Aeolian – printed pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
This is a simple, floaty T-shaped top to be worn over a strappy vest top or summer dress. The lacy border that twists across the shoulders of the top will let a little breeze in, but still give warmth if it turns chilly. It would make an excellent alternative to a summer shawl.
It is knit from the centre out, starting with a provisional cast-on and the front and back are identical. There are video links demonstrating the Provisional Cast-On and the Modified Three-Needle Cast-Off used at the sides.
SIZES:
Finished Measurements: 100.5 (115: 129: 143.5: 158: 172.5: 186.5) cm / 39½ (45¼: 50¾: 56½: 62¼: 68: 73¼) in.
Choose a size with generous ease, about 23 -30cm / 8 – 12in.
TENSION:
28 sts and 39 rows to 10cm over Stocking Stitch and Lace Chart Pattern using 3.25mm needles.
YARN:
Ainsworth & Prin Merino and Silk Single (4ply weight; 70% Superwash Merino, 30% Silk; 400m/437yds per 100g skein)
3 (3: 3: 4: 5: 5: 6) x 100g skeins
Sample shown in Fool’s Gold which can be found here
Compton Printed Pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
The heart, the universal symbol of love and affection. The entwined cables on this jumper were inspired by the hearth at the centre of the home of G.F Watts and his wife Mary in Compton, Surrey. He was the most important painter of his day and she a leading proponent of the Arts & Crafts movement and creator of the astonishing Watts Chapel.
SIZES
1 (2: 3: 4: 5) (6: 7: 8: 9: 10)
Finished Measurements: 84 (91: 98: 105: 112) (124: 131: 137: 144: 151) cm / 33 (36: 381⁄2: 41: 44) (481⁄2: 511⁄2: 54: 561⁄2: 591⁄2) in.
Suggested ease 5-10cm / 2-6 in.
Sample shown with 10 cm / 4in ease.
TENSION
23 sts and 33 rounds to 10cm over reverse st st using 3.75mm needles and after blocking.
28 sts and 33 rounds to 10cm over 2×2 Rib using 3.75mm needles, measured slightly stretched and after blocking.
One repeat of Heart pattern measures 9cm at the widest point x 12cm high using 3.75mm needles and after blocking.
YARN
Ainsworth & Prin BFL Masham (DK weight; 75% Blue Faced Leicester wool, 25% Masham wool; 240m/262yds per 100g skein).
4 (5: 5: 5: 5) (6: 6: 6: 7: 7) skeins
approx 828 (905: 961: 1083: 1165) (1277: 1348: 1410: 1551: 1654) m / 906 (990: 1051: 1185: 1275) (1397: 1475: 1542: 1697: 1809) yds.
Concorde Hat – Printed Pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
The graphic patterning of this hat reminds us of the iconic silhouette of the passenger jet Concorde. Our Father worked on the electronics so we would all dive outside to see it fly over in the 70s and 80s. Knit in the round the pattern is charted.
Size: Two sizes, Medium – to fit adult head 56cm/22in, Large – to fit adult head 61cm/24in
Hat circumference at widest point: 48cm/19in (56cm/22in)
Length from brim to crown: 24cm/91⁄2in (25cm/10in)
Tension:30 stitches and 32 rounds over stranded colour work pattern after blocking
Yarn – Ainsworth & Prin BFL Masham 4 ply
Concorde Mittens – Printed Pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
These mittens came into being as a quick gift for a friend who wanted some traditional looking mittens similar to the ones she wore as a child and if they gave me the opportunity to try out some new techniques then all the better.
Knit in the round you start off with a provisional cast on and then work a panel of stranded colour work. The hem is folded up to enclose the floats and the cuff is topped with a Latvian braid. The main body of the mitten is worked with the yarn held double to keep your hands snug and warm and to make for a surprisingly quick knit.
They used approx. 60g of the main colour and 10g of contrast.
The pattern is one size – to fit hand circumference: 18-20cm / (7-8in)
Tension: 23 stitches and 34 rows = 10 cm in Stocking Stitch with yarn held double
Cornish Thrift Shawl Printed Pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
The Cornish Thrift Shawl looks fabulous in two shades of hand dyed yarn, highlighting all the subtle changes in colour. There is the option for a two or three skein version.
The shawl starts with just three stitches and increases are made on the wrong side along one edge. Place a locking stitch marker on the wrong side of the work early on to identify on which side increases are made.
A larger needle and contrasting yarn are used to work the Thrift pattern. To help you keep track of when to increase, note one stitch is increased for every garter ridge or stripe of Thrift cluster stitches.
To make the most of your yarn if you have any remaining you can continue in pattern for the final sections of Thrift Stitch and Garter Stitch.
If using the recommended yarn, the shawl can be wet blocked to open up the texture stitches and give you the largest size possible.
SIZES
3 skein Shawl
Wingspan: 194cm (761⁄2 in) Depth: 96cm (373⁄4 in)
2 skein Shawl
Wingspan: 144cm (561⁄2 in) Depth: 89cm (35 in)
YARN
Ainsworth & Prin Merino and Silk Single (4ply weight; 70% superwash Merino wool, 30% Silk; 400m/437yds per 100g skein) yarn available here
3 skien shawl
MC: Cinnabar; 2 x 100g skeins CC: Mrs Dalloway 1 x 100g skein
2 skein shawl
MC: Winter in Narnia; 1 x 100g skein CC: Feather 1 x 100g skein
TENSION
22sts and 40 rows to 10cm worked over garter stitch using 3.5mm needles.
22sts and 32 rows to 10cm worked over Thrift Pattern using 4.5mm needles.
Measure stretched and after blocking. You may need smaller or larger needles to match tension.
Cornish Thrift Top Printed Pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
The Top is a simple vest style which highlights a special hand dyed yarn with a deep border of Thrift Stitch.
SIZES
1 (2: 3: 4: 5) (6: 7: 8: 9: 10)
8 (10:12: 14: 16) (18: 20: 22: 24: 26)
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
83½ (89: 94½: 100:105½) (110: 115: 121: 126: 132)cm / 33 (35: 37¼: 39½:41½) (43¼: 45¼: 47½: 49½: 52) in.
TENSION
29 sts and 36 rows to 10cm over st st using 3.25mm needles.
29 sts and 34 rows to 10cm over Thrift Pattern using 3.5mm needles.
YARN
Ainsworth & Prin Merino and Silk Single (4ply weight; 70% superwash Merino wool, 30% silk; 400m/437yds per 100g skein) available here.
2 (2:3:3:3) (3:3:3:4:4) x 100g skeins
736 (788: 844: 904: 972) (1020: 1080: 1144: 1204: 1256) m
805 (862: 923: 989: 1063)(1115: 1181: 1251: 1317: 1374) yds
Sample knitted in Mrs Dalloway
Flinty Socks- printed pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
Flinty are ideal socks to knit on the go. There’s an easy to remember four row lace panel that runs down the outside of the leg and a nubby, texture pattern. Knit them in a special skein of hand dyed sock yarn or swap the texture pattern for stocking stitch and knit them with contrasting heels, toes.
Size: Three sizes:
To fit foot circumference 19.5 (22: 24.5)cm / 73⁄4 (8¾: 9¾)in
Actual circumference of sock after blocking 17 (19.5: 22) cm / 6¾ (7¾: 8¾)in
Tension: 33 sts and 48 rounds to 10cm / 4″ worked over Stocking Stitch using 2.25mm / US 1 needles, measured after blocking.
Yarn: Ainsworth & Prin Classic Sock (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon; 365m per 100g skein) which can be found here
Leaf Fall Scarf – printed pattern
This is for a Printed Pattern
A perky little neck scarf in a simple reversible rib pattern and finished with falling leaves. Tie twice around the neck to fill in that chilly gap on an autumn walk.
It takes just a few evenings of knitting and very little yarn, so would make an excellent gift.
Size:
One size, but both length and width could easily be altered.
Length78.5cm / 31in
Width 10 cm / 4 in
Tension:
28 sts and 42 rows to 10cm / 4″ worked over Rib pattern using 3.5mm / US 4 needles, measured after blocking. You may need smaller or larger needles to match tension.
Yarn:
Ainsworth & Prin Classic Sock (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon; 365m per 100g skein) which can be found here
One colour in a solid, semi solid or speckle
Approx: 35g 128m / 140 yds
Lineage Socks -printed pattern
This is for a Printed Pattern
Socks to keep your whole family’s feet warm and snug. Use a special sock set of stylishly coordinated colours or make the most of your stash and use every scrap in a kaleidoscopic patchwork of stripes, heels, toes, and cuffs.
The socks are knit from the cuff down; the leg is knit in a rib and garter pattern which changes to rib across the instep. The heel flap is also in rib with a garter-stitch edge.
After shaping the toe, stitches are grafted together.
Size: Five sizes:
Actual circumference of sock after blocking: 12 (14.5: 17: 19.5: 22)cm / 4¾ (5¾: 6¾: 7¾: 8½)in
Choose a size abut 10% smaller in circumference than the intended wearers leg or foot for best fit.
Tension: 33 sts and 48 rounds to 10cm / 4″ worked over Stocking Stitch using 2.25mm / US 1 needles, measured after blocking.
The socks were designed with a fingering weight Ainsworth & Prin Sock Set with two contrast colours.
Colour A: 73m – 311m
Colour B: 19m – 48m
Colour C: 8m – 22m
Amount will vary according to foot length.
Yarn: Ainsworth & Prin Classic Sock (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon; 365m per 100g skein) which can be found here
Mirage – printed pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
Like a mirage the pattern on this raglan colour work top shifts , meets in the middle and then mirrors itself. Just two colours are used in the colour work section in an easily memorised pattern. Choose between long or short sleeves according to the season. The neck is worked back and forth in rows to raise the back neck and give a comfortable fit.
SIZES
1 (2: 3: 4: 5) (6: 7: 8: 9: 10)
Finished Measurements: 90 (98.5: 103: 107: 111.5) (115.5: 120: 124.5: 133: 137) cm / 35½ (38¾: 40½: 42½: 44) (45½: 47¼: 49: 52¼: 54) in.
Suggested ease 5-10cm / 2-4 in.
TENSION
28 sts and 37 rounds to 10cm over stocking stitch using 3.25mm needles and after blocking.
28 sts and 37 rounds to 10cm over stranded colourwork using 3.5mm needles, after blocking.
YARN
Ainsworth & Prin BFL Masham (4 ply; 75% Blue Faced Leicester wool, 25% Masham wool; 400m/437yds per 100g skein).
Short sleeved version
A: Ointment
2(2: 2: 2: 2) (2: 2: 2: 3: 3) 100g skeins
B: Regal
1(1: 1: 1: 1) (2: 2: 2: 2: 2) 100g skeins
C: Barley Twist
1(1: 1: 1: 1) (1: 2: 2: 2: 2) 100g skeins
Long sleeved version
A: Storm Brewing
2(2: 2: 3: 3) (3: 3: 3: 3: 3) 100g skeins
B: Figgy Pudding
1(1: 1: 1: 1) (2: 2: 2: 2: 2) 100g skeins
C: Newly Minted
1(1: 1: 1: 1) (1: 2: 2: 2: 2) 100g skeins
A&P BFL Masham 4ply can be found here
Miss Havisham – Printed Pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
I can imagine Charles Dickens’ Miss Havisham wearing these mittens. In her faded and tattered finery, the heart motif is taken from a fire surround at the Watts Gallery, the home of G F Watts a contemporary of Dickens and just as famous in his time.
The pattern is one size – to fit hand circumference: 18-20cm / (7-8in)
Tension: One repeat of the heart pattern measures 9.5cm/3¾in in length 7cm/2¾in at its widest point.
Yarn – approx 50g of Ainsworth & Prin Classic Sock available here
Pip Pip Socks
This is a Printed Pattern
A top down sock with an easy slip stitch pattern separated by increasing rounds of stocking stitch. The pattern is carried on down the heel flap and repeated once more on the toe. Use as many colours as you like or just the one but I highly recommend weaving in the ends as you go!
Size: Three sizes:
To fit foot circumference 19.5 (22: 24.5)cm / 73⁄4 (8¾, 9¾)in
Actual circumference of sock after blocking 17 (19, 22) cm / 6¾ (7¾: 8¾)in
Tension: 34 sts and 50 rounds to 10cm / 4″ worked over Stocking Stitch using 2.25mm / US 1 needles, measured after blocking.
Yarn: Ainsworth & Prin Classic Sock (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon; 365m per 100g skein) which can be found here
Seraph Mittens – Printed Pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
Ideal for using up small amounts of Shetland yarn Seraph Mitts would make a great, quickly knitted gift. They are worked in the round with an ‘afterthought thumb’ made by picking uptake stitches from waste yarn. The colour work pattern is charted.
Requires four colours of Jamieson & Smith 2 ply Jumper Weight.
Women’s Small (Medium and Large), to fit hands with a circumference of 15-17cm/6½in (18-20cm/7-7¾in and 20.5-22.5cm/8-8¾in)
Tension: 28 stitches and 31 rounds = 10 cm over chart pattern after washing and blocking
Yarn – Jamieson & Smith 2ply Jumper Weight available here
We also sell kits complete with pattern here
Seraph Printed Pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
Seraph is influenced by the rich colours used in the decoration of the Arts and Crafts Watt’s Chapel in Surrey. It uses eight shades of Jamieson & Smith’s 2ply Jumper Weight Shetland Wool and has contrast colour cast-ons and garter stitch edgings. Charted colour work.
Sizes:
1 (2: 3: 4: 5)
Finished Measurements: 85.5 (96: 106.5: 117.5: 128) cm / 33¾ (37¾: 42: 46¼: 50½)in.
Suggested ease 5-10cm/2-6 in.
Tension:
30 sts and 32 rounds and rows to 10cm over Chart patt using 3.25mm needles.
YARN: Jamieson & Smith Shetland 2 ply Jumper Weight
Ball weight and length – 25g./115 m/125 yds
Fibre – 100% Real Shetland Wool
Machine washable – Hand wash using a mild detergent.
Jamieson & Smith Shetland 2 ply Jumper Weight can be found here
Kits for the Seraph Jumper including the pattern and all the yarn can be found here.
Shepherds Purse – printed pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
A light-as-air top to wear over a floaty dress on a cool summer evening, or with a long-sleeved t-shirt if the weather is not as warm as it should be!
Size: Nine sizes
1 (2: 3: 4: 5) (6: 7: 8: 9)
Finished Measurements: 86 (94: 101.5: 109.5: 117) (125: 133: 141: 148.5) cm / 33¾ (37: 40: 43: 46) (49¼: 52¼: 55½: 58½) in.
Suggested ease 7.5-15cm / 3-6 in.
YARN
Ainsworth & Prin Merino & Kid Mohair Single (4ply weight; 56% Superwash Merino Wool, 44% Kid Mohair; 400m / 437yds per 100g skein).
2 (3: 3: 3: 4) (4: 4: 4: 5) skeins
Samples knitted in Rose Chiffon (pale) and Tiger Eye (dark)
TENSION – measured after blocking
23 sts and 42 rounds to 10cm over Broken Moss Stitch using 3.5mm / US4 needles.
Shipping Forecast Printed Pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
A bright breezy t-shirt with a nod to sweatshirt styling. The stripes give a nautical air and take a 90-degree turn at the centre front by working an easy slip stitch pattern.
SIZES
1 (2: 3: 4: 5) (6: 7: 8: 9: 10)
Finished Measurements 83.5 (89: 94.5: 103: 108: 114: 119: 122: 127.5: 133)cm / 33 (35: 37¼: 40½: 42½: 45: 47: 48: 50¼: 52½)in.
TENSION
29 sts and 40 rows to 10cm over st st using 3.25mm needles and after blocking.
YARN
Ainsworth & Prin Merino and Silk Single (4ply weight; 70% Superwash Merino, 30% Silk; 400m/437yds per 100g skein) available here
Main Colour (MC) 2 (2: 3: 3: 3) (3: 3: 3: 4: 4) x 100g skeins.
Approx 714 (759: 817: 936: 993) (1039: 1116: 1209: 1292: 1363)m / 780 (830: 893: 1024: 1086) (1136: 1220: 1322: 1412: 1490) yds.
Contrast Colour (CC) 1 (1: 1: 1: 1) (1: 1: 1: 1: 1) x 100g skein
Approx 162 (174: 185: 200: 214) (225: 240: 256: 281: 291)m / 177 (190: 202: 219: 234) (246: 263: 280: 307: 318)yds.
The blue is Tide and Lime Mortar, the red is Redwing and Milk & Honey.
Ticklish – printed pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
A luxuriously soft and squishy pair of socks for padding around the house. Knit with sock yarn and Mohair Silk Lace held together they are sure to keep your feet toasty.
Size: Three sizes:
To fit foot circumference 19.5 (22: 24.5)cm / 7¾ (9: 10¾)in
Actual circumference of sock after blocking 17 (20.5: 24.5) cm / 6¾ (8: 9½)in
Tension: 23 sts and 32 rounds to 10cm / 4” worked over 2 x 2 rib using 3.75mm / US 5 needles. Measure slightly stretched and after blocking.
Yarn: Ainsworth & Prin Classic Sock (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon; 365m per 100g skein) which can be found here
Ainsworth & Prin Mohair & Silk Lace (72% Kid Mohair, 28% Silk: 50g/420m) which can be found here.
Truleigh Socks – printed pattern
This is a Printed Pattern
Perfect for a hike over the Downs, Truleigh Socks are top down with a simple colour work band at the cuff and toes. They have a reinforced heel and rounded toe.
Knit in the round the pattern is charted.
Size: Three sizes:
To fit foot circumference 21 (23: 24.5)cm / 8¼ (9: 9¾)in
Actual circumference of sock after blocking 18.5 (20.5: 22) cm / 7¼ (8: 8¾)in
Tension:34 sts and 38 rounds to 10cm / 4” worked over Chart Pattern. 32 sts and 42 rounds to 10cm / 4″ worked over Stocking Stitch using 2.25mm / US 1 needles.
Yarn: Ainsworth & Prin Classic Sock (80% Superwash Merino, 20% Nylon; 365m per 100g skein)
MC: 57-60g
CC1: 17-18g
CC2: 8-9g
Wren Dress Pattern
This is a Printed Pattern only
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. 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.
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)
Yarn used in pattern: Cascade Ultra Pima Fine 100% Cotton, 50g/125m
Size: 6-12 months – 2 skeins
All other sizes – 3 skeins
Fabric: 137cm wide
6-12 months: 30cm
1-2 years: 35cm
2-3 years: 40cm
3-4 years: 45cm
