Island Gothic

Lucy Lightfoot , a delicate, lacy beret style hat is the first in the Island Gothic Collection.

These light, lacy cowls are inspired by the summer solstice festival of Alban Hefin or The Light of the Shore festival. They are perfect for wearing on summer evenings or breezy days.

Note: The pattern includes instructions for both the Beaufort Socks and Fitzroy Mitts

These mitts are designed using motifs inspired by traditional fishermen’s ganseys. Also known as guernseys, these hardwearing, woollen jumpers have been worn by fishermen around the coast of Britain for more than a century. They are knit in one piece, withe underarm gussets to ensure a good fit; techniques that easily translate into sock and mi...

This mystery knitalong (MKAL) was released in four weekly clues beginning on Tuesday 1st December, with the final clue just in time for the winter solstice.

This elegantly simple slouch beanie is inspired by the stone cairn warning sailors of the rock ledges at Atherfield Point on the Isle of Wight.

I am descended from Nottinghamshire lace makers who came to work at Broadlands Lace Factory in Newport Isle of Wight in the early nineteenth century. The building still exists as apartments having spent some years as government offices. The decorative cabled lace panel contrasted with the austere ribbing on this mitt evoke the phases in the lif...

The beach at Bouldnor on the Isle of Wight is small, secluded and rocky but it has a hidden treasure. As a family we would take our nets and slipping and slithering on the rocks and seaweed harvest juicy prawns which we would cook over a stove on the beach and watch the sun go down. This pattern reminds me of the interlocking fronds of the seaw...

A mitt inspired by the deep eaves and tall chimneys of Hillis Gate Lodge, the cottage in the forest where my grandparents lived.

A modern interpretation of mittens knitted by Mum for my sister and I when we were young.

A fingerless version of mittens knitted by Mum for my sister and I when we were young.

A unisex mitt inspired by stone circles and ley lines; the Belinus Line stretches from the Isle of Wight to the Isle of Man and beyond.

Fingerless mitts designed around a traditional Austrian twisted stitch pattern worked in 4ply yarn in the round.

An elegant fingerless mitt combining twisted rib with cables, reflecting the sinuous lines of the architecture by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Fellows collectively known as the ‘Glasgow School’

50g main and 10g contrast sport weight yarn.