These lacy and yet cosy socks are inspired by a pair knitted for a baby in 1847, now part of the Zenzie Tinker Conservation study collection and accompanied by a letter written in 1899 from one friend to another. They are knitted in a Shetland lace stitch, Print O’ The Wave, and were originally worked…

It’s not very often that you get to celebrate someone’s life through knitwear, but this is one of those moments … this pattern was inspired by an unlikely pairing of motorbike leathers and a 1960s Scandinavian-influenced sweater worn by biker Beryl Swain, an updated version of which is now on display in the Isle of…

These cosy hand warmers are inspired by the + used in the Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft logo and repeated throughout the building. The pattern gives instructions for 3 sizes – they make great stash busters and are a simple, quick make for last-minute presents. If you’ve got any yarn left over from the…

The inspiration for this sweater (knitted by Hilary Bourne) comes straight from the collection of Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft in East Sussex. Bourne spent much of her childhood in Ditchling and was one of the founders of the museum in 1985, along with her sister Joanna. This sweater is knitted in the round,…