Yarn: I used ‘Bona Yarns’ BFL DK for my cowl’. Kits can be ordered from BonaYarns.com. Feel free to switch out with other yarns in the same weight that better suit your budget/tastes. I used the following amounts in the scarf:

’Honey For The Bees’ is an infinity scarf, with directions for adding in an optional Möbius twist, knit in fingering weight yarns.

’Troublemaker’ is the big bad brother to my ‘Wavemaker’ shawl that is knit in a fingering weight. And just like it’s little brother, it’s a perfect way to show off beautiful variegated yarn.

It’s been a damned difficult year, to say the least. For those of us who have survived it, however, it feels as though glimmers of hope are on the horizon.

’Latvianesque’ is an infinitity scarf that is long enough to wrap around one’s neck for a super cosy scarf, or left to hang for a more dramatic look that will show off all the panels.

Wow. What a year, to say the least. I think it ranks up there with 2010 for the worst year of my life. And I’m sure I’m not alone.

Definition of hither and thither

It’s that time of year when us knitters are working up a frenzy with our gift knitting, and we need to whip one or more quick knits out - if you thought the name referred to anything else, well, that shows you what sort of mind you have! LOL

’Wavemaker’ was created to show off the beauty of multicolour hand dyed & hand painted skeins, with the use of drop stitches creating a wave pattern, interspersed with rows of plain garter stitch. No purling involved.

’Brand New Day (A Cowl)’ features stunning Fair Isle patterns and is knit using a regular skein of Wollmeise ‘Pure’ and a set of 10 mini-skein ‘Birdies’, also from Wollmeise. I used ‘Natur’ for the background and the ‘Pippi-Lotta’ set.

’Brand New Day (A Hat) is a Fair Isle beanie made using yarn left over from knitting the matching cowl.

Like so many of us, this Coronavirus pandemic has not been an easy ride for me. I quite enjoyed the lockdown and the feeling of chaos that I experienced back in March to June.

’Skullduggery (A Cowl)’ is a stranded colourwork cowl, knit in the round and featuring skull motifs, with an increase round at the neckline and stripes of purls and knits around the collar.

‘Skullduggery (A Hat)’ is a stranded colourwork hat, featuring ear flaps worked in German short rows and skull motifs. Worked using two yarns - one in a (semi-)solid and one in a variegated to mimic the colour shifts in traditional Fairisle without all the ends to weave in.



’Wave Goodbye’ is a kite-shaped shawl, beginning with 3 stitches and then gradually increasing. Incorporated decreases then modify the shape into a beautiful, soaring kite.

Starting with a cast on of 8 stitches, ‘From the Vortex’ is worked from the centre, featuring textured (purl) stripes and a triangular lace pattern. Once a square is formed, the knitting goes from in-the-round to being worked flat, tapering down along the length, again with textured stripes and the same lace pattern.

’Turning The Corner’ is a triangular shawlette/wrap, begun in one corner with central decreases and yarn overs, to create a V-shape. About a third of the way through, the knitting occurs just along one half of the V, and gradually picking up stitches from the other half of the V.

A fun, funky beanie, knit in the round, featuring twisted-stitch ribbing and a skull motif added in duplicate stitch, finished off with a contrasting beanie.

Beginning with a provisional cast on, the cowl is knit in the round, and then the two ends are joined with a kitchener graft, with a half-twist to create a Möbius loop.

‘Candy Skull (A Hat)’ is a stranded colourwork beanie, knit in the round and featuring skull motifs.

A simple scarf that is kitchenered together to create a large loop, perfect for showing off beautifully hand-painted yarns.

‘Candy Skull (A Cowl)’ is a stranded colourwork cowl, knit in the round and featuring skull motifs. I have worked mine in a pale grey and four different multis, but make it your own by choosing your own colours, whether that be colourful multis, bright solids or something more muted.

A basic hat that knits up quickly with the added detail of short row ear flaps added in to the brim, to keep those lobes toasty-warm this winter.

A stranded colourwork cowl, perfect for anyone of any gender.

‘Heave Ho!’ is based on traditional Fair Isle ‘keps’, or caps.

A stranded colourwork beanie hat in a solid-colour yarn and a variegated yarn, to mimic the shifting shades of traditional Fair Usle knits, without all the ends to weave in at the end. Knit in the round, featuring short row ear flaps that are incorporated into the brim, with a stranded crown.

‘Fire O’erhead’ is a tri-cornered, stranded colourwork hat featuring traditional Fairisle motifs and a brim that’s folded in half along a purl row for extra warmth on the ears.


Variegated + fairisle = Vairisle!

Variegated + fairisle = Vairisle!

Do you or your intended recipient hate cold ears in winter? Do you love knitting with hand painted yarn? Then here’s the perfect solution - a beanie hat, knit in the round, featuring short row ear flaps that are incorporated into the brim, with a linen stitch crown. Both help to break up any pooling that may happen, whist showing off the beauty...

I hate cold ears in the winter. A double layer of stranded colourwork soon sorts that out. And that’s why I love this hat.

I hate cold ears in the winter. A double layer of stranded colourwork soon sorts that out. And that’s why I love this hat.

A stranded colourwork cowl, perfect for anyone of any gender.

A stranded colourwork cowl, perfect for anyone of any gender.

A basic garter stitch cowl designed to show off beautiful hand dyed yarns.

A stranded colourwork cowl, perfect for anyone of any gender.