designs

Find out about Nicki’s knitting and crochet designs.

A large crochet sunflower with golden yellow petals and a bright brown centre.
crochet patterns / designs

Sunflower Fields motif

I am donating profits from the Sunflower Fields crochet pattern to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal to support Ukrainian refugees.

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June 29, 2022
Blue-green rectangular shawl, featuring delicate diamond patterns, draped over wooden chair in garden
designs / knitting patterns

Meltwater shawl

I have just published the pattern for my Meltwater shawl in print and digital formats. The stitch patterns were inspired by the diamond window panes in the Gherkin building in London.

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November 10, 2020
Cover of Fair Isle Knitting and Design by Nicki Merrall
books

Fair Isle Knitting and Design – an introduction

Fair Isle Knitting and Design is a comprehensive guide to stranded colourwork as practised by the knitters of Fair Isle and Shetland. It is for knitters who wish to learn or improve their stranded colourwork technique as well as those who would like to create their own patterns and colour combinations.

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July 21, 2020
Detail of cover of Fair Isle Knitting and Design by Nicki Merrall
books

Fair Isle Knitting and Design: pre-order

I'm excited to show you the cover of my book Fair Isle Knitting and Design. It is a comprehensive guide to stranded colourwork as practised by the knitters of Fair Isle and Shetland.

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May 13, 2020
A pink and grey striped scarf worn by a male model in The Knitter magazine
© The Knitter magazine 2018
designs / knitting patterns

Faraday scarf

The Knitter magazine has just published the pattern for my Faraday scarf. It features large striped triangles. The scarf is finished with an I-cord edging around all four sides.

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October 30, 2018
Burgundy wool hand-knit Seed Heads hat and cowl feature stitch pattern inspired by poppy seed heads.
© The Knitter magazine 2018
designs / knitting patterns

Seed Heads Collection

The Knitter magazine has just published the patterns for my Seed Heads collection. The hat, cowl and gloves all feature a stitch pattern inspired by poppy seed heads in my garden.

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January 23, 2018
Asymmetric triangular shawl worked from single point to shortest edge by increasing along one side. Two shorter sides are finished with brioche rib.
© Knit Now Magazine 2017
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