The land of ice & fire

Create fun colourwork socks and step out in style with Scheepjes’ new Pattern Portfolio -Arcadia Socks. This collection of designs by Carmen Jorissen is available as an e-book from Ravelry, and compri

THERE ARE certain knitting patterns that creep into your consciousness. Every year brings a new knitalong from Stephen West and the latest ‘Rhinebeck sweater’ (a sweater knitted to be worn at the New

Several decades on from her primary school days, hand weaver and textile designer Llio James still remembers one particular lesson. She grew up in the small village of Talybont, close to Aberystwyth,

CONSTRUCTION The Back of the sweater is worked flat from the top shoulders to the base of the armholes and then the stitches are put on hold. The Front shoulder sts are then picked up from the Back ca

Designer Kate Eastwood, now with five books to her name, is a Simply Crochet favourite, with her delicate, colourful patterns inspired by nature and the changing seasons. Her mindful approach to croch

Reading knitting charts is like riding a bike – once you’ve learned, there’s no going back. Many of the patterns we feature in Simply Knitting rely heavily on charts, and recently we have received a f