Inspired by the ‘Under the party tree’ mitts I was knitting in September, I designed a hat to use up the last of the skein from the mitts. And then I adapted the hat to work in a larger gauge as well.
Fingering weight version (silver) £2: 
Worsted weight version (green) £2:
Both hats, £3:
Violet’s dragon is the sister pattern to Dylan’s elephants, now available to buy for £2 from Ravelry:
I designed and knit this cardigan a couple of years ago, for Dylan, who is the second son of my oldest friend. The pattern’s been lurking in my not-quite-finished pile for ages, but today I suddenly felt inspired to finish writing it up, so it’s now available to on Ravelry, for £2 – this is my first paid pattern.
Even so, there’s more to do. This is currently one-size, for a newborn, and I’m planning to add more sizes to the pattern, and there’s a ‘sister’ pattern, called Violet’s Dragon (designed for the daugher of my third-oldest friend), which is still in that unfinished pile. But for now, the doubleknit elephants are on parade!
I’ve finally updated the Ravelry pattern page to include the double-sided chart that means you can knit these sock cuffs with the text reading the right way around on both sides.
Via Flickr:
Cuff design by me. Download the charts here: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/suffragette-socks
My officemate Lydia complained that her hands were cold, typing in our sometimes-freezing office, so I offered to knit her some mittens. These are the result, knit from some handspun that I called ‘Silk Cut (with merino)’ because it reminds me of the colours of Silk Cut cigarette packets, and is made from one strand of merino plied with one of silk.
Lydia’s mitts pattern available to download from Ravelry.
