Polar Bear Patterns is my line of original knitting patterns (some are VERY original, heh heh – the Felted Dog Bones come to mind!).

I started writing patterns in order to have something to teach from, and found that I really enjoyed the pattern-writing process.  Currently I have 20-some patterns that cover everything from felted snowmen to moebius rings (and mine has an easier cast-on than Cat Bordhi’s, if I say it myself) to socks, hats and wraps.

One of the things I have been rigorous about in developing my patterns is that I have kept them non-yarn-specific:  in other words, I don’t specify a brand of yarn to use.  Instead, I give yarn types & quantities:  partly so you can use anything you have that is suitable, but also to encourage you to be creative in your project choices.  I get the heebie-jeebies when I see someone knitting something exactly the way it looks in the picture…

Currently, I am working on a very snazzy new PBP website, which you can visit at

 www.polarbearpatterns.com ,

but it only has a few patterns for sale at the moment — however, one of them is the ever-popular Lisa’s Fair Isle Hat.  (There’s also a link there to check out what a few people have done with this pattern on Ravelry, in the upper right corner.)

Try out the site if you are so inclined, but be aware that I’m still working out a few bugs on this automatic download thingy.  If you do buy any patterns, and something goes wrong, though, I promise we’ll sort it all out.

Some of my patterns are available live-and-in-person at Farmhouse Knit Shop and The Knitting Bee, and I’d love for you to patronize the LYS’s if you can.

A couple of my sock patterns are also available through my friend Deb’s site, Fearless Fibers.

Corrections for all Polar Bear Patterns are listed here.

Happy Knitting!