Jade Nice
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These gloves are a perfect introduction to colour work - using just 2 colours in a row. Each glove is made as a simple rectangle. The pattern uses only knit and purl stitches – in stocking stitch and a double rib.
Knitting: Drawstring Bag
This project bag is just the right size for a few balls of yarn and some knitting needles. The pattern was inspired by a piece of barkcloth fabric from the 1950s.
Knitting: Tote
This simple to knit, striped bag pattern was inspired by the beach huts at my favourite summer spots along the Norfolk/Suffolk coast.
Knitting: Pillow / Cushion
The pattern for this cushion incorporates the shape of that fabulously nostalgic ric-rac trim that added a bit of snazziness to cheesecloth tops and flared trousers during my childhood.
Knitting: Pillow / Cushion
This cushion design was inspired by some kitchen storage jars from the 1970s.
Knitting: Pillow / Cushion
This cushion came from many hours of fun spent creating knitted swatches based on 1970s fabrics and wallpapers.
Knitting: Purse / Handbag
This petite bag is inspired by vintage patchwork quilts. I spent many hours of my childhood cutting up paper hexagons and tacking them to scraps of cotton, before sewing them together with untidy stitches.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
The pattern for these gloves incorporates the shape of that fabulous ric-rac trim that added a bit of snazziness to the cheesecloth tops and flared trousers of my childhood.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These gloves were inspired by some woven, scalloped trim from the 1930s, found in a tin of vintage haberdashery.
Knitting: Legwarmers
The pattern for these legwarmers incorporates the shape of that fabulous ric-rac trim that added a bit of snazziness to cheesecloth tops and flared trousers during my childhood.