Treat your toes to these cosy socks, featuring a poetic stitch pattern. This design was inspired by the diamanté poem form. Seven lines are used to link two nouns using a simple formula; it’s a fantastic way to encourage children to begin to write poetry.

This pattern is knitted in the round from the bottom up, with a colourwork pattern that is worked in stranded knitting. Little ears are knitted flat and sewn on at the end.

I can’t bear to fold down the corner of a page to mark my place so there are always plenty of bookmarks around at home. Knitted ones are ideal for using up the last scraps of a special yarn and they make excellent little presents slipped into a card in the post.

Flip-tops are worked first from the top down, then placed on hold. Hand is worked from the wrist up and joined to flip-top, then the thumb is worked. Directions are given for three-colour version, for a plain mitten simply use one colour throughout.

This adorable garment is fun to knit with a clever diagonal construction. The yoke is worked side-to-side including the sleeves i.e. from cuff to cuff.

Keep those pesky flies away from your delicious picnic with these hand knitted covers - and you can knit one tonight!

“My grandmother had a wonderful 1950s tartan flask

This pretty design is a quick knit, perfect for gifts. The pattern’s sized from todller to adult, so why not make some for all the family.

“When it’s not cold enough for full gloves but your hands are still a little chilly… and being completely fingerless, they’re great for keeping your hands warm while knitting.”

Knit in one piece with side seams and buttonhole closure. Drop stitch pattern reveals glimpses of the fabric beneath, ideal for re-vamping tired old cushions or adding the personal touch to some new ones.

A shrug knitted in two pieces for the sleeves, grafted and then picked up for the lace border around the edge.

A simple man’s tank top.

This little bookmark is ideal as a gift to post and a relatively simple quick knit. The pattern is charted, and requires lace techniques (left and right leaning decreases and yarnovers) on both RS and WS rows. Sock yarn leftovers would be an ideal choice of yarn.