The lace motif on this bias-knit shawl was inspired by traditional Ethiopian embroidery. This is typically done on white or natural cotton, which is why the model piece shown is done in white cotton yarn as well. However, the shawl will also work beautifully in a variety of fibres and colours.

This blanket’s unique construction is achieved by using short rows, with the ‘holes’ that this creates incorporated into the design. This allows you to make a sizable blanket completely in one piece, without the need for a super-long circular needle. All you need to do at the end is a row of grafting (instructions included in p...

This pattern is a combination of mindless and intricate. There’s a ton of stocking stitch, which is great for times when you just need to keep your hands busy; and there are lots of involved cables, for times when you are able to concentrate harder. The result is a blanket which appears simultaneously simple and complex, and beautiful all over.

All profits from sales of this pattern will be donated to Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières, which is providing assistance for the crisis in Haiti. Thank you for your support!

This is a fairly easy project - beginners having experience with or a willingness to try decreases and yarn-overs will be able to complete this pattern.

Something new to do with sock yarn!

Babies and children can totally pull off the fun look of having a carousel on top of their heads! But the pattern contains suggestions for sizing it up (as well as down, for newborns) in case there are any adults who like the idea, too. :) Pom-pom is optional.

This scrumptious little cardigan is worked all in one piece, so there’s no seaming up to do once the knitting is finished. Just weave in the ends, sew on a button, and you’re done!

This is essentially a sampler of easy stranded, lace and texture patterns. Therefore, it’s a perfect project for enthusiastic beginners who want to try out these techniques. Don’t be intimidated!

This bib works up fairly quickly, for a double knitting project. It’s reversible, so you can flip it for the next feeding if the first side gets food on it. It’s double-thick, so it’s extra-absorbent. It fits on over baby’s head, so it’s hard for wee ones to take it off themselves. And of course, it’s very cute.

Dead dopey simple. Hardly constitutes a pattern, really. Also now included is the duplicate stitch chart for the “AFK” lettering I used for my BIL’s Christmas present hat.

This pattern contains a simple repeating lace motif that should be easy for beginners to follow.

Yarn requirements:

Too simple to be called a pattern, really. Excruciatingly simple. Any sock yarn will do.

I knitted this hat-and-scarf set on the fly during charity knit nights at my local yarn store. In case anyone else was interested in making it, I redacted the pattern from a combination of photographs and my own memory. This unfortunately means that I can’t vouch for the precision of the measurements or the yarn required, but there should still ...

Christmas 2008, for my older daughter’s teacher, I knitted Myrrhia Resneck’s lovely “Ilaisa’s Wristies”, a fingerless glove pattern that works with many different yarn weights. I had three balls of a nice variegated worsted weight which I wanted to use, and after the wristwarmers were finished, there were almost two full balls left over.

This is a very large and time-consuming project which requires a fair bit of concentration to make sure the charts are followed correctly; but the result is a gorgeous and sizeable baby blanket, twice as thick and warm as most other knitted blankets. It incorporates ‘step’ and ‘key’ motifs inspired by traditional designs ...

This pattern is fiddly and takes a lot of concentration because of all the intarsia it requires, but if you feel the end result is worth it, then you’ll like the payoff.

This was designed as a baby gift for a co-worker who likes fashion and accessories. So I thought she would enjoy the texture motif on this little cardigan for her wee one! Minimal seaming, raglan sleeves, and a single button at the top also add to its appeal.