Samantha Hinks

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Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock is knitted using a main colour and also a contrast colour for the reindeer motif and an afterthought heel.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock pattern uses yarn over increases and three different decreases to create a leaf pattern. With autumn seeming to creep in I thought it seemed appropriate.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A crescent shaped shawl stating from the top down with increases made at the end of each right side row.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
A boomerang shaped shawl that’s perfect for wrapping up warm or wearing loosely. Using one colour mostly at a time (small sections require two colours attached) this simple yet colourful shawl will be a perfect addition to your wardrobe.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
For this pattern, I wanted to create a feeling of love. The lace hearts and entwined stitches in the cable surrounding the hearts are mimicking the ideas of togetherness and love. This pattern features a heel flap and gusset and a three-point toe.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock pattern uses basic lace and small cables to mimic the falling of snowflakes, swirling as they tumble to the ground.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock pattern combines cables and ribbing to mimic the braids in Rapunzel’s hair that she let down to her knight in shining armour. If you’ve made simple cable socks before but fancy something more challenging, then this is perfect for you.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock pattern combines cables, basic lace and ribbing to create interesting and textured socks that remind me of the game snakes and ladders. If you’ve made simple cable socks before but fancy something more challenging, then this is perfect for you.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
There has been much concern recently about the fate of bees. Now bees are amazing little creatures who apparently, we will struggle to live life as we know it without them. The humming of the buzz as they happily go about their business is one every summer garden should hear- it means summer is finally here.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Using a set of mini skeins plus your favourite colour to make a wrap with a slightly different construction. Simple, yet effective use of colour and gradients makes an eye-catching piece if knit-wear.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The spring leaf shawl was written as we attempted to emerge from what appears to have been the longest winter ever. It’s a boomerang shaped shawl (feels quite appropriate with the almost out of winter feeling and then BAM! Snow again!) with lace sections incorporating leaves. Use a semi solid in the lace section to show off the lace detail and ...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock pattern combines cables and lace to create the mythical time vortex and galaxies of space. Cables (or time vortices!) make great additions to socks I always think and with the combination of some simple lace work make fabulously interesting socks.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock pattern uses basic lace to create a textured but elegant pattern- ideal for animal lovers. Featuring a slightly different cuff to the usual ribbed one creates a different challenge and fit.
Knitting: Mittens
A pair of mittens to keep hands toasty warm throughout those chilly days and nights. These are a simple knit with a decorative cuff resembling the swirling leaves that fall in elegant loops from trees during the autumn months.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock is knitted using a main colour (shown in grey) and also a contrast colour for the reindeer motif and an afterthought heel. The sock is knitted cuff down with an afterthought heel.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock pattern combines cables and ribbing to create interesting and textured socks. If you’ve made simple vanilla socks before but fancy something more challenging, then this is perfect for you.
Knitting: Shrug / Bolero
This shrug is knitted as a simple rectangle and sewn together with a collar added, making it look more complicated than it is. The simple knit and purl rows are easy for a beginner to master whilst being TV knitting for the more advanced. The structure is such that it can be made to fit any size following the instructions and a bit of simple ma...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This shawl is a crescent shaped with starting in the centre and gradually increasing in row length. The shawl is made up of repeats of several sections so you don’t get bored knitting the same thing over and over. It is best to use two yarns that are of a high contrast to really allow those slipped stitches to stand out and create impact. Addin...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Orbit is a boomerang shaped shawl mainly in garter stitch with rows of “planets” (or nobbly bits if you prefer!) in a contrast colour. To me these look like miniature planets orbiting in space!
Knitting: Pullover
A basic jumper pattern knitted top down in one piece.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This is shawl is knitted from one point sideways to the other point, gradually growing in width until the centre point then decreased towards the tip. The main body of the shawl is garter stitch with the trim, which is knitted along with the main body, featuring a cable pattern and an i-cord edge for simple lines.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Allow your mind to run away and let your needles do the talking! This simple yet effective repeat of basic stitches allows your hands to do the work while your mind wanders and relaxes. A crescent shaped shawl with increases all at the start and end of every right side row there’s very little counting involved- a soothing project.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
This shawl is knitted from the centre top point and gradually increased on each alternate row.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This sock pattern combines cables and ribbing to create an interesting yet simple sock- This pattern was written for my Jack and the Beanstalk inspired yarn club- cables make great beanstalks don’t you think? If you’ve made simple vanilla socks before but fancy something more challenging, then this is perfect for you.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Easy basic sock pattern for showing off stripe sock yarn, using an afterthought heel.
Knitting: Scarf
The escalator scarf is an easy knit, repetitive pattern repeat scarf made from 9 different 20g mini skeins. Each mini skein is used up before moving onto the next one, alternating the garter and eyelet sections. Totally versatile, this can be made from many thicknesses of yarn. The pattern is written below for sock yarn- however stitch modifica...
Crochet: Scarf
The escalator scarf is an easy to crochet repetitive pattern repeat scarf made form 9 different 20g mini skeins. Each mini skein is used up before moving onto the next one. Totally versatile, this can be made from many thicknesses of yarn. The pattern is written for sock yarn- however stitch and row modifications are in brackets are for dk yarn...
Knitting: Ankle Sock
This pattern uses a clever but simple technique to create a swirl ribbing effect. Simple and repetitive this sock is an easy and quick knit.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Colour Mediation Shawl is an asymmetrical shallow long shawl that uses garter stitch and short rows for a perfectly draping shawl that’s long enough to wrap around you. It uses 3x50g sock yarn but can be extended to use 3 x100g skeins. To make it nice and easy only one colour at a time is used, with the other colours being carried down the side...
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
An attractive shawl worked from side to side with the edging added after, this shawl is great for adventurous beginners through to the experienced knitter.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
The revolution shawl is worked from the top centre down with the rows increasing each time. The shawl will grow in a large ‘C’ shape which is great to wrap around yourself.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Since moving to the Dorset coast I’ve loved walking down at Lulworth Cove- In summer the sun shines reflecting off the rock face. But in winter the crash of the waves and the rush of the pebbles pulling against the tide really soothes me.
Crochet: Shawl / Wrap
A top down triangular shawl worked in an easy repeatable pattern to the bottom then the border is added after as the last few rows