Beacon Hat
A plain hat with a deep brim and a crown that decreases without fuss. The first pattern we hand to new knitters.
£5
Our own leaflets
Patterns
Written in the shop, not borrowed from another brand. Filter by difficulty, project and yarn weight. The PDF in the basket is a demo — it stays on this device.
Pattern leaflets
Canal Cowl
A short loop with a slipped-stitch edge. Wear it once around or doubled on the walk to the station.
£4.50
Sunday Socks
Top-down socks with a heel flap and a gusset. Written for people who have made one pair and want the next pair to fit.
£6.50
Fleece Yard Cardigan
A set-in sleeve cardigan with a neat rib band. Pockets are written as an option, not a dare.
£8
Moor Top Mitts
Fingerless mitts with a thumb that does not require a second pattern leaflet.
£4
Drift Shawl
A shallow triangle with a yarn-over spine. It is a good first shawl if you can already count to four.
£7
Kitchen Blanket
A blanket of simple textured blocks. Designed to live on a chair, not in a hope chest.
£6
Market Tote
A flat cotton tote with sturdy handles. Lining is suggested, not included in the pattern instructions beyond a note.
£5
Hearth Slippers
Garter-stitch slippers seamed under the foot. A good weekend, and a useful gift.
£4.50
Rain Gauge Pullover
A drop-shoulder pullover with a split hem. Written in the round to the armholes.
£8
Abbreviations
Open a row if the letters have gone cold. These are the ones our patterns use.
k
Knit.
p
Purl.
yo
Yarn over. Bring the yarn over the needle to make a new stitch and an eyelet.
k2tog
Knit two stitches together. A right-leaning decrease.
ssk
Slip, slip, knit. Slip two stitches knitwise, then knit them together through the back loops. A left-leaning decrease.
kfb
Knit into the front and back of the same stitch. An increase.
m1
Make one. Lift the bar between stitches and knit into the back of it.
sl1
Slip one stitch, usually purlwise unless the pattern says otherwise.
psso
Pass the slipped stitch over the stitch you just knitted.
wyif
With yarn in front.
wyib
With yarn in back.
rs
Right side.
ws
Wrong side.
st
Stitch.
rep
Repeat.
cont
Continue.
tog
Together.
inc
Increase.
dec
Decrease.
co
Cast on.
bo
Bind off (cast off).
pm
Place marker.
sm
Slip marker.
ktbl
Knit through the back loop.
pwise
Purlwise. The usual way to slip a stitch.
Gauge swatch helper
Tension is how many stitches and rows you get in 10cm. Knit a square larger than 10cm in the stitch the pattern names, wash it as you will wash the garment, then measure in the middle. If your stitch count is off, the jumper will be too.