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Vintage Modern
Another one that caught my eye from the new issue of Vogue Knitting, even if the model does appear to be channeling Princess Margaret with that headscarf.It's amazing how the simplest changes in...
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Solstice
I'm having a bit of a love-in with cosy cardigans at the moment. Aidez is next in my queue, I love Astor (both included previously here in the blog) and Solstice from Quince & Co is just lovely....
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Glascow
The novelty of the sunshine currently blinding Londoners, who've grown too accustomed to stumbling around town in a sea of grey cloud, has prompted me towards a slightly less woollen option for...
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Daring
Apparently Verena Knitting is Europe's top knitting magazine; which shows how much I know, since I have never heard of it. I am quickly becoming a huge fan nevertheless, having scouted out their...
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Piccadill
The most recent issue of Knitscene has several patterns that caught my eye, starting with this sweet jumper.The square neckline and three-quarter sleeves of Piccadill are flattering, whilst the pretty...
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Hooray
As you know, I'm a big fan of Veera's designs, but it was Gudrun Johnston's version of this cardigan on her blog that really caught my eye. Obviously there's the cables. And the one piece...
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Irish Coffee
Who could possibly resist a blog that combines knitwear and cocktails?! Thea Colman's site, Baby Cocktails, takes on both of these noble pastimes, and Irish Coffee is one of her latest designs. I...
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Akoya
It's March and even though it's still pretty damn cold here in London, I have been assured that Spring will have to show up sometime. Should this miracle ever happen, then here is a sweet cardigan...
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Stitchlogue Aran
Now we all know I love a good cable and am a sucker for an aran jumper. But perhaps some of you are less convinced. Perhaps you find aran sweaters bulky, shapeless, masculine and unflattering? Then...
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Dark & Stormy
The combination of knitting and cocktails in the Baby Cocktails website may be the ultimate blogging nirvana. Throw in some cables on a cosy cardigan and it's entirely possible I may never leave.Dark...
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I Heart Aran
For once, that's not me stating the obvious, but the name of this utterly charming sweater pattern.This is an instant classic as far as I'm concerned. A flattering shape, interesting cable panel and...
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Cabled Tunic
Reverting to a more wintry look with this pattern, but I love the dramatic collar on this cabled tunic. It's a fairly chunky knit, one for outdoors wear or curling up by a fire with a good book. The...
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Rowan 50
You may have heard me talk about the new issue of Rowan Magazine in the latest episode of the podcast (where I was more than a little perplexed and/or horrified by this, this and this) but there were...
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Mossdale
If you've been following my favourite patterns on the blog and/or Posterous, you will know how much I love a man's sweater pattern that proclaims its manliness in the photo shoot. Mossdale is...
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Studio 54
Rowan Studio designs often need to be regarded with tongue firmly in cheek. Their quest to be more fashion forward inevitably means that they can drift into the ridculous realm of haute couture, with...
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Beach House
If you were visiting a beach house in the UK, this is exactly the kind of jumper you'd need, because it is unseaonably cool over here right now, to say the least. (Although we don't really have beach...
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Nikko
Technically, it is still August, but the weather is firmly in Autumn mode already, so I am doing the only sensible thing and surrendering to the comfort of woolly knitwear.This is exactly the kind of...
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Be Still My Heart
I hate to gush, but oh-dear-lord have you seen the new pattern collection from Brooklyn Tweed, BT Fall 2011?Designed in collaboration with Leila Raabe and Michele Wang, there are 16 patterns in here,...
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White Light
Oh my, but isn't this pretty? And warm and cosy and soft. Sigh. Another lovely design from 100% Rain aka Veera Valimaki.I am loving the delicate cables, the reverse stocking stitch, the seamless...
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Chambourd
I've managed to record a new episode of the podcast however, owing to a tech issue overhanging from when my laptop had to be wiped, I can't share it with you just yet. But in the meantime, look at...
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