 | 662 Celestial Baby Sweater
n easy-fit, easy-knit sweater with button-shoulders for a baby or toddler.
Size: 6 months - 2 years.
Yarn: approx 425 (460, 690) Fingering weight Opal 4ply, or Celestial Merino.
Techniques:May be knit flat or in the round.
Level: Beginner / intermediate.
Price Code A
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 | 468 Sea Lettuce Scarf?
A spiraling, frilly short-row extravaganza, suited to hand-painted and printed yarns. Perfect travel knitting. Knit width-wise; just keep on knitting until you run out of yarn.
Size - Width 20 or 32 sts. Length, entirely up to you and your yarn.
Yarn - any weight. approx 100g
Techniques - Picot edges, unwrapped garter stitch short rows. Minimal finishing.
Beginner/Intermediate
Price Code A
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 | 467 Promenade Scarves
Simple moss-stitch scarves from Lucy Neatby. Two versions are given, one knitted straight, the other on the bias. Minimal finishing required. Fringes or beads may be added for extra allure.
Size: 6" x 60". Size may be easily adjusted in either dimension.
Yarn requirements: Celestial Merino Hand-painted 4 ply (pictured) 100g (320m / 350 yds) or 350 yards (320 metres) any hand-painted yarn.These scarves may also be worked in heavier yarns; use fewer sts and appropriately larger needles.
Techniques: moss stitch, beaded fringes.
Price Code A
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 | 466 Domino Blanket
An easy and practical gift with serious heirloom pretensions, suitable for treasures of all ages, newborn to sage. Perfect carry-around knitting, this blanket may be worked from a single yarn, several yarns or from small quantities of many colours / similar weight yarns. It looks ten times as much work as it is, making it one of those high-yield-of-elegance-per-unit-effort projects.
Size - rectangle of any size you wish.
Yarn - any weight (4ply might try your patience, though).
Techniques - Domino squares, applied I-cord-trimmed edging with mitered corners. Minimal finishing.
Intermediate
Price Code B
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 | 322 Godiva socks
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You'll not need to wear anything else!
Ruffle-topped socks with a regal bejeweled rib.
Size - adult ankle sizes 8" - 10"
Yarn - any wool-rich sock yarn, approx 50g = 160 - 205m
Techniques - pre-threaded beading, common heel
Advanced beginner
Price Code A
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 | 338 Zig Zag Socks
Super-warm socks with bells,concealing an optional secret double knit sole.
Worked as two layers of fabric simultaniously.
Finger weight wool rich sock yarn-100g main, 10g each of 8 contrast colours.
Sizes- to fit ankle 7 1/4-10"
Intermediate skill level,or experienced for the double sole version.
Price Code A
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 | 305 Bobb(l)y Socks
A very spontaneous sock, knit from the toes up, no swatching required. Bobbles maximize the effect of space-dyed yarn.
Size - multi sizes for adults.
Yarn - DK yarn (approx. 50g = 95-125m)
Techniques - modified set-in heel, Bosnian toe, Turkish heel, bobbles.
Advanced Beginner.
Price Code A
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 | 314 Fiesta Socks
. A wildly cheerful design using a variety of stitch patterns to extract the maximum effect from a hand- painted or space-dyed yarn.
Size - 7 adult sizes
Yarn -any wool-rich sock yarn, approx. 50g = 160 to 205m.
Techniques - cabling, slip sts, textured patts, two-colors-per-round knitting, sideways sock-top, bobbles
Intermediate
Price Code B
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 | 220 Fiesta Mittens
Simple but striking mittens made with a mix of solid colour yarn, with a variegated contrast.
Yarn- fingering weight Merino or fine wool yarn.
Sizes- Child, medium, adult.
Advanced Beginner.
Price Code A
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 | 341 Tamale Socks
These socks are knitted in reverse stocking stitch, from the top down, with a garter-stitch short-row heel. The cuff is trimmed with exotic foliage and hot peppers.
Sizes: Eight sizes, for ankles measuring 7 inches to 10 inches.
Yarn: Fingering-weight /sock wool, 50g= 160 - 200m
The pattern uses 100g Main color, 50g heel and toe contrast color, 25g foliage color, and a small amount of Hot Pepper color.
Techniques: Garter stitch short-row heel, crochet provisional cast-on.
Price Code A
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 | 329 Simply Spendid Socks
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A workshop-style pattern for newer sock knitters or those that wish to understand the universal formula for socks. Packed with hints and tips for basic fine stockinette socks in 8 sizes (to suit yarn/needles/knitters achieving gauges from 6.5 - 8 sts/in).
Size - Any
Yarn - Suits most fingering weight sock yarns.
Techniques - all sock construction techniques for a top-down, common heel and wedge-toe sock, with toe-chimney details for easy and neat grafting.
Adventurous Beginner/Intermediate.
Price Code A
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