“Byke” is an old Scots word for a bee-hive and the hexagonal stitch patterns in the Bee-Byke Shawl, inspired by traditional Shetland lace stitches, reflect the differently-sized worker and drone sections of a honeycomb.

Celandine is a small, yellow flower, much beloved of poets and authors, that blooms in spring. Knitted from side to side, with the lace edging worked at the same time, the size and shape of the shawl can be easily customised.

Inspired a Victorian lace knitting stitch, Dillmont is named after Thérèse de Dillmont, the author of the Encyclopedia of Needlework, a Victorian guide to needlework that is still in print today. Dillmont is a reversible, biased triangular garter stitch shawl which starts with a small number of cast-on stitches and increases gradually to the ca...

Goselet is one of many Scots words for different types of rain and means “a soaking, drenching downpour”.

Like their namesake ales, the Irish Stout socks have creamy heads and rich, dark bodies. The simple cables resemble droplets of ale settling in a glass and create a snug but stretchy fit. The socks are knitted in the round from the toe-up and a chart for the cable pattern is included.

St Kentigern (more commonly known as St Mungo) is the patron saint of the city of Glasgow. He is supposed to have performed four miracles in the city, which are commemorated in a traditional rhyme and in the city’s coat of arms:

Tessellated Fair Isle motifs inspired by a Priory floor make these unsual socks.

Designed to resemble a canopy of pine branches complete with a border of hanging cones, Oren is a triangular shawl knitted from the centre of the neck down.

The rich, dark bodies of these socks were inspired by some of my favourite ales. The simple cables resemble droplets of ale settling in a glass and create a snug but stretchy fit.

The geometric pattern formed by the twisted stitches on these socks was inspired by the beautiful leaded spires of Southwark Cathedral in London.

Eaten on their own, with sugar or cream, or heaped on top of a scone or meringue, strawberries are an essential part of a British summer. This little shawl is perfect for those summer days when you need a little extra warmth or cover.

Designed as an alternative to a lightweight jacket, Summer Trellis is a rectangular shawl knitted using an eight-row repeat lace pattern.

The scarf was inspired by the high-back chairs designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for The Hill House, the house which he designed and furnished for the publisher Walter Blackie. The scarf is double-knit, making it completely reversible and extra cosy.

Inspired by a Japanese print, Waterlilies is a rectangular stole with a knitted-on border. The pattern includes both written instructions and charts.

Looking for a way to use up a half skein of laceweight yarn left over from a shawl, I started playing with stitches from the Encyclopedia of Needlework, a Victorian guide to needlework that is still in print today. The lace stitch I found consists of a pattern row followed by a plain knit row and is completely reversible, which makes it ideal f...