Modern hand knitting patterns inspired by the landscapes of the west

A woman with long brown hair, wearing a black hat, yellow hand knit brioche sweater, and blue jeans, sitting on a porch with a weathered wooden door behind her.

About me

Hello! I’m Briana — knitwear designer, rock climber, traveler, and cat lover based in Fort Collins, Colorado.

I believe slow crafts matter more than ever in a world that often feels chaotic and unjust. For me, knitting is a way to hold complicated emotions—grief and defiance, softness and resistance—and to turn them into something tangible, stitch by stitch. It’s also deeply about community: a reminder that creativity is participation, that small acts add up, and that joy and conviction can—and should—coexist.

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This is the first time I’ve been able to approach a colorwork yoke without having to compromise on the body size or to rework the sleeve design in order to accommodate my arms. I cannot begin to explain how much that means to me…I’ve already been hyping the inclusivity of this design because it’s such a profound relief to be able to approach garment knitting thinking about my body’s pleasure over my body as a problem to solve.

— Knitter sharing about the Folk Spells Sweater

Person wearing a black hat and and colorwork sweater featuring autumn-themed motifs standing in a desert landscape at dusk, with the moon visible in the sky.

I’m here to tell you the tide will never stop coming in.

I’m here to tell you whatever you build will be ruined, so make it beautiful.

~ Hala Alyan

My Patterns

A woman with long, wavy hair wearing a yellow hand knitted brioche sweater, blue jeans, and turquoise rings. She is holding a black hat in her right hand and standing against a rustic background of wooden and adobe walls.

Sunstone Sweater

Close-up of a person's torso wearing a speckled tweed hand knit cabled sweater and black jeans outdoors with a blurred background of grass and sky.

Winter Sage Sweater

Person extending their arm with open hand, holding a black and white hand knitted colorwork cowl featuring cat faces with a blurred landscape background and a clear sky.

Cat Cowl