This is a large collection of my favourite Christmas decorations which I have designed over the past 3 years. It ranges from beaded gift bags to tiny frilly sweaters to hang on the tree; mini-mittens, icicles, beaded hearts and flowers for a wreath. Most offer alternative size or decorative options, they all take modest quantities of yarn – I h...

This is a short, very soft and airy neck-scarf, designed to be worn crossed over at the neck of a winter coat or snug-fitting sweater. Pinned with a shawl-pin or brooch, it looks really chic. It does its job of keeping you warm and snug, and, further bonus, it’s great fun to knit.

This design is for a felted knitting or craft bag (though I use mine as a general hand-bag too). It is embellished with Shibori techniques - I tied marbles into the knitted fabric prior to washing; these are removed afterwards, but they leave a series of endearing ‘bumps’ across the landscape of the work.

These are simply lovely to knit and also to wear. They offer a snug, secure feel without being over tight, because they are based on a rib pattern. This pattern is a version of the design I used for the Cave Pearls Scarf, which you can buy in my Ravelry store too, but for the mitts, because they are knitted in the round, I re-configured the des...

This pretty beaded scarf is easy and versatile. Worked with just 1 ball of yarn, it will make a short neck-scarf, of comforter length, covered with many beads. Worked on a bigger needle and with more yarn (2 balls is more than enough) it makes a longer scarf, with fewer beads but with a carefully engineered flouncing ruffle, also beaded.

These fingerless mitts are knitted in the round and have a fully fashioned gusset. I have knitted them in both Rowan Pure Wool 4 Ply and also a pair in Rowan 4 Ply Wool Cotton. They are adorned with circles of Kidsilk Haze frills.

This beaded boa is very delicate yet because its heart is knitted with the fine Kidsilk haze held double, and it is weighted down with beads, it also feels comfortingly substantial to wear.

This is a pretty and fairly simple design, which I assess as being easy to intermediate in terms of difficulty.

uses 1700 Jaeger beads and 3 balls of Kidsilk Haze.

This is a throw which is then seamed on one third of one side - it forms a Throncho (cross between a throw and poncho!) and is very flattering, one size garment.

The Moulin Rouge cuffs have it all. Literally. Beads, sequins, beads and sequins together, stacked, bright shades, ruffles, frills and picots. Not for the retiring perhaps, but even the most corporate black cashmere coat or weekend fine grey sweater benefits by having a pair of these popped under the sleeves. They are dramatic, they do keep you...

This scarf combines Kidsilk Haze with Pure Wool DK/Shimmer and, being based on a garter stitch ‘base’, happily lies flat and even throughout. The Kidsilk Haze does the hard work in between, thus giving a pleasant variation of texture and also of ply.

This is a pattern for a pair of fingerless mittens, with a fully fashioned half-thumb and finished with a delicate frill at the finger opening.

Shall we dance? On a bright cloud of music, shall we fly?

This pattern gives you two options: a plain back which you either graft or cast-off together; or a corset-back version where there are eyelets for you to thread ribbons.

This scarf is basically a huge cable, that twists 2 ways and has large, tactile bobbles placed inside the cables themselves. All this happens on a reverse stocking stitch background, with a narrow moss stitch edge.

This is a pattern for a stranded throw, depicting a winter landscape of trees at night.

Here is a little free pattern – it’s a felted Turkish pin-cushion. I made this with left-overs. You can use (old, discontinued) Rowan Scottish Tweed Aran and felt it at 60 degrees; or Felted Tweed Aran/Rowan Tweed Aran, felted at 40 degrees. 5mm needles.