The tubular cast-on is the method that is the most similar to the type found in commercial knitting pieces. It works best with 1 x 1 ribbing and it gives the edge a rounded finish. It gives a neat and...

Lifted Increases Lifted increases create a neat increase with no holes.  They are created from the stitch below, so they can easily used in place of a make one increase e.g. m1r, m1l, m1a, m1t. Lifted increases can be created...

Introducing heddle. Heddle is a very simple top-down shawlette that’s modular. In other words, the pattern repeat can be worked any number of times, so you can work the pattern to the length that your yarn quantity will stretch to....

Lapwing Revisited Lapwing is one of the first ones that I released on Ravelry but I’ve never been as happy with it as some of my more recent ones; as it wasn’t written in the same comprehensive way.  It was...

Sometimes, reading a knitting chart can be like trying to read computer code. However, once you know the basics of reading knitting charts; it opens up your knitting world. Advantages to Knitting Charts See at a glance what the knitting...

Introducing Merinette. Merinette is perfect for those 5 x 20g 4ply / fingering mini skein sets. It’s a bandana-style cowlette which gives you the look of a shawl but using a lot less yarn. Plus, it has the added benefit...

Introducing Variegata. Variegata is a collaboration with Botanical Yarn and uses 12 x 20g fingering weight mini skeins to create a colourful and fun knit. The kits will be available to purchase from Botanical Yarn at 8pm BST Friday 1...

This is a useful technique to use with my latest pattern, Merin. Merin has a central column of centred-double decreases (CDD). As with many projects, stitch markers can help you keep track of the position of changes in pattern. However,...

Meet the Merin shawl. A two-colour shawl using laceweight yarn with lots of garter stitch and a small palette of lace stitches. The yarn I used is the gorgeous Gretchen Heavy Lace by Posh Yarn. Posh Yarn don’t make repeatable...