Ainsworth & Prin Dipper with Liberty print romper
6 – 12 months to fit chest 47cm (actual size 50.5cm)
12 – 18 months to fit chest 50 cm (actual size 53.5cm)
Skills required: casting on, casting off, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches and yarn overs.
Ainsworth & Prin Pipit with Liberty print skirt
Pipit has everything to keep you and the wearer interested! Tactile bobbles and mirrored cable panels make this a pattern suitable for the confident knitter. The bodice is knit flat in 100% silky soft Pima cotton with the instructions for the cables being both written and charted so you can pick which you prefer. The back divides with a grown on buttoned placket. When both front and back are finished the shoulder seams are joined and stitches are picked up for the neckband. The dress is finished with a gathered skirt of classic Liberty Tana Lawn.
A simple gathered skirt of finely woven Liberty Tana Lawn is sewn to the bodice.
Skills required: casting on, casting off, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches and knitting stitches, following a cable pattern, twisted stitches and yarn overs. The skirt is machine sewn on.
The kit includes the pattern, Pima cotton, fabric, co-ordinating buttons and sewing thread. Needles not included.
Machine washable on a delicate cycle at 30 degrees.
Sizes
6-9 months to fit chest 43cm (actual size 46cm)
1-2 years to fit chest 50 cm (actual size 54cm)
2-3 years to fit chest 55cm (actual size 57.5cm)
3-4 years to fit chest 59 cm (actual size 66cm)
Ainsworth & Prin Plover with Liberty print skirt
Plover has a classic look. A garter stitch eyelet border and an all over textured pattern is easily created by yarn overs making it a quick yet fun knit for the advanced beginner. Knit in super soft 100% Pima cotton Plover buttons up the back for easy dressing and has sewn on Liberty Tana Lawn skirt for a nostalgic vintage feel. Front and back are knit separately and then joined at the shoulder, stitches are picked up for the neckband, then the sleeves are knitted and attached.
A simple gathered skirt of finely woven Liberty Tana Lawn is sewn to the bodice.
Skills required: casting on, casting off, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches and yarn overs. The skirt is machine sewn on.
The kit includes the pattern, Pima cotton, fabric, co-ordinating buttons and sewing thread. Needles not included.
Machine washable on a delicate cycle at 30 degrees.
Sizes
6-12 months to fit chest 47cm (actual size 52cm)
1-2 years to fit chest 50 cm (actual size 55cm)
2-3 years to fit chest 55cm (actual size 60cm)
3-4 years to fit chest 59 cm (actual size 63cm)
Ainsworth & Prin Robin with a needlecord skirt
This cosy little dress has a distinct Scandinavian look with a simple slipped stitch stripe and very easy cross stitch embroidery. Paired with woolly tights it makes a lovely winter party frock. The top is knitted from the bottom up, in the round dividing for the front and back after the colour work has been completed. The shoulders have a neat three needle cast off and the sleeves are knitted flat with cross stitch embroidery added after seaming. A simple gathered baby cord skirt is sewn to the bodice.
Skills required: casting on, casting off, three needle cast off, short rows, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches, cross stitch embroidery. The skirt is machine sewn on.
The kit includes the pattern, Pima cotton yarn, fabric, co-ordinating buttons and sewing thread. Needles not included.
Machine washable on a delicate cycle at 30 degrees.
Sizes
6-12 months to fit chest 47cm (actual size 50cm)
1-2 years to fit chest 50 cm (actual size 55cm)
2-3 years to fit chest 55cm (actual size 60cm)
3-4 years to fit chest 59 cm (actual size 65cm)
Ainsworth & Prin Sparrow with Liberty print skirt
The simplest of our dresses to make Sparrow has a nautical feel. Easy to knit in graduated moss and stocking stitch stripes with moss stitch edgings. The front divides with each side being knit separately, stitches are then picked up for the front bib which has yarn over buttonholes. Front and back are knit flat and then joined at the shoulders, and stitches picked up for the moss stitch neck band.
A simple gathered skirt of finely woven Liberty Tana Lawn is sewn to the bodice.
Skills required: casting on, casting off, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches and yarn overs. The skirt is machine sewn on.
The kit includes the pattern, Pima cotton, fabric, co-ordinating buttons and sewing thread. Needles not included.
Machine washable on a delicate cycle at 30 degrees.
Sizes
6-12 months to fit chest 47cm (actual size 50.5cm)
1-2 years to fit chest 50 cm (actual size 53.5cm)
2-3 years to fit chest 55cm (actual size 58.5cm)
3-4 years to fit chest 59 cm (actual size 63.5cm)
Ainsworth & Prin Wren with Liberty print skirt
Wren is a demure, nostalgic style with its button-up Peter Pan collar. The front, back and sleeves are knitted flat and then sewn together with a simple skirt of classic Liberty Tana Lawn. The bodice is textured with a simple slip stitch pattern and the collar, cuffs and waist are trimmed with a narrow lace edging which adds a bit of interest for the confident knitter.
Skills required: casting on, casting off, knitting, purling, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches and yarn overs. The skirt is machine sewn on.
The kit includes the pattern, Pima cotton, fabric, co-ordinating buttons and sewing thread. Needles not included.
Machine washable on a delicate cycle at 30 degrees.
Sizes
6-12 months to fit chest 47cm (actual size 51cm)
1-2 years to fit chest 50 cm (actual size 54cm)
2-3 years to fit chest 55cm (actual size 60cm)
3-4 years to fit chest 59 cm (actual size 64cm)
Concorde Hat Kit
The graphic patterning of this hat reminds us of the iconic silhouette of the passenger jet Concorde. Our Dad worked on the electronics so we would all dive outside to see it fly over in the 70s and 80s, like a Spitfire, you couldn’t mistake the sound of it.
The pattern is free to all of our newsletter subscribers.
The kit comes with enough of our hand dyed 4ply Blue Faced Leicester Masham yarn to make either size hat using either colour as the main.
The yarn is next to the skin soft with a slightly heathered look on the lighter colours and the charted pattern would make a perfect beginners colour work project.
Contains 2 x approx 30g skeins of Blue Faced Masham 4ply, a printed pattern and a packet of bulb pins.
Concorde Mitten Kit
A cosy, traditional mitten knitted in British wool that uses a whole host of different techniques, allowing you to try something new without committing to a large project.
The mittens start with a provisional crochet cast on and a simple colourwork cuff, the hem is then folded up to encase the floats and a decorative Latvian braid knitted. The body of the mitten is knitted with the yarn held double to keep your hands warm and snug and then grafted together with a few Kitchener stitches for a smooth finish.
The yarn is next to the skin soft with a slightly heathered look on the lighter colours and the charted pattern would make a perfect beginners colour work project.
Contains 1 x approx 100g
A cosy, traditional mitten knitted in British wool that uses a whole host of different techniques, allowing you to try something new without committing to a large project.
The mittens start with a provisional crochet cast on and a simple colourwork cuff, the hem is then folded up to encase the floats and a decorative Latvian braid knitted. The body of the mitten is knitted with the yarn held double to keep your hands warm and snug and then grafted together with a few Kitchener stitches for a smooth finish.
The colour work pattern is charted.
Contents: 100g Blue Faced Leicester & Masham in Main colour, approx 10g Blue Faced Leicester & Masham in Contrast colour, Printed Pattern, Packet of bulb pins
Selborne Sock Kits
Selborne sock is knit from the cuff down starting with a stretchy lace rib followed by charted colour-work, the body and instep of the sock are knitted in a simple slip-stitch pattern and finished with contrasting heels and toes. The eye of the violet is sewn on afterwards in duplicate stitch. The pattern is one size only to fit a UK shoe 5-6. To make sure the sock fits use a stretchy cast on and make sure the floats for the colour work aren’t tight. You can try going up a needle size for the colour chart if you like.
The kit includes the pattern, Ainsworth & Prin Classic Sock (80%merino, 20%nylon) approx. 100g/365m in main colour, approx 20g/73m in CC1 and approx. 3m CC2
Machine washable on a delicate cycle at 30 degrees.
Sizes
One size fits a 5-6 UK shoe
Utility Cowl Kit
Made with just two skeins of Erika Knight Studio Linen the Utility Cowl is a quick project to smarten up your holiday wardrobe. It starts and finishes with i-cord and the herringbone stitch which is based on the edging of old fashioned tea towels is a simple slip stitch.
The kit includes a printed pattern, one skein of each colour of Erika Knight Studio Linen (85% recycled rayon linen and15% premium linen, 50g./120 m.) and a packet of bulb pin stitch markers.