I love Gilmore Girls. What’s not to love about Stars Hollow and great mother and daughter relationships? The following is a guideline to knit your own Gilmore Girls-inspired scarf. There’s Luke’s diner, a dragonfly for the wonderful Dragonfly Inn, my favourite Lorelai coffee quote, an umbrella which might be for the Life and Death Brigade and m...

In fair Verona, where we lay our scene… a pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life. Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet.

Gelato is just about my favourite thing in Italy. Beware of ‘tourist’ gelati, though, particularly the kind displayed in gigantic mounds. You want the good stuff and that means you should check the pistachio. If it’s dull green, that’s a good sign. If it’s bright green, that’s a bad sign. These socks are my ode to pistachio gelato.

Knowing I was going to be at Lake Como in Summer 2014, anticipation inspired waves and ripples in a new shawl. Even better, as it turned out, ‘Swiss Bank Account’ perfectly reflects the colours of the lake! You may not always be able to travel to Como – or have the actual Swiss bank account to live there – but quickly whip this shawl around you...

These are the kind of poppies that ride mopeds, listen to The Who and hang out on Carnaby Street. They’ll greet you with a cheery ‘Wotcha’ when you put them on in the morning and call ‘Toodle-pip’ when you put them in the hamper at the end of the day.

This is a top down sock inspired by the TARDIS desktop from “Doctor Who”. There’s even a little bow-tie on the toe - because bow-ties are cool! The heel is worked in a diagonal ribbing to add to the timey-wimey effect.

Coffee and some comfy socks and you can beat the Borg too. Here is a toe-up sock worked in a motif inspired by the Starfleet insignia used on combadges, with warp trails worked on the heel and cuff. A sock designed for a Star Trek fan!

Listen while you knit and you might hear the Ood singing about the Doctor Donna!