This design was created and produced in collaboration with Jeny Staiman.

What is not to love about the old market village of Hay- on-Wye? Home to gift shops, boutiques, cheerful pubs, and haberdashery to die for, not to mention mile upon mile of bookshelves, stacked high with used books.

One golden summer the farmer across the valley sowed his fields with barley.We watched as he dug up the rich red earth with his tractor, watched as the field turned an impossible shade of green when the barley sprouted, and watched the wind moving through the tall stalks as it ripened though the summer. This simple experience stayed with me and...

If standing stones are your thing, your visit to Wales would be incomplete without a visit to Pentre Ifan, the largest neolithic burial chamber in Wales. With a view across the Irish Sea, and surrounded by fields full of sheep, you can spend many a happy hour knitting beneath Pentre Ifan’s towering stones. I certainly have.

Errata:This free Ravelry download includes new instructions and a new chart for determining the number of stitches needed to work the final 8-row section of each wedge.

An irony of lace knitting is that often the people most likely to geek out over a complex lace pattern are those least likely to want to wear the fruits of their efforts.

The medieval walled town of Tenby has, for eight centuries, been known for its fishy business. Its Welsh name, Dinbych-y-Pysgod, literally translates to “little fortress of the fish.”

Top down socks begin with a small chart for an easy to memorize lace pattern, and feature the Sherman technique for mitered toes and heels, and a small gusset and flap for slightly deeper and thus better fitting heels. The traveling lace panel on the instep is worked with a simple increase/decrease pair, and large instep charts for each foot cl...

Geometric panels create a softly pleated fabric with lacy holes that spiral around the neck and shoulders. Knit in double strands of Blue Moon Fiber Arts Silk Thread 2, Anthracite is a versatile transitional garment that’s perfect for wearing from spring into summer, and from summer into autumn.

Knit with the saints, or fry with the sinners, your feet will look great either way! Inspired by the fiery preacher in Stella Gibbons’ Cold Comfort Farm, Brother Amos Hellfire Lace socks are knit in the round on two circular needles (though DPN’s may be easily substituted for circs), and feature a stitch pattern reminiscent of the flickering fl...

Wrist-length fingerless driving gloves feature a daisy lace stitch pattern on the back of the hand, a thumb gusset for perfect fit, and a garter stitch wristband with a single button closure.

Inspired by the beauty of Britain’s only coastal National Park, these socks for women are knit from the top down and feature columns of tiny cables alternating with panels of delicate lace. Purl stitches between the patterns creates a ribbing-like fabric that hugs the leg and helps keep these socks in place.

A French language version of this pattern is available here.