THESE ELEGANT wristwarmers by Tanis Gray are decorated with two lace ‘cuffs’, which overlap to provide warmth and beauty. The cuffs are knitted separately, then sewn onto simple garter stitch tubes which have thumbholes. “It’s easier to put them together by wearing the mitts while sewing the cuffs on,” Tanis suggests. She has used the wonderfully soft and light Lustrous Extrafine Merino DK yarn from Sublime, which is a merino wool spun with delicate, lustrous metallic threads.

SIZE: One size, to fit average woman’s hands

Length: 25cm (10in)

Palm circumference: 15cm (6in)

THIS COLOURFUL clutch bag by Nicki Merrall is knitted in a variegated yarn, using seamless techniques. The front flap is made first, one hexagon at a time, with more hexagons joined on by picking up stitches. Once the front flap is complete, stitches are picked up round three sides of the flap to make a mitred facing. Stitches are then cast on and picked up along the remaining flap edge before the bag is knitted in the round, from the top down. The lower edges are joined using a three-needle cast-off. The bag is then completed by inserting a lining fabric and thick interfacing.

SIZE: 33cm (13in) wide by 19¹/₂cm (7¹/₂in) deep

YARN: Noro Silk Garden Sock (4ply weight; 40% lambswool, 25% silk, 25% nylon, 10% kid mohair; 300m/328yds per 100g ball)

FASHIONABLE YET practical, hooded scarves are fun to make and wear. This design by Bergere de France features elegant cables and a patterned rib, and is finished off with chunky tassels on the ends of the scarf and the peak of the hood. It’s knitted here in an aran-weight blend of wool and alpaca from Bergere de France, called Pure Nature. This rounded, roving yarn comes in a palette of eight soft shades, achieved using 100% natural dyes.

SIZE: 25cm (9³/₄in) wide by 168cm (66in) long

YARN

Bergere de France Pure Nature (Aran weight; 50% alpaca, 50% combed wool; 82m/90yds per 50g ball)

Jonquille (29573); 10 x 50g balls

SIZE AND YARN: look after the description

NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES

1 pair 3.75mm (UK 9/US 5) knitting needles

1 pair 4mm (UK 8/US 6) knitting needles 3 small buttons, approx 1¹/₄ cm (¹/₂in) diameter

Large-eyed blunt tipped sewing needle

TENSION

22 sts and 30 rows to 10cm over st st on 4mm needles

SIZE: 85cm x 105cm (33¹/₂in x 41¹/₂in)

YARN: King Cole Merino Blend DK (DK weight; 100% merino; 112m/122yds per 50g ball)

A Olive (069); 6 x 50g balls

B Bronze Green (43); 5 x 50g balls

C Fuchsia (787); 1 x 50g ball

D Denim (791); 1 x 50g ball

E Cranberry (703); 1 x 50g ball

F Aran (46); 1 x 50g ball