Go bold in this cropped, drop-sleeved sweater with a dramatic balloon sleeve. Combine your favourite colours in bold stripes, use different neutral shades, or take the opportunity to knit up stash yarns in a cacophony of hues and textures. Comfy never looked so good.

Knit this breezy textured yoke, perfect for chilly spring days. Sisymbrium is a drapey sweater that fits loosely with positive-ease. It uses a reflective 4-ply/fingering weight mohair/BFL blend yarn knit at a loose gauge. Plus, bobbles. What’s not to love?

Kolsch, by UK-based designer Anushka Tay, is the perfect lightweight beanie covered in visually stunning cables and traveling stitches. Made in our springy + light Weld, this beanie is ideal for transitional weather and evokes vines creeping up latticework in the early spring. The tiny pom pom is an optional add-on for those who want to add a l...

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A cosy shawl that knits up quickly in worsted-weight yarn, this design features simple but effective textured stitch patterns which will make you want to keep knitting!

The Oregano Socks are knitted from the cuff downwards, featuring an elliptical cable set within ribbing. A slip-stitch heel flap is edged in garter stitch, and is completed with a short-row heel turn and gusset. The pattern offers directions for two yarn weights. Option A is for a heavier, sport-weight yarn; Option B uses a standard 4-ply/finge...

A striking variation on a cabled beanie hat, Salvia is a design for fans of twisted rib! The cables cross in opposite directions at staggered intervals, which creates a subtle yet lively effect on the surface of the knitting.

GINGER SNAPS :: a pair of fingerless mittens with a folded 2x2 rib cuff and lozenge-shaped cables at the centre. The cables are filled with an elongated seed stitch, and edged with snaking columns of rib. The palm is knitted in plain stocking-stitch, whilst a shaped thumb gusset mimics the contours of the hand and is finished with seed stitch. ...

BRANDY BUTTER :: a comfortable beanie-style hat with a folded ribbed brim and gorgeous trimmings. Cast on using a sparkly lurex yarn, and top it off with a large pompom. At the centre is a twisted diamond cable motif, framed by columns of 2x2 rib. The back is worked in plain stocking stitch.

CURLY WURLY SOCKS :: These highly textured, rib & lace socks are worked with a central panel of lace which stacks up in long columns. Later, a honeycomb-like texture is achieved with an Eye of Partridge Heel. The real Curly Wurly bars were always best admired, not chosen – but these socks are sure to be a regular favourite on those warm day...

ICE POP SOCKS :: these socks use an eyelet lace pattern with twisted ribbing to provide maximum ventilation whilst keeping a snug fit. A cable twist cinches it in at the cuff, and the heel flap features a sweet broken rib texture. This socks feature:

The Wafer Crunch Socks are knitted downwards from a sweet twisted eyelet rib cuff, which flows seamlessly into the V-shaped lace pattern. The lace continues down the foot edged with a twisted rib column, framing the pattern whilst providing an excellent fit. The stitch pattern may be mirrored for each foot. These socks feature:

TWISTER LOLLY - icy-cool summery socks with plenty of detail!These socks feature:

Sagittate is a cowl featuring a bold geometric lace pattern that resembles arrow heads, and the pointed shape of Sagittate leaves. It’s knit in the round in gorgeous hand-dyed merino sport-weight yarn, which shows off the three textures featured: garter stitch, rib, and lace.

The classic ribbed sock is given a twist with a pleasingly simple stitch pattern. The textured rib stich is very effective for tracking progress, whilst giving an excellent fit on the body. The Birch Ply Socks pattern is multi-sized for 3 adult sizes.

The Red Brick Socks is written for two weights of yarn, light DK/sport, and 4-ply/fingering. The heavier yarn weight really makes a difference to the speed of knitting, producing thicker socks perfect for boots or bedtime. Old hands at sock knitting can stick to the standard 4-ply/fingering weight.

Imagine yourself whisked away to an art nouveau Parisian café, dining on delectable pastel-coloured macaroons and sipping from a tall glass of hot chocolate, awaiting your rendezvous… This adorable miniature beret fascinator perches cheekily atop the most everyday of coiffure, adding a bright accent to your weekly rotation. It knits up quickly ...

June 2013

If, like me, the weather where you live is erratic at its best, you’ll be feeling the chill just when you find the urge to dig out your spring skirts and ditch the winter blues. To combat this, knit a pair of Tree Trunk Legwarmers - so called because of the twisty, subtly offset cable pattern - and laugh in the face of the unpredictable climate.

They say that knitting is therapeutic but I had never experienced that for myself until I made this cowl. It’s knit from a beautiful handspun single-ply yarn which was custom dyed for me by the wonderful Zoë of HelloMango.co.uk. A simple pattern involving rounds of knits and purls lends itself to the vibrancy of the yarn, and I feel that the co...

June 2013

Ever since I was a child I have been captivated by the idea of costume. From elegant Parisienne society-ladies wearing delicate black lace gloves and impeccably-cut suits, to wigs and masks in Venice; the elbow-length opera gloves and sumptuous silk dresses in Vienna to the complex woolen mittens of Latvia.