Sharon Slarke
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Knitting: Cowl
Wrap yourself in the warmth of the Fields of Sorghum Cowl, a pattern that captures the rustic charm of pastoral fields. This cowl, worked in 4 ply / fingering weight yarn, is packed with colour in an easy slip stitch pattern.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Diamond Stepping Stones Wrap is a warm, wool and alpaca, rectangular wrap with a double cabled band along the middle, with the main body in reverse stockinette/stocking stitch and then a knit one, purl one moss stitch border.
Knitting: Throw
Get warm with this soft lap rug on those cold nights! Using a simple slip stitch to help maintain its shape, this cozy rug pattern is super easy to memorise. Merino yarn held together with a Mohair/Silk blend makes for a super warm, yet light rug for your favourite chair or sofa. It also makes a great extra layer on the bed for freezing nights.
Knitting: Pullover
This is a Stocking/Stockinette Stitch Pullover with shaping from waist to bust, with an intarsia stripe feature across the chest, in Lily Sugar’n Cream Solids & Denim or any other Worsted/10 ply cotton yarn and a contrasting stripe in Lily Sugar’n Cream Ombres or any other Worsted/10 ply cotton yarn. It is worked flat from the bottom up and...
Knitting: Poncho
The Diamond Alchemy Poncho is a wool poncho, worked bottom up in an overlapping diamond cables pattern in two pieces, front and back. The elbow length sleeves are worked as part of the front and back pieces.
Knitting: Vest
A fitted, lace, hip bone length vest with a V neck and some shaping from waist to bust, in pure merino.
Knitting: Vest
A vintage style, fitted, textured stitch vest with a boat neck and some shaping from waist to bust, in a wool/hemp tweed blend.
Knitting: Throw
The Humanise Throw Rug is a cosy, comforting cotton throw in cables and lace, knitted flat, all in one piece.
Knitting: Vest
A vintage style, fitted, ribbed cable vest with a V neck and some shaping from waist to bust, in pure wool.
Knitting: Pillow / Cushion
The Dilettante Cushion Cover is a cosy, warm, woollen cushion cover in stranded colorwork of a jacquard design, knitted in the round, with a seam required only at one end and joined by a three needle bind off at the other end.
Knitting: Pullover
A men’s Fair Isle pullover, in an 8 ply yarn, with an undeniable message knitted across the chest.
Knitting: Vest
A fitted, Guernsey style patterned vest with a turtle neck and some shaping from waist to bust, in pure wool.
Knitting: Cowl
This cowl worked in 8 ply / DK yarn is in a thick and thin rib pattern with borders of brocade squares. It’s a fun and easy knit.
Knitting: Pullover
A fitted, mosaic stitch pullover with stocking/stockinette stitch sleeves and mosaic cuffs and a large collar, in a Wool yarn.
Knitting: Vest
Create a dapper look with this ribbed waistcoat. Great for an extra layer of warmth in the office or out and about. Worked flat and seamed, in a flecked wool blend, The band is worked in one piece which is stitched to the vest as you go.
Knitting: Poncho
The Ode Poncho is a cotton poncho, worked top down in a ridged rib in four sections, with raglan shaping.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Nanette Shawl is a warm, woollen, crescent shaped shawl with a cabled band along the bottom, with the main body in stockinette/stocking stitch and then a garter stitch edging along the top.
Knitting: Pullover
A fitted, lace pullover with lace edging and a shawl collar, in a Merino, Silk and Cashmere yarn.
Knitting: Vest
A fitted, Lace pullover vest with a scoop neck and some shaping from waist to bust, in pure alpaca.
Knitting: Earflap Hat
A cabled ear flap hat, using bulky yarn and big needles. The ear flaps are in a crossed rib, finished with with braids and the whole hat topped with a pom pom. The wool yarn provides winter warmth.
Knitting: Scarf
The Kinematics Scarf is a warm, woollen scarf in a very simple and awesome Cable stitch.
Knitting: Scarf
The Janine Scarf is a mid-season cotton scarf in the Vandyke lace stitch. There is a cute, double line of bobbles at each end.
Knitting: Pullover
A fitted, textured pullover with cabled and bobble sleeves and a Cowl collar, in alpaca and merino.
Knitting: Vest
Lace combines with stocking stitch to give you a light, yet warm vest with hem and armhole bands in lace border, knitted in wool.
Knitting: Pillow / Cushion
A fresh, colourful cushion cover, knitted in cotton. The cushion cover is worked in one piece, then folded over and seamed at the sides. This is a firm fit, to create a plump cushion.
Knitting: Cardigan
A cardigan in wide stripes of colour worked in diagonal stitch, knitted on larger needles for an open texture, in cotton.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Nice warm fingerless gloves with an all over, small textured twist stitch pattern. The yarn used is a beautiful soft and warm Merino, Alpaca, Silk blend. The gloves are knitted in the round and have a thumb gusset.
Knitting: Cowl
Cowl is knit from the bottom up, with needles progressively changed down to provide shaping.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Nice warm fingerless mitts with a leafy squares patterns running along the back. A thumb gusset is worked.
Knitting: Cowl
A cosy fair isle cowl using a plain and a variegated yarn. The fair isle patterns come from volume three of a 1980’s English knitting series called Creative Knitting. No details of the publisher are available in this edition.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A chunky quick knit hat, in a simple knit and purl design. The stitch pattern is a slight variation of a pattern from volume three of a 1980’s English knitting series called Creative Knitting. No details of the publisher are available in this edition.
Knitting: Tote
Short Rows with wraps are used to keep the different stitches growing at the same rate.