Modern Daily Knitting | Field Guide No. 29: Mosaic

We’re thrilled to welcome Amy Christoffers, the incredible designer whose new designs star in the brand-new MDK Field Guide No. 29: Mosaic.

The five designs in Field Guide No. 29: Mosaic will inspire you and your customers to explore a fresh interpretation of mosaic knitting.

Our admiration for Amy Christoffers dates way back. She has been designing handknits that we have loved for a long time.

The overarching beauty of Amy’s aesthetic has made her one of the most loved of designers. Amy’s designs will be artful, thoughtful, and sometimes surprising.

• Windowpane Cowl:  It’s a great entry point to this new world. The pattern is clean and classic and lets you ease into the rhythm of slipping stitches. It’s a two-color mosaic pattern made while holding a strand of wool and two strands of mohair/silk together.

• Waffle Pullover: The Waffle Pullover is a hug in sweater form, with texture as the star in this top-down, raglan design. Worked in the round, from the top down, with raglan sleeves, this is an ideal canvas for the cushy texture of mosaic.

• Ocean Waves Cowl:  Things get very quiltlike with the Ocean Waves Cowl. Amy’s pattern allows you to watch an ombré and a semi-solid yarn shift and play, and it’s the best fun. The triangular motif is an ode to the classic ocean waves quilt pattern.

• Ocean Waves Mitts & Wristwarmers: We love a small project when trying a new technique, and Amy’s Ocean Waves Mitts & Wristwarmers fit the bill. These little toasty tubes are artfully designed, and we see them as a great idea either with or without the thumbholes.

• Floating Squares Wrap: This pattern takes mosaic to a completely different mood: It’s a lush swath of mohair and silk—ethereal and light. It’s hard to believe that the same simple slip stitch technique can create a fabric so airy. The result is soft and kind of blurry in the best impressionistic way.