PDXKnitterati

 

 

Michele Lee Bernstein (PDXKnitterati) loves designing accessories, especially if they use one or two skeins of very special yarn. She's especially fond of texture (brioche, lace, entrelac, elongated stitches, assigned pooling) and using interesting techniques to make small projects sing. She loves teaching knitters to be the boss of their knitting and does so at local yarn shops in Oregon, fiber festivals including Vogue Knitting Live, and guild retreats. She is also teaching on Zoom, all over the world! Find her on Instagram, Facebook, Ravelry, and X as PDXKnitterati. Michele's website is pdxknitterati.com.

 

 

And add author to her resume. In 2021, Michele released her first book - Brioche Knit Love. Pick up a copy and get it personally autographed.  Or buy Brioche Knit Love and have it shipped - we'll be sure to have Michele sign your copy before it gets packed up and sent.

Brioche Knit Love is available HERE

Michele's patterns are available on Ravelry and Payhip

 

A few of our favorites from PDXKnitterati

 

 

Scattered Petals

 

Michele's latest brioche pattern Scattered Petals,
combines brioche with assigned pooling - two of her favorite knitting techniques.
This bottom up cowl is knit in the round, and features flower petals on a 2-color brioche background.
Knit with two skeins of fingering weight yarn, one dyed for assigned pooling.

Purchase Scattered Petals pattern HERE.

Looking for Assigned Pooling yarns? We've got you covered!
Take a peek at our selection of MadTosh x Barker Wools Collaboration Assigned Pooling yarns HERE.

Or peruse our collection of Barker Wools originals.
Silky Solo - a single ply blend of silk and merino wool HERE.
Silky Quatro - a plied version of Silky Solo HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

Fantasia Cowlette

 

Michele's latest assigned pooling design is the Fantasia Cowlette.
This cowl is knit from the bottom up, beginning with a lacy border, and featuring an assigned pooling fan stitch.
Knit with one skein of fingering weight yarn dyed for assigned pooling.

Purchase Fantasia Cowlette HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

Starfall

 

Starfall is a bandana cowl featuring a cascade of assigned pooling stars on a stockinette stitch background.
Knitting begins in the round at the neck with a reverse stockinette rolled edge. Simple shaping at the center front creates the look of a triangle shawl, and Old Shale Lace adds a beautiful, scalloped edging.

Starfall is knit with one skein of fingering weight assigned pooling yarn. Choose your favorite color,
and enjoy an adventure in Assigned Pooling!

Purchase the Starfall pattern HERE

 

 

New to the assigned pooling technique? Join Michele as she walks you through the ins and outs of this very fun way to knit with color. Not only will you master the star stitch as you make your own unique Starfall cowl, but Michele will teach you several additional assigned pooling stitches.
Sign up and join the fun!

Assigned Pooling: the Starfall cowl
Sunday March 22nd, 2-4pm
Sign up HERE