These are an easy introduction to working German short rows. They are worked flat in garter stitch (knit every row), sideways around the hand, with the cast on edge seamed to the cast off edge, and a thumb gusset worked with German short rows about half way round so the seam runs down the outside edge of the hand. Small will fit teens and small...

Knitted in 2 colour Brioche in the round (I use the magic loop method), the mittens are extra warm and squishy and fully reversible (can be worn either side out). They will work in any 8ply yarn. If you want these to fit a large man, you can go up in needle size to 4 or 4.5mm.

A perfect project for beginners, with the only skills needed being cast on, knit and cast off.

A perfect beginner project with the only skills needed being cast on, knit and cast off. There’s only one simple sum to work out how many stitches you need to fit any size hand. They are worked flat in garter stitch (knit every row), sideways around the hand, with the cast on edge seamed to the cast off edge, leaving a gap in the middle for the...

This warm, snug beanie was created as part of my ‘Winter Playground Duty’ collection for a very deserving teacher. It is worked from the brim to the crown, starting with ribbing, then the ever-popular owl cable motif is repeated 6 times around the circumference of the hat, and finally the crown is worked with simple decreases. The hat is knitte...

Once upon a time, a very busy mum got to go on a short yarn-cation (a vacation where the main activities were yarn crafts) to stay with her yarn sister. Their main activity was experimental dying of small (about 50g) lots of merino roving. They decided to continue the experimentation by trying fractal spinning (thus the ‘fractal’ part of the na...

This cosy scarf was created as part of my ‘Winter Playground Duty’ collection for a very deserving teacher. It makes use of the very popular owl cable motif and is knitted in chunky yarn, so works up in a matter of a few hours. The keyhole is worked on both ends of the scarf so either end can be tucked through the other. The body of the scarf h...

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These cute owl mittens were created as part of my ‘Winter Playground Duty’ collection for a very deserving teacher. They make use of the very popular owl cable motif and are knitted in chunky yarn, so they work up in a matter of a few hours. They may appear quite small, but they have plenty of give so will fit most woman’s hands.

This pattern creates a cosy that will fit easily around a mug with a 26cm circumference. I created it to give to my child’s teacher who likes her skinny cappucinos, I’m hoping she’ll appreciate them staying warmer for longer in the winter.