This basic sock pattern has been used by my mother and grandmothers from both sides of the family. It has always worked out for everybody. We do however measure a bit while knitting and don’t take the sizing 100% serious, though it comes very very close. But as everybody’s feet are different, measuring while knitting is always a good idea.

This pattern is a PDF which shows the grid of the pattern.

This is a granny square pattern that I have used many times over the years for some projects I’ve made and also to teach people crochet. As I am running some workshops for crochet at the HEFF home educators festival this summer I have written out the pattern, so that it will be easier in the group to make this or some of the other patterns I’ve...

These baby leggy’s are designed so that every mother who can knit straight and purl stitches can knit them. They are very easy to knit.

This pattern is a simple hat, which uses the stitches treble crochet and chain only. It is a 1 skein project and can be done in a few hours.

This pattern is in the Old Shale stitch, which is fairly easy to knit.

This is a simple washcloth. I have written this pattern out to use it in crochet workshops I’m running at the HEFF home educators festival. I have made sure to use a variety in stitches for beginners. So it has chain, double crochet, half treble, treble and double treble in there. The text has it in British terminology as I live in Britain, but...