he Manta Ray Shawl is a comforting and consistent knit, which increases by four stitches on each right side. There is a garter tab cast on and a three stitch garter border around the whole shawl.

First published in Your Crochet & Knitting, (issue 2, 2018), the Cat Paw Shawl is an asymmetric triangular knit with a knit decrease at the start of every RS and a yarn over at the start of every WS. This pattern remains throughout the knitting but a lace pattern called a cat’s paw is repeated every few stitches. There is a stocking stitch ...

Please note: The shawl pattern will become available on December 1.

This Advent pattern is a triangular shawl full of all the things I love about knitting: colours, lovely yarn, surprises, lace work, cables, textures and edgings that go on for hundreds of stitches.

This scarf pattern uses the new distitch created by Assia Brill. She has a book out called Distitch https://assiabrill.com/knitting-2/distitch/ where she uses her own invented technique to add extra texture. I tried it on a selvedge and loved it so much that I used it on a scarf pattern too.

This triangular shawl features an adjustable length, with a more intricate leafy border edge that gives it a special touch.

This Advent shawl pattern is a triangular shawl full of all the things I love about knitting: colours, lovely yarn, surprises, lace work, cables, textures and edgings that go on for hundreds of stitches. It provides for 24 days of knitting that should lead to a shawl right on Christmas Day.

This cowl uses cable stitches throughout but without needing a cable needle. It’s all simply done through the use of some simple but creative knitting.

I was struggling to find a knitting project that was both mindless and short so that I could handle it during the Covid-19 crisis. I found myself unable to focus on anything that took too long and too much thinking. A friend suggested wrist warmers –perhaps as a joke, I don’t know—but it was like a bell went off and I thought bingo!

This scarf is knit half in brioche stitch and half in reverse stockinette. The ‘knitting’ over of some brioche stitches and vice versa may seem confusing to those who haven’t practised this before. However, once you get the hang of it it’s quite simple because it doesn’t need very many steps.

This is a pick and mix adventure Advent calendar released in three parts so no one finishes too early. It’s long and can seem complicated. If your tolerance is low for experimental knitting then I suggest you choose something else.

This asymmetric triangular shawl has been designed for use with mini Paintbox Yarns. Colour changes come often and the DK weight and softness make for a comforting knit.

As March 29 2019—the original Brexit day—came and left with no resolution as to what would happen, I thought the best way to work out some of my limbo angst was by making a Brexit sock pattern. One sock has 27 stars and the second sock has 28, reflecting the UK’s desire to leave and remain. The pattern is simple but it stands out in the soft co...

This Advent Shawl pattern is a triangular shawl full of all the things I love about knitting: colours, colorwork, lovely yarn, surprises, lace work, cables, textures and edgings that go on for hundreds of stitches. It provides for 24 days of knitting that should lead to a shawl right on Christmas Day.

This delicate sock features an elegantly-winding textured motif, accented by lace flowers on a bed of reverse stockinette. Create yours in a soothing, soft color, and embrace the magic of falling petals, changing leaves, and transitioning seasons.

There are some yarns that are already so delightful it’s hard to embellish them too much without ruining their essence. I wanted to work on a pattern that was simple but beautiful in its very basic nature. The sparkle of this yarn inspired me to think of the mountains under the stars, the seemingly stark but complex life of the peaks all around...

The Advent Shawl – in twenty-four parts over twenty-four days

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