The Castor Workhorse Socks are solid, reliable and just what you need for warm feet every day of the week. They are knitted from the top down and you can customise the length of the cuff, leg and foot to suit the foot of the fortunate wearer.

The Greythorne socks are knitted from the top down and they are constructed so that they will fit most people’s feet. They have a heel flap and gusset and a wedge toe and the length of the foot can be adjusted to suit the foot of the future wearer.

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Zingiber is an asymmetrical, triangular shawl which is worked sideways from a small cast on to a lacy cast-off.

Power from the green witch, lost beneath the sea. by Susan Cooper, Greenwitch, The Dark is Rising Sequence

Merriot is a wide fingering weight scarf designed for variegated yarns. This pattern looks amazing in high contrast variegated yarns - even the most intense colours. Self striping yarns will also look great, as will gradient yarns.

Mary Challoner is a beaded shawl with an unusual top edge. The knitting starts with a garter tab and a triangular section in stocking stitch and lace, followed by a lace section with extra increases to create winged tips. The top edge has a straight section in the middle with curves at the edges to help the shawl stay on your shoulders.

Clementine is a cowl with a difference. The knitting starts with a garter tab and a triangular section knitted flat, then transitions into a section knitted in the round. The end result is a piece that goes around your neck and down over your chest. I call it cowgirl-style - it is perfect for wearing under coats and even pulling up over your no...

And he sang as he watched and waited ‘til his billy boiled: “You’ll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me.” A.B. (Banjo) Paterson, 1895

The Helen Stornaway shawl has that gentle curve along the top edge that helps a shawl stay in place on the shoulders. The pattern is designed for Wollmeise Pure and it can be knitted with or without beads (for a bit of sparkle).

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’Take them in a charge,’ Sir Anthony said, and pulled the muffler up over his mouth.

The Mechanic scarf is part of the Rally Team series: this one is for the person who keeps the car on the road and moving. It has two team-mate scarves: The Driver and The Navigator. My father is both the driver and the mechanic of our classic rally team and I am the navigator - the one who makes all the mistakes.

The Léon Bonnard pattern uses heavily detailed, textured lace to evoke the gothic architecture of old Paris. The design is inspired and named for a red-headed boy rescued from the streets of Paris by the Duke of Avon in the Georgette Heyer novel These Old Shades.

Lion Newbury is engaging to knit in smocked lace. In this pattern a textured rib transitions gradually into detailed chandelier-shaped lace. Or, you could instead see the lines of the gorgeous Australian native waratah flower in this pattern.

Intensely detailed, textured lace flows from the band right up to the crown in an intricate pattern. The textured lace creates chandelier shapes - or you could see them as a representation of the Australian native waratah flower. The design uses smocked stitches which are fully explained in the pattern.

Pink Pashmak is a snug little cowl that is quick to knit in super bulky yarn. The pattern uses very simple lace and buttons - so there is no grafting or seaming.

Evelyn Fancot and its twin hat, Kit Fancot, use a paired twisted cable and lace to create graceful and intricate patterns.

Kit Fancot and its twin hat, Evelyn Fancot, use a paired twisted cable and lace to create graceful and intricate patterns.

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The design of this hat is inspired by Lavinia Grayshott, an impressionable young lady in the Georgette Heyer novel The Black Sheep. It is a sister-in-design to the Frances Wendover cowl pattern.

The design of this cowl is inspired by Frances Wendover, the young heiress at the centre of the Georgette Heyer novel The Black Sheep. It is a sister-in-design to the Lavinia Grayshott hat pattern.

The Bluegum Forest Blanket is worked in a medium weight woollen yarn to create a warm wrap for a baby or a toasty lap rug for a grown-up.

The design of this hat is inspired by Hester Theale, the heroine of the Georgette Heyer novel Sprig Muslin. It is a sister-in-design to the Henrietta Silverdale cowl pattern.

Textured lace in worsted wool - the Henrietta Silverdale cowl is distinctive, pretty and practical.

The design of the Gothic Rose cowl has Paris wound through it in many ways. The magnificence of the arching, vaulted ceilings of the gothic Notre Dame de Paris is the inspiration for the geometric lace that flares and tapers along the length of the worsted weight cowl.

This pattern is for a blanket in two sizes, both worked in cosy worsted weight yarn. Tom’s blanket is just the right size to keep a baby warm in his cot or pram. Miranda’s blanket is larger, made to tuck over your knees on the couch.

Floyd is designed to create a striking set of stripes using the long slow colour changes of yarns like Noro Silk Garden. Floyd uses simple stitches to define strong geometric shapes that hold their own with the dramatic colours of self striping yarns.

The Navigator: Country Roads is a cabled scarf designed for a winter drive. Tuck this scarf snugly around your neck and be toasty warm as you zip around the corners.

Squealing wheels on a black tarmac road. Coloured dots of red Alfa Romeos, yellow Porsches and blue Jaguars. The Driver: Squealing Wheels is a textured, cabled scarf designed to keep you warm on a winter country drive.

Dark Revolving Night is a fast to knit lace cowl. It is designed for long colour change yarns in worsted or aran weight yarn. Worked side to side, this cowl uses less than 155 metres (170 yards) of yarn and seven buttons. The lace pattern is simple and enjoyable so this pattern is suitable for beginners.

This shawl wraps around you like a big, comforting hug. Elizabeth Salford is an adaptable pattern and can be knit in many different weights of yarn. Knitted in fingering weight wool, Elizabeth is excellent for the cool early days of Spring. A heavier DK weight version is cosy and just the thing for windy Autumn weather.

This scarf is inspired by the frog himself and by the words of the song Rainbow Connection, made famous by Kermit and his banjo in The Muppet Movie.

Arabella Tallant combines fingering weight yarn and a textured lace pattern to create a striking, detailed shawl. Classic arrow and chevron lace patterns come together to great effect in this shawl.

Knitted from the top down, Penelope is a long shawl with a curved top edge. You can wrap this shawl around your neck and shoulders and be both warm and stylish. Penelope can be knit until you run out of yarn and so this pattern will make best use of a lovely skein of multi-coloured yarn.