This cowl is a replica of one that a friend of mine bought from a well-known UK supermarket. The simple chevron lace stitch was easy to replicate and very effective. After blocking the cowl measured 150cm before the ends were sown together, making it a generous size - big enough to be wrapped twice round or even three times if you want to be re...

These gloves are a quick knit with a simple flowing cable and some bobbles to add texture. If you’re not keen on so many bobbles you could always omit the ones at the sides and just keep the ones in the centre, which I think would make a nice alternative design. Gloves are always best made in a wool yarn for warmth and durability.

Quick and easy hat made from just one 100g skein. The design uses simple knit and purl stitches for a fab textured finish. This design would work in a solid shade as well as in the yarn used here, which is West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft Shetland Tweed Aran.

This double-layered beanie has a woolly outer layer and a buttery soft alpaca lining, giving it a really snug, cosy fit. Knitted in the round with two strands of yarn held together, it starts with a provisional cast on which allows it to be worked in one piece. The outer layer is worked one way, and the live stitches are then picked up so that ...

The technique for creating this type of teacosy is well known so I don’t claim to have invented anything new, but several people asked me how I made it and wanted to know precisely how many stitches I cast on and so on. Given that it took a fair bit of trial and error to get the size right for my four-cup teapot I figured that publishing the pa...