A knitting pattern for a stranded colourwork slouchy tam / beret, worked in the round. This is a charted pattern for 4 ply fingering wool, with a single background colour and 4 contrast colours.

A children’s scarf made as a looong sheep, easily made even longer if you like. Choice of novelty “joggle” eyes for kids over 3 yrs, or knitted eyes for the “natural” look.

A children’s scarf in the shape of a frog, easily made longer if you wish. Choice of novelty “joggle” eyes for kids over 3 or knitted eyes for the “authentic” look.

A cute and cuddly koala to wrap around your neck – plenty long enough for an adult as well as a child.

A cuddly cartoon cat to wrap around your neck – plenty long enough for an adult as well as a child, but can easily be made longer if you wish. Head has a loop for the tail so your cat can curl up.


A cat to cover your travel pillow and sit softly around your neck. Much more fun than the usual boring commercial ones – and more comfortable!
This knitted cover is made to fit U shaped travel pillows and is stretchy enough to fit a range of sizes. Custom design your cat – samples were made as a grey cat with white tips and a Siamese kitten, bu...

A little buttoned cardigan made in one piece, to fit 6 months to 4 years – with a pocket for a teddy or a toy owl.

Pattern for a lacy bonnet to fit newborns to 9 month old babies.

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A little stocking stitch cardigan in 8 ply / DK yarn, with an unusual effect to the raglan shaping.

A beanie hat in six sizes, in an easy-to-learn chevron stitch, knitted flat on two needles.

An unbuttoned and loosely draped jacket – a really useful garment to have in your wardrobe.

A little Gansey (Guernsey) sweater in traditional knit and purl patterns with some simple twisted stitches. It has underarm gussets and a buttoned neckband for easy fitting. As most traditional ganseys were made, it is knit in the round from the hem to the armholes, then flat on two needles for the top, with sleeves worked in the round down to ...

A quick and simple fun scarf to knit.

A quick and simple fun scarf to knit.

These socks have a lacy repeating pattern that resembles the beautiful Richmond Birdwing butterflies. The top edge features a pattern made of gathered dropped stitches that also look like butterflies.

These socks have an unusual pattern that shows the different coloured strands in groups, reminiscent of meadow flowers. Designed to show off that wonderfully pretty, multicoloured sock yarn that you just couldn’t resist!

A slanted triangular
 wrap, loosely knitted 
in three colours of laceweight yarn. Three interesting stitch patterns tie the three colours together.

This is a pattern for a textured loose-fitting slouch hat or beanie using scraps of different coloured yarn.

Designed as a tea cosy with the option to convert into a toy.

Little knitted bunnies to sit over chocolate eggs for novelty Easter presents and to sell as fundraisers.

A little raglan cardigan in simple cables and Irish moss stitch, with optional pockets and a shawl collar.

A toy pelican with a beak full of fish!

A neat jumper / pullover in six sizes – 6 months to 8 years, in 5ply / sport yarn. Featuring contrasting elbow patches and pocket and a 3 button neck opening, it is worked bottom up, flat on two needles, with sleeves added from the top down to the cuff.

A sleeping fox cub curls around the teapot to keep warm, and a butterfly settles on his back…

A winding road that ends up where it began.

Pattern for an easy stocking hat in 4 sizes, to fit a toddler up to adult size.

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A quirky tea cosy for those with good imagination.

Knit a cover for that ugly spare wheel on the back of your SUV.

A toy fox – cute and cuddly.

Something a bit different – lighthouses are special.

A wide border of lace and cables combined is made sideways, for as long as you require, and the top section then knitted up to the top.

A buttoned V neck cardi for babies and toddlers, with raglan sleeves.

This bonnet is my version of the one worn by the new princess born on the 2nd May 2015 to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Food for feet!

Make a white unicorn with a golden horn, mane and hooves.

A holder for your drink bottle or vacuum flask with a shoulder strap for carrying.

A knitted rose and leaves to make a brooch, or as a decoration for a bag, hat, throw, baby bootees – whatever you like.

Seven small soft toys made from knitted squares – instructions for making an owl, cat, sausage-dog, bird or chicken, penguin, koala, and a snowman.

This shawlette can be made in any thickness of yarn and the size varied by the number of “points” in the border – this is made first, in a sideways band, and the top section, striped or in a single colour, is then picked up from the straight side of this band.

This is an easy to learn, simple pattern and is quick to make.

A simple, loose-fit little sweater, in stocking stitch, with garter stitch bands and long, short, or cap sleeves. The front has a removable and replaceable panel, fastened with buttons.

A little flared cardi with garter stitch bands worked sideways in one piece. Shaped using short rows and with hardly any sewing, this is a fast and fun knit.

This is a useful beanie that is warm, comfortable and attractive. There are two options in the pattern - medium warm (in 12 ply/bulky yarn) or super cosy (in doubled 8 ply/DK).

How to knit baby bootees in stocking stitch

A tutorial on how to knit entrelac pattern in stocking stitch on 2 needles:

How to knit a beanie hat in stocking stitch entrelac pattern in the round: small diamonds worked on the bias, each picked up from the sides of the one below.

Quick and easy pattern for a chunky knitted hat with a simple cable band. Knitted sideways around the hat so you can make it bigger or smaller to suit, as well as having the instructions for different heights.

With a tiny lacy wing motif and fairy wings added to the heel, these baby fairy shoes are made in 3 sizes.

All babies are cherubs aren’t they?!

An easy pattern to make both a scarflette or a cowl neckwarmer.

Easter Bunny goes traveling with his backpack full of eggs.

Big Mac, Big Apple – now there’s the BIG TEA BAG!

A peanut shaped neck pillow to use at home or for traveling.

Christmas tree baubles that are really little fillable bags to use as a sort of advent calendar in the lead up to Christmas.

Knitting pattern for a basic close-fitting beanie hat in 7 sizes, to fit a newborn baby right up to adult size, plus instructions to make it into either a ladybird or a frog hat.

A knitting pattern for a basic close-fitting beanie hat in 7 sizes, to fit a newborn baby right up to adult size, plus instructions to make it into either a koala or a panda hat.

Pattern for a basic close-fitting beanie in 7 sizes, to fit a newborn baby right up to adult size, plus instructions to make it into either a dog or a cat hat.

A sweet little children’s top, in an easy lacy stitch that looks like tiny moths or butterflies.

Little lacy paw-prints track up the front and back of these toe-up socks, between ribbed panels.

Called Rat Hat because I couldn’t resist the sound of it, but really it is a Rodent Hat being a pattern for a mouse, or a dormouse, or a rat, or a – well, anything with big round ears…

A silly looking toy cow to knit.

A little cardi with moss stitch bands and a choice of a neckband or collar. Made bottom up in one piece to armholes for the body, and top down sleeves so they can be lengthened if required.

A lacy chevron patterned jacket to fit newborns to 4 year olds. The pattern is easy to learn, but the sizes are written separately, and in full, to make it more user-friendly for “not-so-experienced” knitters. A colour chart is also given which can be used as a short cut pattern for experts!

Knit your own parrot! Do one to copy nature or make him up in all sorts of colours.

A gloomy donkey to knit. Poor old thing needs cuddling to make him happy!

I thought I should do a free pattern for Christmas, so I made this little angel. I made a similar one a few years ago but I have reworked it so it is easier to make and given her some knitting to do (all angels knit, don’t they?).

I call this one “oxymoronic”, which just about sums up a knitted snowman tea cosy in an Australian summer!

A fat sheep with floppy legs and a silly face – fun to make and sooo cuddly!

A little furry knitted fox to wrap around your neck – the ethical alternative to the fox fur wrap.

A friendly shark to wrap around your neck – he bites his own tail instead of you!

Here’s a bat to hang around your place by his “claws”or to fly overhead!

Here’s the toy version of my dog teacosy, so that everyone can play with him!

Small and easily held in little hands, this wee teddy is great for a baby. A useful baby gift in a warm climate!

A pretty tea cosy to use up all your leftover bits of 8 ply/DK.

This is multipurpose gnome: he can be a tea cosy (the gnome who snuck inside for his tea break) OR you can make him as a toy 38 cm tall (mine is keen on indoor pot plants, having his very own watering can).

A sleepy looking snake to wrap around your neck – plenty long enough for an adult as well as a child. Looks great in all sorts 
of colours.

Made from only two differently patterned, easy to knit, squares, in simple garter stitch, the pattern emerges as you join them together.

A simple little loose-fitting sweater, all in stocking stitch, with a big rolled neck, without buttons, that is easy to put on. Body and sleeves are knitted from the top down on two needles, so they can easily be lengthened when your child grows.

A simple little sweater, all in stocking stitch, with a big rolled neck, without buttons, that is easy to put on. Body and sleeves are knitted from the top down on two needles, so they can easily be lengthened when your child grows.

A little crocodile to wrap around your neck – he bites his own tail instead of you!

A cute caterpillar to wrap around your neck – plenty long enough for an adult as well as a child. Looks great in all sorts 
of colours.

A funny floppy dog to wrap around your neck – plenty long enough for an adult as well as a child.

A little pet dragon to wrap around your neck – plenty long enough for an adult as well as a child. Looks great in all sorts

A LARGE, LOOSE, LONG and LACY shrug to make for those with more ample proportions!

A lacy shrug that uses any 3 fancy yarns of your choice between 4 ply and 10 ply thickness – ribbon yarns, silky chainette, tramline, or “special effect” yarns, will work best. The yarns do not need to be the same thickness or type, so you can use up your fancy stash!

A short little neck scarf that takes just one ball of count 5 mohair or Gioiello and is quick to make.

I made this one twice in different poses – I designed him so that he could be made to sit in a variety of ways to look like a real koala. 
(I really dislike that “cruciform koala” look!)

A cute chicken to hatch out the teapot.

A cute little penguin to keep your tea warm or a toy penguin to cuddle. Both patterns are here – choose one or make both.

Here’s a dopey looking dog to be a new friend for your teapot.

A cute little owl to knit for your teapot.

A Volcano cosy to keep your tea REALLY hot!

This cosy is unusual – it’s tail hides the handle of the pot and the spout is covered by the bird’s removable head.

Fat pink pig to keep the tea warm - don’t try to put money in it!

For all cat lovers - one to sit on your table that won’t be shoo-ed off!

A witchy tea cosy to keep the brew warm.

Rabbit has a choice of two different bow ties – one for evening and one to make him look posh and intellectual – though I don’t think this works!

A coffee plunger/cafetiere cosy – why should teacosies have all the fun?! It buttons at the side to take on and off more easily.

Keep the tea warm and add a new member of the family, with her cat!

Make this cute sheep in the colour of your choice and give him his own expression!

Cute little ladybird to keep the tea warm.

A witch’s hat to keep your brew warm!

A really cute toy dragon - make him friendly with a long red tongue, or in a fiery temper with flaming breath! Looks great in different colours.