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Goldenrod is a crescent-shaped shawl knitted in pure wool which had been dyed by me using Goldenrod flower dye.

Little Dandelion Lace is knitted flat in natural or plant-dyed shades of pure wool, with alternating bands of simple lace and checkerboard stranded knitting, creating a small, delicate but distinctive piece for warmer days.

Dandelion Gauntlets are knitted in the round using a two-colour stranded technique in natural shades of pure wool, creating a cosy, bouncy texture and an elegant design.

The Dotty Pine Cowl is knitted in the round using a two-colour stranded technique. Worked in natural shades of pure wool, in two sizes, and a corrugated rib edging. It has a subtle geometric design, and mixes practicality with warmth, adding a little touch of interest to any outfit.

Steeking Dandelion is a cup cosy knitted mainly in the round using a two-colour stranded technique in natural shades of pure wool, a bold geometric design and of course, a steek.

The Dandelion Scarf is knitted in the round using a two-colour stranded technique and deep ribbed cuffs in natural shades of pure wool, creating a cosy, bouncy fabric with a subtle geometric design.

The Apple Branch Scarf is knitted in the round using a two-colour stranded technique in natural shades of pure wool, creating a cosy, bouncy fabric with a bold geometric design. The stitch patterns are inspired by an historic engraving of an apple branch viewed under a microscope by the pioneering botanist Nehemiah Grew. In the late 1600s he wa...

Chilli Hottie is a hot water bottle cover, knitted in the round using a three-colour stranded technique in natural shades of pure wool, creating a cuddly comforter with a bold geometric design. 

Lamium is a small cowl, knitted in the round using a two-colour stranded technique and feature rib edging in natural shades of pure wool, creating a snug loop with a bold geometric design, providing practicality, warmth and adding an interesting little touch to your outfit. 

Dotty Pine Cuffs are knitted in the round using a two-colour stranded technique and corrugated rib edging. Worked in natural shades of pure wool and in two sizes, with a subtle geometric design, they provide practicality, warmth and a add a little touch of interest to your outfit.

You may well be aware that in humans, only 10% favour using their left hand, me included. However, did you know that a similar thing happens in climbing plants? Only 8% are left-handed, spiralling from right to left as they bind their way up their support, and nobody is sure why.

My home is in the Vale of York next to the River Ouse. It is a place of big skies and arable fields. In the Autumn, the wheat is cut and traditionally some of the straw would be woven into tokens to celebrate the harvest.

These mitts are inspired by my fictional crime fighting heroine, Annika Strandhed, a Norwegian murder investigator with a love of boats. As she spends most of her time working in the cold, I thought about what I would wear in her place. So I went for stranded knitting, a technique of the North which provides warmth and strength, practicality in...

This is the pattern I designed for gifting socks to my family and friends, hence the name Kith and Kin which means the same thing in Old English. I hope that it chimes with you too. The aim was to create a pattern that was fun to knit and featured practical design features that the wearer would appreciate.

My home is in the Vale of York next to the River Ouse. It is a place of big skies and arable fields. Before the laying of the railways in the late 19th century the river was used to carry goods to and from the major port of Hull. Like the coastal fishermen, the boatmen of the River Ouse also wore ganseys. This wrap is inspired by the simple sti...

My home is in the Vale of York, a place of big skies and arable fields, of birdsong and the occasional sighting of a deer. In other words, a good place for long walks and taking photos. Angram mitts are named after a well-known local lane that leads you into the countryside and are designed for being out and about in colder weather. Long cuffs ...

I live in the Vale of York next to the River Ouse. It is a place of big skies and arable fields. The river used to be the only way to carry goods to and from the major port of Hull on the Humber estuary. Like the coastal fishermen, the boatmen of the River Ouse also wore ganseys. This cowl is inspired by the simple stitch patterns of those garm...

My home is in the Vale of York next to the River Ouse. It is a place of big skies and arable fields. In the Summer, the wheat stands straight and strong while the barley waves in the wind like an inland sea. It is alongside these fields that I take my daily walks with Poppy the dog.

This is another of my stashbusting experiments that plays with the concept of what can be done with the relatively straightforward textured rib I used for my Furrows Cowl. For Annika Strandhed I exchanged the texture for colour, now with Annika Corrugated I re-instate the texture and keep the colour. So, here she is, the same broken rib as befo...

My first pattern on Ravelry, Helixally, was an experiment and a stashbuster. My second was Furrows, a simple cowl constructed in a broken rib stitch. Annika Strandhed is a stashbusting experiment that started with the following idea. What if you swap the purl stitches in the broken rib pattern for knit stitches in a different colour and create ...

My home is in the Vale of York next to the River Ouse. It is a place of big skies and arable fields. Before the laying of the railways in the late 19th century the river was used to carry goods to and from the major port of Hull. Like the coastal fishermen, the boatmen of the River Ouse also wore ganseys. This cowl is inspired by the simple sti...

My home is in the Vale of York next to the River Ouse. It is a place of big skies and arable fields. Before the laying of the railways in the late 19th century the river was used to carry goods to and from the major port of Hull which in turn traded a lot with the Netherlands and up the East coast of the UK. Like the coastal fishermen of these ...

My home is in the Vale of York next to the River Ouse. It is a place of big skies and arable fields. Before the laying of the railways in the late 19th century the river was used to carry goods to and from the major port of Hull which in turn traded a lot with the Netherlands and up the East coast of the UK. Like the coastal fishermen of these ...

My home is in the Vale of York next to the River Ouse. Before the laying of the railways in the late 19th century the river was used to carry goods to and from the major port of Hull. Like the coastal fishermen, the boatmen of the River Ouse also wore ganseys. This cowl is inspired by the simple stitch patterns of those garments, featuring a tw...

My home is in the Vale of York next to the River Ouse. It is a place of big skies and arable fields. Before the laying of the railways in the late 19th century the river was used to carry goods to and from the major port of Hull which in turn traded a lot with the Netherlands and up the East coast of the UK. Like the coastal fishermen of these ...

This pattern is more of a recipe that resulted from a happy accident. After pulling back a couple of large swatches of stranded knitting I found that I had about 80g of Double Knit wool in three colours and five different weight little balls.