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Asymmetric triangular shawl worked from single point to shortest edge by increasing along one side. Two shorter sides are finished with brioche rib.
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designs / knitting patterns

Painterly shawl

Knit Now magazine has just been published the pattern for my Painterly shawl. It is a colourful asymmetric shawl. The colours and stitch patterns were inspired by brushstrokes in paintings by Van Gogh.

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October 24, 2017
Burgundy fitted hand-knit sweater featuring lace panel with leaf motifs on the front.
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designs / knitting patterns

Rosalind sweater

Knit Now magazine has just been published the pattern for my Rosalind sweater. Rosalind is a women's sweater which features a leafy lace panel on the front and back.

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October 17, 2017
Blue wool hand-knit sweater with all-over cable pattern on the front and narrow cable pattern on the sleeve.
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designs / knitting patterns

Winchester sweater

The Knitter magazine has just published the pattern for my Winchester sweater. Winchester is a men's sweater which features an allover cable stitch pattern inspired by Gothic cathedrals.

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October 11, 2017
Move yarn clockwise round right-hand needle
knitting tutorials

Cable cast-on method – a left-handed knitting tutorial

The cable cast-on method is my go-to method for teaching beginners. I like it because a new stitch is formed by moving the yarn in the same way as knitting, which means less for beginners to learn. And this method produces a cast-on edge that is firm and tidy even after knitting rows of stitches.

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August 8, 2017