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Camelot Socks 328
Pattern by Lucy Neatby. A garter stitch cuff, knitted sideways, acts as your tension swatch to determine the number of stitches your yarn and needle combination will require.
Fingering weight sock yarn. 75g + 50g + 15g + 5g. Set of DPN’s size 2-2.5mm suggested. Plus a set of needles one size larger for cuff. Intermediate £ 2.99
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Harlequin Socks 349
This picot topped sock is faced to give a comfortable fit and to cushion the beads. The intarsia cuff, which is worked flat, consists of coloured diamonds with smooth sculpted edges created by lines of increases and decreases.
Yarn - Fingering weight 100g of Main colour plus 10g of contrast or assorted solid colours. Needles - a pair of straight and a set of 2.25 mm DPN’s. The cuff and leg of the sock is worked to and fro before uniting the sock in the round. Beads are optional but add a certain sparkle! Intermediate-Advanced £ 2.99
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Bicycle Socks 312
Designed to commemorate a bicycle ride around the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. There are mountains, bumpy roads, an eagle and a moose all on a background of grease-free bicycle chains. A sock for the knitter who enjoys both detail in their work and warm feet!
Yarn - fingering weight 2 x 50g Main plus 1 x 50g Contrast Colour. Use yarns with a strong contrast to show off the design. Alternatively choose a strong contrast and work the background in stripes of all the sock yarn oddments! Needles - set of 2.25mm DPN’s Intermediate £ 2.99
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Fiesta Mittens
Simple but striking mittens made with a mix of solid colour yarn, with a variegated contrast. Yarn - fingering weight merino or fine wool yarn. Sizes - Child, Medium, Adult. Intermediate £ 2.99
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Paradoxical Mittens 237
Featuring a super warm internal cuff, two colour stranding, waste yarn thumb opening and three needle bind off.
Yarn - fingering weight or fine wool 50g/160m. 2 x 50g of contrast colours with a 50g optional for cuff contrast. Set of short length DPN’s size 2.25mm and a set of a size smaller DPN’s for ribbing. Intermediate £ 2.99
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Lucky Number Hat 111
A warm, any yarn, spontaneous hat or quick headband with ear flap options. Any number is lucky in this hat as you knit the brim to fit and take the numbers from there! Sizes - from child to adult and adjustable as you go. Needles - DPN’s or one long or 2 circular needles in a size to give you a firm gauge when worked in Garter stitch in your given choice of yarn. Yarn - 75-100g in any weight. This design really suits one with a long colour gradation or short abrupt colour changes. Intermediate £ 2.99
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Riblets - a Trio of Hats
A selection of easy to knit ribbed hats for a variety of occasions. Three crown styles along with a selection of colour ideas. Yarn - Fingering weight wool. Allow 50-100g according to the desired length of hat. Needles - 40cm circular 2.5mm and a set of DPN’s for the crown. Easy/Intermediate £ 2.99
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Tancook Hat 182
A quick and warm, any size hat, worked from the top which may be tried on as you go. The hat is trimmed with 2 cozy brim options, plain or fancy. Yarn - Any fingering weight wool (3 x 100g) used triple throughout by the Navaho method. Use one colourway or several. A small amount of contrasting waste yarn will be needed (a chunky or worsted will be ideal). Needles - suggested 8mm. The whole hat may be worked on one long circular (at least 100cm) or on 2 circulars of any length. If working on circulars it is easy to try on the hat as you go. The hat may also be worked on a set of 20cm DPN’s. Intermediate £ 2.99
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Opera Bag 846
A perfect use for a single skein of an exotic yarn or to showcase a fabulous button. A lovely gift sized project ideal for knitters on the go. The bag is knitted as a continuous strip of equilateral triangles, trimmed with an I-cord strap and button loop. Yarn - any type and weight of yarn will work. needles - 3 DPN’s in a size suited to your yarn. Intermediate £ 2.99
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Origami Bags 870
With a single fold the entire bag is constructed with one piece of yarn! Depending on the weight used, the bag may be felted. Yarn - this bag will work with any weight. Hand painted or printed yarns will add interest. The quantity of yarn required will depend on the bag and needle size used. You will require one circular needle of at least 80cm in length plus one spare needle of any type in a size appropriate to your yarn choice. Easy/Intermediate £ 2.99
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Whirlygig Bags 897
Tipsy squares all knit together! These tipsy striped squares are created by the directional biasing of the lines of decreases. Each section of the bag is knit onto a previous piece and the whole requires only minimal finishing. Limitless variations are possible. There are 2 sizes of bag which may be worked in any yarn weight. Needles: Choose a needle size to give you a suitable firm fabric in your chosen yarn. If you plan to felt the bag, you may work at a looser guage. Use Circular 60-100cm and a set of DPN’s for the squares as they become smaller. Yarn - The bag will work in a wide range of yarn weights and needle sizes. Use yarns of similar weights throughout and you will need equal quantities of yarn A and B. Easy/Intermediate £ 2.99
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Falling Leaves Scarf
An elegant reversible scarf. It may be worked straight or shaped ascot fashion, both styles have a delightful undulating edge. It is worked as a single piece with minimal finishing. The design is adaptable to many yarn weights; the heavier the yarn the fewer repeats will be required to make a scarf of an appropriate width and length, the finer the yarn the greater the detail. Any luxury fibre, wool or cashmere yarns would give a very soft scarf. The amount of yarn required will vary according to the dimensions of your scarf, but by recording the amount used after the Increase section is complete, an equal amount may be reserved to finish the scarf and all remaining yarn can then be used in whole repeats in the central section. For a fingering weight yarn, 7 leaf width, 40” straight scarf allow 320m wool. Intermediate £ 4.50
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