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Cozy Up with Creative Knits: Patterns, Tutorials & More!

Discover a collection of beautiful knitting patterns and helpful knitting tutorials to enhance your skills. Explore my blog for helpful yarn craft tips, knitting design insights, and creative knitting inspiration!

Free patterns…

crown shot of the Garter Squish Beanie free knitting pattern

Garter Squish Beanie

Knit seamlessly in the round from the top down using a Pinhole cast on.

The hat mimics the ‘jogless’ garter stitch pattern and slip stitch design which originated with the Garter Squish Jumpers.

Available in a full range of sizes, but the real beauty of the top-down construction is that the beanie can be easily customised both for length and overall circumference! Try on as you go and make it suit you!

Over The Ocean Socks

Poolside Socks

Knit from the top down and in the round.

German Short Row heel and classic wedge toe design

Funky striped cuff, toe and instep. Textured cabled fabric reminiscent of the undulating movement of water in a swimming pool.

‘Needle type neutral’ instructions so the pattern makes sense whether you are using Magic loop, a small ‘sock’ circular needle or DPN’s.

Available in 3 adult sizes: small, medium and large.

Quinzhee Cowl pulled up oven the face of the woman wearing it. Pulled up around her mouth, the I-cord tie is visible at the front with the 'zigzag' cable pattern down the body of the cowl. It has a ribbed bottom hem finished with a tubular bind off

Quinzhee Cowl

A squishy and warm slimline cowl designed to fit well inside a high necked coat and keep you cosy throughout winter.

One size pattern with easy to follow instructions to customise the dimensions to fit your needs.

Encased I-cord tie to keep the cowl snug around your neck.

Sample but effective zigzag cable is not only addictive to knit but creates a beautiful depth to the fabric which holds warmth beautifully.

 

Level up your knitting pattern reading experience with Open Pattern Format

Many of my patterns are now available as Open Pattern Format (OFAF) files. OPAF is a digital file format designed for yarn craft patterns. It is to knitting (or crochet) what the e-book is to reading – but a whole lot better!

OPAF pattern files are opened using an app on your phone, tablet or computer. Just like PDF’s are opened using a PDF viewer. Our ‘Pattern Manager’ App is free and packed full of features to improve your knitting pattern reading experience:

Patten instructions auto scale to screen size, font size is adjustable and colour coded based on colours used in the project. Tick off instructions as you work. Auto save progress and navigate back to last worked (ticked) instruction when reopening the project. Built in row/repeat counters. Easy to follow interactive charts, chart icons and pattern abbreviations clickable to see full text, links to help videos and information deemed necessary by the designer.

OPAF patterns allow designers to give knitters the option to customise things like gauge, body measurements or choose shaping options to create a truly bespoke project.

Projects created from OPAF patterns can be printed, if working from paper is preferred.

All of my free patterns can be customised using OPAF, why not give it a try now?

My Knitting Pattern Favourites

white woman wearing a Lanelands shawl in red and grey colours

Lanelands Shawl

End to end, two-colour shawl featuring a beautiful lace and cable pattern inspired by leafy garden vines interlacing themselves through trellis as they climb towards the sun.

Interesting construction using a combination of short rows and intarsia to create the block colour side panels at the same time as the two-colour garter stitch centre panel.

Available in two sizes. Small (length untied 94.5in / 240cm) or Large (length untied 118.5in / 301cm).

Both charted and written instruction available; or even better, the OPAF version provides the best pattern reading experience!

Speckle pop socks side view

Speckle Pop Socks

Lightweight and breathable fabric features an open lace design, anklet style length and plenty of textural interest.

Two fit options for the folded cuff which is designed to help prevent the ankle sock slipping down. Subtle picot edge, eye of partridge heel flap and gusset, classic wedge toe.

Perfect for using up left-overs from other sock projects.

Available in 3 adult sizes: small, medium and large.

back shot of the Over The Ocean Children's jumper

Over The Ocean – Children’s Sizing

Raglan crew neck jumper knit from the top down and in the round – seamlessly!

Easy to memorise slipped cable pattern creates the all over texture.

Available in 7 sizes from 6mnths to 10yrs. Finished chest circumference from 19″ – 32″ (47’5cm – 80cm). Adult sizing coming soon!

The neckline can either be worked straight (handy not having to worry which is the back or the front when throwing over children’s heads!) or with short row shaping to drop the front neckline for a better fit.

 

right lifted increase demo

Videos and pictorials to aid knitters with some of the techniques used in my patterns. I am adding to the collection all the time and do feel free to contact me if there is something you wish to see covered!

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