A perky little neck scarf in a simple reversible rib pattern and finished with falling leaves. Tie twice around the neck to fill in that chilly gap on an autumn walk.

Socks to keep your whole family’s feet warm and snug. Use a special sock set of stylishly coordinated colours or make the most of your stash and use every scrap in a kaleidoscopic patchwork of stripes, heels, toes, and cuffs.

A top down sock with a charted simple colour work pattern at the cuff and toes. It features a twisted rib cuff, contrast reinforced heel and rounded toe.

Flinty are ideal socks to knit on the go. They are worked cuff down with an easy to remember four row lace panel that runs down the outside of the leg and a nubby, texture pattern. Knit them in a special skein of hand dyed sock yarn or swap the texture pattern for stocking stitch and work them with contrasting heels, toes and cuffs. They have a...

This raglan top by Nicola Diggins has an elegant colourwork pattern knitted in a lovely British 4ply wool blend. “This would make a beginner- friendly stranded colourwork project, as it uses just two colours in the main section and an easily memorised pattern,” says Nicola. “The pattern shifts from triangles to diamonds then reverses again. It ...

“This is a simple, floaty T-shaped top to be worn over a strappy vest top or summer dress,” says designer Nicola Diggins. “The lacy border that twists across the shoulders of the top will let a little breeze in, but still give warmth if it turns chilly.” Nicola’s top is knitted in a soft and lustrous Merino-silk 4ply yarn from her own hand-dyed...

“This design is a light-as-air sweater which would work well over a floaty dress on a cool summer evening, or with a simple vest top and jeans if the summer is not as warm as it should be!” says Nicola Diggins. “The design features a heart cabled border, and it is knit in the round from the bottom up with raglan shaping and a simple rolled fini...

A top down sock with an easy slip stitch pattern separated by increasing rounds of stocking stitch. The pattern is carried on down the heel flap and repeated once more on the toe.

Designer Nicola Diggins takes inspiration from the Arts & Crafts movement, and this sweater was influenced by the rich colours used inside Watts Chapel in Surrey. Nicola’s intricate colourwork patterning is knitted in eight shades of Jamieson & Smith’s 2ply Jumper Weight wool. The sweater has contrast-colour cast-ons, and garter stitch ...

Designed to complement the Cornish Thrift Vest, this shawl uses the same textured Thrift Stitch pattern, and pairs it with stripes in a contrasting colour. The textured sections are worked on larger needles than the garter stitch sections. The shawl is knitted in a hand-dyed blend of merino and silk.

“This is a simple shell top for warm, breezy summer weather, with a coordinating shawl to cover up when the sun goes down,” says Nicola Diggins. “The stitch detail has the spiky effect of thrift, the wildflower which clings to the Cornish cliffs and rocks. The top is knitted in pieces from the bottom up, and seamed at the sides and shoulders to...

The horizontal stripes on this T-shirt take a 90-degree turn on the centre front, by working a slip stitch pattern. The garment, designed by Nicola Diggins, is knitted flat from the bottom up. The shoulders are sloped with German short rows and joined using the three-needle cast-off. Nicola has knitted her top in Ainsworth & Prin’s Merino a...

“The Heart: the universal symbol of love and affection. These entwined cables were inspired by the hearth at the centre of the home of G.F Watts and his wife Mary in Compton, Surrey,” explains designer Nicola Diggins. “He was the most important painter of his day, and she was a leading proponent of the Arts & Crafts movement and creator of ...

These mittens came into being as a quick gift for a friend who wanted some traditional looking mittens similar to the ones she wore as a child and if they gave me the opportunity to try out some new techniques then all the better.

Heart’s End is inspired by the astonishingly decorative Watts Chapel in Compton Surrey the walls of which are covered in Celtic inspired symbolic patterns and what is more symbolic than a heart.

Utility has the ease and wearability of a favourite tee. The linen yarn will keep you cool in summer heat and gets softer with wear. It is knitted in the round from the bottom up starting with an i-cord cast on. It has a deep hem of slipped-stitch tea-towel stripes and you can embroider the back with your own monogram. The arms and neck are fin...