 | 113 Swirling Sun Hat
A quick summer project requiring little finishing. Uses 100g of DK weight cotton. Knit the lace brim to fit the head, pick up sts around the brim, and work in the round up to the crown.
Size - toddler - adult.
Yarn - Rowan DK Handknit Cotton 50g = 80m.
Needles - 3.75mm dpns or a 40cm 3.75mm circular needle
Techniques - Basic lace, optional grafting, dpns.
Advanced beginner / Intermediate.
Price Code A
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 | 115 Equilateral Hat
An unusual but easy construction for a hat. May be made from oddments or with a variegated yarn with a long color gradation. Work a strip of triangles, fold, and mattress stitch into a neat hat.
Yarn - Noro Kureyon wool 50g = 100m
Size - child to large adult, adjustable with gauge.
Techniques - k2t, ssk, mattress st.
Advanced beginner.
Price Code A
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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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 | 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 Feet!
. 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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 | 316 Gingham Socks
Ultra- cozy socks for medium weight yarns in wool or wool mohair.
Three shade mix, each of 50g, this could be a good stash-user.
Sizes 8-10 inches measured above ankle bone.
Intermediate.
Price Code A
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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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 | 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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 | 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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 | 341 Hot Tamale Toes!
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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 | 423 Ikat Scarf
An easy idea for extracting pleasing effects from a space-dyed yarn. Adapts to fit the available yarn, minimal finishing. An ideal gift project.
Size - anything you wish
Yarn - ideal for space-dyed yarn with color segments in excess of 6"
Techniques - yarn overs at beginning of rows, k2t.
Beginner
Price Code A
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 | 432 The Emperor's New Scarf
An unusual technique for incorporating fresh air in your knitting gives a scarf with sinuous fish tail/ tree root ends. Knit sideways, very easy knitting with some crochet chain finishing required.
Yarn - ideal for DK /sport yarns with a little loft. The original pictured was worked with a 60 /40% wool /angora blend . A little contrast yarn will be needed to highlight the holes!
Requirements: 150m DK or sport weigh yarn, approx 50m of similar weight yarn for contrast. 4mm ( or size needed to obtain gauge) 100cm circular needle.
Techniques - Cast -off cast on, waste yarn openings (Both illustrated).
Beginner/intermediate.
Price Code A
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 | 456 Mirror, Mirror Scarf
This is a delightful piece of knitting; the scarf is very easy to knit once you have familiarised yourself with the technique of double-knitting (a detailed description is included in the pattern). Larger-than-usual needles are used, allowing the yarn to go much further than expected; this makes it an ideal project for those odd balls of crazy yarn you just had to buy. WARNING: This pattern is addictive knitting: with the current explosion of exotic and fancy yarns, it is very difficult to stop after just one scarf!
Yarn: You will need two yarns of very different texture, sport/DK weight or heavier. A small scarf can be made with 80+ m/yds of each yarn; for a longer scarf, allow more yarn.
Suggested combinations:
Noro Kureyon (50g=100m) and Salsa Colour (50g=90m),
Furore (50g=82m) and Cometa (25g=50m),
Noro Kureyon (50g=100m) and High Touch (50g=45m)
Techniques: true double knitting.
Level: intermediate with advanced options
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 | 461 Doubly Delicious Scarves!
A collection of delectably cosy scarves, beautifully patterned on both sides through the use of basic double-knitting technique. Any of these designs will make an excellent introduction into the delights of two-layer knitting. Intermediate.
Yarn - May be worked in any weight of yarn - two colours per row used throughout.
Needles - Worked flat using either straight or circular needles.
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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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 | 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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 | 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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 | 527 Equilateral Vest
How many triangles to make a vest? Answer: 116! Knit this mathematical wonder from oddments or with a variegated yarn with a long color gradation. The strips of triangles are folded and mattress- stitched into an ingenious vest.
Size - finished chest 36" - 44" dependent on gauge.
Yarn - Noro Kureyon wool 50g = 100m
Techniques - k2t, ssk, mattress stitch
Price Code B
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 | 634 Ophelia - a tunic for all seasons
A flattering chevron-patterned design incorporating adjustable side gussets for those of us with hips! Novel shoulder joining technique to highlight chevrons.
Size - finished chest 38", 44", 50" (97, 112, 127cm)
Yarn - Suits fingering weight yarns; hand-painted yarns look great in this stitch pattern
Techniques - Chevron knitting with incs and decs, intricate shoulder saddles, and side gussets.
Intermediate
Yarn requirements - approx 2,100 (2,625, 2,975) metres of 4ply yarn
Price Code B
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 | 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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 | 764 Chain d'Amour Scarf
Size: Width entirely up to you.
Yarn: - Worsted (Aran) - approx 200m
Needles: 5.5 dpn
Techniques: I-cord, grafting
without getting fingers sticky.
Level: Intermediate
Price Code A
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