Laura Dean
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
The summer haze top is a soft, lacy top with gorgeous drape and cute plaited straps. It is designed to allow you to play with different colour combinations in the lace repeats and the straps and so makes a great scrappy project. The top is worked bottom up in the round and then the front and back pieces are worked flat from the armholes. Plaite...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Snowflake hat is a super cosy knit with a triple folded brim for extra warmth and a wintery snowflake fairisle design. Designed to keep you cosy and warm on the coldest of winter days. The hat is worked from the bottom up in the round, with stranded colourwork and decreases at the crown. The pattern gives instructions for three different si...
Knitting: Pullover
The Helsinki sweater is a super cosy, super soft and warm sweater with a delicate cable and slip stitch pattern on the front. The sweater is worked in the round from the bottom up and then the front and back are worked flat from the armpits. Shoulders are seamed, a neckband is added and sleeves are picked up and worked in the round. The pattern...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
The Snowfall mitts are a super cosy, super quick knit, designed to keep you cosy and warm on the coldest of winter days. The mitts are worked from the cuff up using two strands of 4 ply yarn held together so are a great stash buster and a great opportunity for creating amazing marled patterns!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Koselig beanie is a super simple, super cosy, slouchy beanie. Great for keeping you cosy in the coming autumn and winter months! It’s also a great pattern for beginner knitters - you only need to know how to knit, purl and decrease. The Koselig beanie is worked bottom up in the round and instructions are given for sizes premmie baby to adul...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Cairngorm socks are a super cosy all over stranded colour work sock inspired by the dramatic ups and downs of the Cairngorm Mountains. They are a great scrappy sock project if you’re left with lots of less than 50g balls of yarn at the end of other projects. The socks are worked cuff-down in the round and instructions are given for sizes XS to ...
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
The Highland beanie is a super cosy, super squishy cable beanie with a turned up ribbed hem. Designed to keep you cosy and warm on the coldest of highland winter walks. The beanie is worked from the bottom up in the round and instructions are given for sizes premmie – adult large.
Knitting: Pullover
The Moso Island sweater is a v-neck cropped sweater with ¾ length sleeves, contrast stripes, decorative purled edging and eyelet raglan detail. It was inspired by the cool comfy island style of tiny Moso island in Vanuatu, South Pacific and is perfect to throw on over a little crop top on those hazy summer evenings.
Knitting: Ankle Sock
Swan lake socks are a flirty, summery, ballet dancer inspired design. They feature a low ankle with a contrast cast on, a cute little ruffle, a cabled cuff and a contrast heel and toe. The pattern includes instructions and a tutorial for a shadow wrap short row heel with options for a standard or roomier heel in all sizes. Swan lake socks are w...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Daisy chain socks were inspired by those long lazy summer evenings and will bring back those delightful memories long after summer has gone! The socks combine fun but simple floral colourwork with stockinette stitch sections for quick knitting. The socks also have an optional lace ruffle which is added at the end for an extra flirty summer look!
Knitting: Sleeveless Top
The tiny dancer top is a feminine summer crop top, featuring a delicate picot edging and diamond lace section with a stockinette bust and double knit straps. The top is worked in sport or 4ply cotton making it light and elegant with a beautiful drape. The tiny dancer top is worked bottom up in the round with the front triangles and straps worke...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Lemon zing socks were inspired by bright summer sunshine and relaxing in the garden drinking lemonade! The socks combine a fun but simple lemon themed colourwork section with stockinette stitch stripes for quick knitting. The pattern includes instructions for three sizes:
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Coffee bean socks were designed for all those fellow coffee lovers out there! The socks combine fun but simple coffee themed colourwork sections with stockinette stitch sections for quick knitting. The pattern includes instructions for three sizes:
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Genie in a bottle socks combine stockinette stitch with stranded colourwork sections with a swirly smoky genie-esque design to keep the knitting interesting. The pattern includes instructions for three sizes:
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Little leaf socks combine stockinette stitch with stranded colourwork sections with a repeated leaf design to keep the knitting interesting. The pattern includes instructions for three sizes:
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Oslo socks are inspired by the cosy and effortless Scandinavian style. They are knitted from the cuff down with a mixture of stranded colourwork to hold your interest and easy stocking stitch rounds for fast growth. They feature an eye of partridge reinforced heel flap and gusset heel construction.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Pretzel socks combine stockinette stitch with simple cables to give an elegant pattern of delicate twists down the ankle and top of foot with a stockinette sole. The pattern includes instructions for three sizes:
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
The Cosy Rib Socks a super cosy super quick knit that will keep your toes toasty warm! Great for lounging around the house in or wearing with winter boots. These socks are suitable for intermediate level knitters that are happy working in the round, picking up stitches and using simple increase and decrease techniques.