L'Adder

I'm thrilled to say I've got a pattern in the new Issue 32 of Knit Now. All the patterns in this one use 100% British wool and I'm so delighted to be included in such wonderful company. My design is L'Adder, a pair of fingerless mitts in Blacker Yarns  Romney Guernsey 5-ply. It's a traditional gansey weight yarn and is worsted spun - this means that the fibres are really locked in together and results in a very hardwearing yarn.
The sample was photographed on the wintry Cumbrian coast by Dan Walmsley and I think he's captured the essence of the design perfectly. Hard-working hands clad in hard-working yarn with more than a nod to our maritime past. I chose to use a stitch pattern known as Snake and Ladder which was used in Cornish and Isles of Scilly ganseys. The name was the obvious pun! Working gansey patterns on a smaller scale is great fun and good practice before you embark on a full-blown garment.
The magazine is in the shops now (WH Smith and the major supermarkets seem to be the best bet) or you can buy both print and digital editions at moremags.com. There's also a really super supplement to the print issue this time - a guide to those 'beyond the basics' techniques you keep seeing in mags but aren't really sure how to do.