Squoffle is a short buttoned scarf, made with a single skein of bulky/chunky weight yarn. Though it is a very easy pattern every sixth row makes a departure from the established garter stitch to add a row of interest with knitted eyelets, some of which are later utilised as button holes (an additional boon [...]

Here is my latest pattern, ‘Marram’.  Featuring spiralling slipped stitches and a secondary spiral of stepped colour changes in thin, graphical stripes. I have been wearing this hat, knit in a blend of warm alpaca, merino, and even a touch of silk, quite a lot over the last week or so, now that the temperature [...]

I’m hoping that someone might be able to help me out of a quandary. I can’t seem settle upon a name for this hat.  It is always the first thing I decide upon when writing out a new pattern as it helps to confirm the character of the knitted object (if articles of knitwear [...]

Have you ever been given a random ball of yarn, of unknown origin, that you know you’ll never be able to find another of and which you don’t know what to do with?
When I once took part in a magazine swap, the issue that I received from my swap partner came unopened with two (different) [...]

Last year, a few months after I had started to learn how to knit, and when the weather had started to turn cold as the first signs of winter approached, I turned my mind to the possibility of doing a bit of Christmas knitting.  The person I most wanted to knit something for was my [...]

The Nintendo DS has been one of the most spectacular successes in the world of gadgetry that there has ever been. Resting on the coffee tables, desks, and slung into the bags of schoolchildren, businessmen and grannies alike it was the first gaming innovation that crossed the boundaries of age, and as such it is [...]

The socks that Giantmonk was helping to knit in the very first post of this blog are now complete.
Made from Wendy Happy sock yarn in the shade Leo, this yarn is made primarily with Bamboo with added Nylon for strength, meaning that it is not only 100% vegan and very suitable for anyone with wool [...]

This was my first attempt at writing up my ideas for a pattern.  This instructional is all about one way of handling colour changes in yarn that has long, gradual lengths of colour that fade into each other – the inspiration coming from Rowan Colourscape Chunky (in colours by Kaffe Fassett).
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