on a Danish-page that the pattern will be available in Danish – is that right?
Hi! I love this sweater already, thank you for sharing the pattern, I can hardly wait to get started.
I just wanted to say thank you for writing the pattern. I’d forgotten about it until I was rifling through my favourites on Ravelry. I had to suppress a squeal when I realised there was a pattern! Thank you, you are very kind :-)
Thank you so much for sharing, cannot wait to try this one!!
For Jan Larsen who could not view the pdf: I had the same problem while using Safari; I tried Firefox and was able to download the pdf. I hope that helps!
thanks so much for this whimsical pattern. my sister (the recipient) will be forever grateful!
Amazing!
Thanks for sharing.
Hi!! I’d love to knit this sweater – do i need to request the pattern, or am i looking in the wrong spot? Help! what a cute pattern!!
kelly
YEAH!! I found the pattern – and i cannot WAIT to get started. THANK YOU so much for such a creative and pretty sweater with OWLS!!
kelly
Hi I love the pattern! But I get an empty link when I try to download it! Help please! Thank you!
Thanks so much for the pattern, it’s so lovely!
Thank you for the lovely pattern.
Now to find my buttons….
Thank you for this beautiful pattern!
Regards from Buenos Ares
Thank you for this lovely pattern, is there anyone who would like to share it in french?
Thank you for sharing your creativity–what a wonderful sweater. Signed up for knitting lessons today and can’t wait to get enough technique under my belt to knit this.
thank you so much! this is a lovely sweater!
so nice, thanks a lot. Specially thanks that i can have it in danish! I`ll look for special eye-like-buttons.
Thank you for a beautiful pattern!
I love this sweater and can’t wait to knit it. Thanks so much!
Thank you verty much for this pattern
In danish, perfect. I just love this sweater :-)
Thank you for the free pattern the jumper looks fab….I’m about to read the instructions with a coffee! Oh first I’ll have a look at the parliment thingy to see how others got on with it!
Jacqui
wow! This is gorgeous. I heart owls. Thank you for sharing!
Oh wow! Thanks for writing this up! I’m so excited!
The owl pattern is SOOO cute!
beautifull pattern…can i ask if it is possible to make for a 12 year old girl from your pattern?
i am not a knitter and have to find someone to help me make this. not only is the pattern awesome…I think you’re a genius.
Gorgeous pattern. Our local Spotlight store has a 20% off everything sale today so guess where I’m going!! Thank you for the gift of a knitting pattern,have a great day!
i love your sweater patterns!!!!
This is wonderul, i wish I had of thought of it.. ;P
Thank you very much for the patterns
great designs! i’m in love with all of ‘em.
is it ok if i post about them in my blog and use two of your pictures (giving credit, of course!)?
thanks for the attention!
Merci pour le patron Owls… j’avais aperçu le pull de Julija et je rêvais d’avoir le modèle pour avoir le même !!! J’adore !
Thanks for a wonderful pattern! And the bag is so nice, too :)
Thank you for amazing patterns! I have already made the project bag, such a great, simple and clear tutorial. Great work!
Thanks so much for sharing the owls pattern! It’s such a cute sweater, it’s on my list to make for the fall.
Hi, I actually *am* on Ravelry but am having download issues, so I would truely appreciate it if you could send mw the pattern! Thanks loads:)
Hi, I would love to receive the free owl pattern. Thank you!
Meg
I would love to knit an owl sweater (or a few), so I would truly appreciate a copy of the pattern!
Have a nice day :)
I stumbled across your website and would love to knit the owl jumper for my mum (was a brown owl in the guiding movement in her younger days and has a passion for owls), please send me a copy of the pattern so I can knit the jumper as a surprise.
Thank you, you have a great talent!
I really like the owl 2 sweater and would be very happy if you would send me a copy of the pattern. Thank you!
So cute! The owl sweater is terrific!
Hello, I came across your site whilst looking for images of owls (they are on my mind quite a lot lately) and I would love to knit an Owls sweater for myself! I would be most grateful for the pattern and look forwards to the finishing touch of those button eyes – so cute! Thank you for your time, kind regards, Hannah.
Hi I was hoping you could send me the pattern for your adult size owl sweater. My cousin adores owls and she just lost over 60 pounds and I would love to make this for her in support of her efforts. Thank you so much for sharing. V
would love a copy of owl pattern if possible please have seen it in latest edition of the knitter magazine.don’t normally use chunky wool but thought it looked really lovely
Hallo, I just saw the owls-sweater and fell in love with it, it looks so lovely. Could you mail me the pattern please (adult)?
Thank you very much for sharing and kind regards
Carola
Could you Please, please, please, please email me the pattern for the adult owl sweater? I have an owl collection and I SO need to make that for myself. I don’t see an email address on this site. (I could be missing it) so I’m posting in hopes that this is the correct way of doing things. (If I need to email you directly, please let me know what your email address is.) Thanks!
can you please send me a copy of the owl sweater pattern?
thankyou
The Owl jumper is absolutely beautiful, please could you send me a copy? My boyfreind lives in an area of Sheffield city centre packed with owls and we love to sit out at night and listen to them…this will make the perfect attire and has rekindled my interest in knitting…thankyou! Helen x x
Aloha from Honolulu! I would like to download the owl pattern but can’t. Could you send it to me?
Thanks,
Deb
Hi, I was wondering if you could send me the pattern for the gray (adult) sweater. It’s cute and I love it. Thanks.
Dear Knitting Master:
I would be very delighted if you would share your Owls pattern with me. I certainly understand/respect copyright rules, this would only be for personal use/enjoyment.
Thanks in advance.
Personal Regards,
Charlie.
I would very much like a copy of the Owl Sweater Pattern for women. I have a friend that is about to teach me to knit and my sole inspiration for learning was seeing this pattern via craft magazine online several months ago. So your pattern, is my hopeful (though it may take an extremely long time to get there) end result with my knitting efforts!
Thank you ever so much.
Kind Regards,
Jynger Morris
Hello!
I’ve just come across your adorable adult owl sweater. Love it!
I’m a beginner knitter and have so far only managed a scarf and a very small hat, but I’d love to try this sweater out at some point in the distant future! I’m not sure if you’re still sending out the pattern by email, but if so, I’d love a copy so that I could keep it as something to work towards.
Thanks very much and keep up the good work – your site is an inspiration!
Hi there, I have just come across your lovely owl jumper and I was wondering if you could send me a copy of the pattern. It would be for my mother who is an avid knitter and an owl collector to boot, she would love this! I look forward to hearing from you, thanks so much. Anne.
Wonderful pattern! If it’s possible please send me a copy by email, thanks a lot!! :)
I would love to knit this sweater! the owl motif would be lovely on other knits too…
thank you thank you!!
Would love a free copy of your owlet pattern please – it’s gorgeous x
Please could you send me the pattern for the lovely lovely owl jumper? I think it’s divine :)
Thanks v much,
Zoë x
Absolutely love it! Please could you send me the pattern?
Thank you!
Katie x
Could you send me the pattern? i love it!
I love the knit bag “Two-Kates” and was wondering how to find the fabric you used! It’s so lovely!!
I would like to have the pattern of the owl sweeter to women, please.
I would like to have the owl pattern for women, please.
Hi, I love your website! Owls are my favorite and I would really appreciate the Owl pattern in women’s sizes please. Thank you :)
Hi there, I love the owl jumper and would really appreciate a pattern but couldn’t find an address to email (women’s size). Thanks!
Hi Kate,
Based on the copyright problems you’re having, you may want to delete your direct link to your lovely owl sweater. I found it this morning when I typed in owl at KnittingPatternCentral.
It’s called Owl Pullover & is on page 2 of the search results. http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/search.php?page_number=2&search=owl a dire
The link is http://needled.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/owls3.pdf and it’s working perfectly.
Thank you.
hello!
I’m from spain, i would like to send me the pattern for try to made this OWL dessig.
Thanks and best regards
note: sorry for my english
Hello!
I would also appreciate the pattern for the knitted women’s owl sweater. It is really beautiful and I love owls!
Thank you!
I’m in love with the owl sweater! Can you please send me the pattern?
Hello
Please could I have a copy of the adult owl jumper?
Thanks so much
Terri
I admire your creativity. Your owl sweater is absolutely adorable! Would you be so kind as to send me the pattern? Thank you for sharing your craft!
kate, the owl sweater is glorious. how clever you are.
please could you send me the pattern.
thank you so much.
How beautiful…
Please send me this pattern! I’ll try my hand at this and if I succeed I’ll get the owlet pattern and knit sweaters for my boys1
Thanks so very much,
Lindsay
I love these patterns – now I just need to squirrel away some time! Thank you so much!
my friend just introduced me to your blog and i love it – thanks loads!
hil x
I recently purchased your pattern/Cloud sweater to make as a birthday present for my daughter. I have been corresponding with Mr. Price/ the yarn supplier. Please advise the approximate yardage used to knit your sweater model. I will have to knit a larger size and I would like to be sure to purchase sufficient yarn. Thank you in advance for this information. Unable to send e mail listed on your site. Judith Gustafson
gorgeous, i love owl and this sweater….
Hi,
I just tried buying your owlet pattern with paypal. Some how I got the wrong pattern (lyttelton)… I was wondering if you could e-mail me the owlet pattern… Thanks, I’m super excited to make this sweater for my 2 year old.
Jen
Thank you for getting back to me so quickly!
Jen
Hey,
I just wanted to say that I think your owl designs are beautiful. I’ve just bought the owlet pattern, in the hope I can get one ready for my boyfriend’s niece’s next birthday. Many thanks for sharing.
Making your very cute owl sweater in size small adult. Have finished the increases (24 stitches) and I am short 2 stitches. All the other sizes increased by 24 and the number of stitches for those is correct. Wondering if the 112 was a error and should be 110. I am now supposed to decrease for size small 2 more stitches which will bring me to 108. Is this correct. I love the sweater!! Thank you for your help.
Me encantaron tus disenos tejidos y tambien el bordado aproposito de las companeras de Juarez.
Gracias
can you let me know where you get the lovely yarn for these creations please?
Great pattern! I cast on last night. Thanks!
QUESTION:
So,for the proper gauge, should i be making the swatch with the 6mm or 6.5mm needle?
i did it with the 6.5mm needle and I got 14stiches per 4″, not 13…