Category: Tutorials

Sanctuary Socks – free pattern and tutorial

The beginning of the year is a strange time, I always think: on the one hand the new year spreads out before us like a blank canvas, inviting us to fill it with plans...

A pair of children's socks knitted in pink, purple, green, blue and yellow Winwick Mum Wildflower stripes

Two at a Time (TAAT) socks – free tutorial

I’ve been asked many times about knitting “two at a time” socks – that is, both socks of a pair knitted on one needle at the same time – and I’ve finally put together...

A-B-C Cowl – free pattern

Imagine that you’ve got a ball of rather lovely sock yarn that you want to knit up into something to wear around your neck rather than your feet.  You’ve not got much time to...

Circular needle organiser

I’ve had it in my mind for a long time now that I need a better way to store my knitting needles, especially now that I have commission projects on the go as well...

Calcite Socks – free pattern and tutorial

It’s a long Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK and what better time to cast on a new pair of socks? This pair was designed for the new leaf yarns Alpaca/Bluefaced Leicester/Teeswater 4ply...

WYS Winwick Mum Collection yarn – Matching stripes

Hello!  I’ve written a quick tutorial today on matching the stripes in the Winwick Mum Collection yarn for those of you who – like me – like the stripes on your socks to match....