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Purl & Jane Leighton Jacket
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Leighton Jacket - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This simple garter stitch jacket is perfect for new knitters or for those coming back to knitting and want to try out their skills on a straight forward easy pattern. This jacket is basic squares with a tiny bit of shaping and without any stitches to pick up at the neck. With this in mind, make sure the front edges are neat and join in any new balls at the side seams.
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Purl & Jane Fiona Cardigan
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Fiona Cardigan - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This simple crew neck garter stitch cardigan only requires picking up at the neck, so perfect for beginners and great for experience knitters who want to add a simple cardigan in their favourite shade to their wardrobe!
The rest of the edgings are left raw. So when adding new balls bear this in mind and only add them on the seam side and not at the front edges.
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Purl & Jane Lizzy Lace Hat
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Lizzy Lace Hat - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This delicate lace hat is the perfect gift for the new loved one in the family. The lace pattern is a simple one to get into the rhythm with, it might take a few repeats and a little patience, but once mastered it is fun. With any of my pattern repeats I like to have a row where you have to concentrate then, what I call, a row off, where you can just relax, this is the purl row. The hat comes in four sizes, the first size is for a newborn, the second size is for an older baby, the third size is for a child and the fourth size is for an adult.
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Purl & Jane Bell Beck Jumper
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Bell Beck Jumper - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This simple garter stitch jumper is perfect for beginners or those who are knitting their first baby garment after a while away from knitting. There have been lots of knitters like that who pop into Purl &Jane’s Skipton studio, most have been away for about 30 or 40 years.
This is a great jumper to start with because it is only two squares and then once you’ve knitted them and got your mojo back then the simple increasing on the sleeves will seem easy to do.
Garter stitch is one of my favourite stitches, and one that some overlook calling it “too basic”. However it’s the simplicity that makes it so beautiful, especially when knitted in a gorgeous yarn.
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Purl & Jane Tavistock Gloves
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Tavistock Gloves - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
I designed the pattern that I’m sharing with you today, the Tavistock Gloves, because a super lovely knitting beginner, who I helped her knit her first pair of socks, wanted to knit gloves….but on two needles (even though she totally bossed knitting on dpns!) so I designed these for her.
It took me a while because the last time I wore hand knitted gloves they were were fingerless ones when I was a teenager but I had designed Frankie Fingerless mittens so I used a combination of memory and the Frankie pattern to get these right.
This pattern was launched at Yarndale 2019 and lots of people with different hand sizes tried these gloves on and they fitted every one, they are magical gloves! They are also magical – and so simple – to knit.
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Purl & Jane Grace Cardigan
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Grace Cardigan - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This delicate lace cardigan is worked all in one at the bottom which means less seams to sew up! The lace pattern is worked on the right side and on the wrong side it is a purl row, this is the best way to work lace, as I feel it is like one row of concentrating then one row off!
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Purl & Jane Betsy Jumper
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Betsy Jumper - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This jumper is inspired by my love of vintage patterns. My favourite era is the 1930s and 1940s. I hope this jumper visually shows that influence but the written pattern isn’t inspired by that era! They were very vague and only had one size. I like writing simple easy to knit patterns that you can just relax with, this is true of this pattern. It doesn’t have any shaping to create the shape, it is the ribbing that shapes perfectly to your body. And it doesn’t have to be fitted, choose the right size and you can have a loose fitting one. My kind of knitting! The yarn and stitches do all the work while you sit back and relax with the knitting.
Another bonus with this pattern is that you can create a tank top or a jumper from it. To create the tank top, just don’t knit the sleeves. The nature of the stitch (love, love, love, stitches that do all the work!) means it doesn’t need any edging to be added to create the armhole. Super Duper!
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Purl & Jane Brockabank Jumper
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Brockabank Jumper - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
I love this cable plait and try to use it wherever I can. This rib is another good one because I like to have a row off wherever possible – a row in the pattern where you can relax. In this rib, you have a knit row where you can relax, and in the cable you have the wrong side row where you don’t cable so you can relax here too. I think knitting should be relaxing so this combination works perfectly! And if you wanted an adult version then you’ll find one in my Simple Knits book!
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Purl & Jane Fiona Jumper
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Fiona Jumper - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This simple garter stitch jumper is inspired by my Fiona Cardigan.
The Fiona Cardigan has become a Purl &Jane classic. It was one of the first designs I created for my Skipton Studio and has been well loved and knitted by many knitters. It’s been lovely to see it become a classic go to cardigan in knitter’s wardrobes. I have a few knitters who tell me they have knitted this pattern in different shades, as they can wear it with everything.
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Purl & Jane Ghyllas Cardigan
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Ghyllas Cardigan - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This classic cardigan is perfect for keeping your little one lovely, warm and comfortable while they wear it, it is also perfect for keeping you calm and comfortable while knitting it. I hope you enjoy the soothing and relaxing rhythm of garter stitch as much as I do.
I added rib at the edges of the Ghyllas cardigan because I love the combination of rib and garter stitches.
To fit: 0 to 8 years
Recommended yarns: Lang Yarns Merino 120, Rowan Softyak, West Yorkshire Spinners Bo Peep DK, West Yorkshire Spinners ColourLab
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Purl & Jane Raydale Jumper
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Raydale Jumper - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This is a fun stitch to do. It is a magical stitch! You are only using one colour in the row, even though it looks like you are using two at the same time. You are not, just the one, such fun!
I love hearing about individual knitting stories: how people started knitting, what their grandmothers, mothers, aunts used to knit and I hear tales of grandfathers, fathers and uncles knitting too. This jumper is inspired by fisherman jumpers, not perhaps the traditional Guernseys, but ones in my own family history where my relatives wore similar jumpers while living by the seaside and fishing for leisure. To create a smooth stitch, I recommend that you s1 purlwise in this pattern.
To fit: 1 to 10 years
Recommended yarns: West Yorkshire Spinners Croft Aran
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Purl & Jane Birbeck Jumper
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Birbeck Jumper - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This lovely jumper uses very simple rib and cable patterns but the design makes them look more complicated than they really are. This is one of the best things about knitting: simple stitches used in simple patterns can create beautiful effects. And if fancied this in an adult size then…ta dah!
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Purl & Jane Bempton Tank Top
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Bempton Tank Top - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
Those of you that know my patterns will be very familiar with the stitches I used on the Bempton Tank Top….it is the same stitch pattern I used on the Bempton Jumper and then on the Bempton Mittens, which started out as a mystery retreat project!
I love this stitch pattern, it looks more complicated than it is. I’ve always loved a cable jumper but I wanted to give my cable jumper a little more detail than just cables. So I added a moss stitch panel. The Bempton Jumper is knitted in aran weight yarn and the Bempton Tank Top is knitted in 4ply weight yarn. I am loving how the same pattern looks so delicate in a 4ply weight yarn compared with an aran weight yarn.
As I have mentioned before and before and before (!!) I love designing simple easy to knit patterns. One that the knitter can just sit and relax with and to this end I’ve put one of my front neck edges on this tank top. It is so simple to knit yet looks very classic.
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Purl & Jane Oswald Cardigan
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Oswald Cardigan - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This cardigan is another Purl &Jane Studio request – this is one is where I have designed a child’s cable cardigan and I had lots of requests for an adult version…with pockets! I love a cable hand knit, they are timeless. This one is a very simple one to knit. I design my cables so they work together which means after a few repeats the knitter can just sit back and get into a rhythm of soothing stitches.
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Purl & Jane Matilda Waistcoat
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Matilda Waistcoat - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This was another knitter’s request. When knitters visit my Skipton Studio I love chatting with them about garments they would love to knit. This waistcoat was the dream of a new knitter who wanted to knit a garment but was nervous about starting it. We decided something like the Matilda (which was still an idea in that conversation!) would be the perfect garment to start with. There are no sleeves (obvs!), only one button and no picking up stitches. Perfect! It is also a perfect “quick” project for an experienced knitter, one to sit and relax with while watching tv, or reading a book or spending time with friends and family, whatever makes you happy!
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Purl & Jane Hannah Cardigan
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Hannah Cardigan - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
I love vintage hand knits. I enjoy looking at photos from the early 20th century and seeing all the people wearing hand knits. Beautifully made hand knits. I feel each one has a story. I designed this cropped cardigan with that history in mind. I wanted a classic cardigan that would work with any wardrobe and add that beautiful personal touch. This simply beautiful cardigan is easy to knit and perfect for knitting in your favourite colour. Knitted in DK weight yarn it is perfect in cotton for the summer/spring months or in British Wool for a warmer cardigan.
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Purl & Jane Nora Sleeveless Gansay
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Nora Sleeveless Gansay - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
The Nora Sleeveless Gansay was first published in 2018 and is the first Purl &Jane garment that is knitted in the round.
It is knitted from the bottom up. The bottom part of the gansay uses just the knit stitch with rib at the sides, so is perfect if this is your first time knitting in the round. It then divides for the front and back, which are then knitted in rows. This top section takes a little time to get used to the pattern. So if you fancied knitting in the round without the tricky stitches at the top then there are two more patterns to choose from – Bray Tank Top and Fabrile Tank Top.
This sleeveless top uses the same cable and stitch pattern as the Woodhouse Gansay (The Woodhouse Gansay is knitted in pieces)
The Nora is inspired, like the Woodhouse, by my total and absolute love for fisherman’s gansays. The history and why they were made is what knitting means to me – a personal hand knitted garment that keeps the wearer warm, dry and surrounded with a feeling of being loved.
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Purl & Jane Bradley Tank Top
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Bradley Tank Top - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This is the Bradley Tank Top, a simple colourwork tank top. It uses the simple slip stitch technique so you are only ever using one colour in the row. It is worked in pieces and then sewn together.
I like to give names to my patterns that relate to the pattern in some way. For me this simple slip stitch pattern remains me of brickwork. So I looked in to the history of brick making in Yorkshire and found there was a Victorian company from Wakefield that specialised in manufacturing braickmaking machinery. They were called Bradley & Craven Ltd.
The pattern includes two lengths, cropped (like the one in the images) or longer.
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Purl & Jane Crag Jumper
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Crag Jumper - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
A simple cable looks so effective while at the same time being so exciting to knit! In this design I used two of my favourite cable patterns – one I call the honeycomb, I’m not sure if this is it’s ‘official’ name but it makes me think of bees and honey every time I see it, and the other the cable plait. This pattern evokes feelings of childhood and playing hairdressers and plaiting my sisters hair…..which then naturally progressed to finding scissors and properly playing hairdressers!!
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Purl & Jane Piccadilly Tank Top
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Piccadilly Tank Top - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This is inspired by classic cables yet, as I do with all my designs, I worked on several swatches to make this an easy to knit cable. One, where once you were familiar with the repeats, you may sit and relax with it knowing when to cable and when to do your knits and purls. I love to design cable patterns that all have the same row repeat in them. The same row repeat means you can get to know what row to cable as I try to make this happen on all the techniques at the same time.
The neck is square, so there isn’t any tricky working out of how to decrease over the cables, and it gives the tank top another classic touch.
I love a good cable and this was fun to knit! I hope you find it fun too.
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Purl & Jane Spencer Scarf
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Spencer Scarf - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
I designed this scarf before I opened the Purl &Jane studio for a pattern book. I had tried other variations before I settle on this stitch pattern and ever since I have been addicted to it. It wasn’t until two years after I designed the Spencer Scarf that I opened the studio and the joy of that is seeing all your Spencer Scarf creations. The shades you picked and how they turned to is forever fascinating because it doesn’t matter how you think the colours are going t behave you just never know until you knit it!
I like all my patterns to be simple to knit and this is indeed a simple knit, yet it looks so complicated. It excites me how the stitch patterning works with the three row striped pattern.
I like all my scarf patterns to work on both sides so that the ‘reverse’ looks just as good as the ‘right side’ if there was one. And this is true of the Spencer Scarf, I love the smooth stitches on one side and the texture on the other side.
This is why I love knitting, small simple details can create an impressive look!
Measurements: 17cm x 178cm
Recommended yarns: West Yorkshire Spinners Fleece Bluefaced Leicester DK
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Purl & Jane Max Tank Top Crew Neck
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Max Tank Top Crew Neck - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This pattern has been much requested recently by knitters who pop into the Skipton Studio. It is the crew neck version of this one and is another design that joins the family of simple designs inspired by vintage patterns. Do you know what they are?
I love using stitches to create shape as we all have different body shapes and my knitted garments are magical – I design them so they fit your unique shape perfectly. All you need to do is get the correct tension and pick the correct size for you!
To fit: Chest 32-50" (81.5-127 cm)]
Recommended yarns: ByLaxtons Sheepsoft DK
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Purl & Jane Lily Scarf
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Lily Scarf - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This was one of the most loved patterns when I launched them at my local yarn show, Yarndale in 2019, so much so that I had sold out of them by lunchtime on Saturday! However because my printers are local and so very kind they printed some more and delivered them so I had more by the afternoon and nearly sold out of them again by the end of the weekend!
At the end of a busy day, I like to sit down and switch off for half an hour or an hour or so, which is not so easy to do with things buzzing around your head. Garter stitch is a good start to soothing those thoughts and calming the mind. I played around with many designs for the edges and they all looked good but they weren’t all fulfilling my desire for a simple pattern to switch off and relax with, a pattern that has a simple repeat but also looks classic and so I just kept making it more and more simple until Lily was the perfect pattern! I wore the Lily Scarf I had knitted over the Yarndale weekend and it’s so light you don’t notice that you have it on…until you take it off and feel the chill from the air on the back of your neck. It keeps you warm without you even knowing it!
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Purl & Jane Higgins Cardigan
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Higgins Cardigan - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This simple garter stitch cardigan is perfect for new knitters or for those coming back to knitting and want to try out their skills on a straight forward easy pattern.
This cardigan’s body is basically squares/rectangles with a teeny tiny bit of shaping on the fronts at the neck. With this in mind, make sure the front edges are neat and join in any new balls at the side seams.
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Purl & Jane Frankie Mittens
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Frankie Mittens - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
I designed these Frankie Mittens because several knitters expressed a desire to knit socks* but wanted to practise on double pointed needles without turning a heel!
While for me and experienced knitters I love knitting Frankie Mittens as they are quick to knit gifts and are great for relaxing evening knitting.
One of the most exciting things about these mittens is that the 2X2 is magical. It fits everyone’s hands! I designed the mittens with this rib for this reason and it is so lovely to see it happen! A gentleman, who said he had larger than average hands, tried on the pair in my Skipton Studio and they fitted him. He then took the pattern and yarn to knit his very first pair of fingerless mittens.
The Frankie Mittens use 35g/140m of the 100g ball so there is enough to make three pairs with one ball, with perhaps the last one being a little bit shorter than the others. Or great for using up left over sock yarn.
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Purl & Jane Ada Sleeveless Top
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Ada Sleeveless Top - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This is a simple lace top in simple shapes. It has very little shaping so perfect for those new to lace work and want a simple pattern to add colour and texture to your wardrobe. It’s great to wear over short or long sleeved tops or over vest tops for those really hot days.
The design is cropped but the perfect thing about this pattern is that you can knit it as long or as short as you want.
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Purl & Jane Clayton Baby Cardigan
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Clayton Baby Cardigan - Purl & Jane by Jane Ellison
This baby cardigan uses the same stitch pattern that I used on the adult Clayton Vest, the pattern I shared with you yesterday. I love this stitch detail. I also love moss stitch, there I’ve said it! When I say I love moss stitch in the studio to visiting knitters I get two replies – “Oh yes, I love it too” or “Do you, I don’t!” Never anything in between! So this pattern is perfect for knitters, n o matter which of those replies they would have given. There are a few rows of stocking stitch alternating with moss stitch so, if you love moss stitch, you can knit the stocking stitch getting excited about when you will start the moss stitch again and, if you don’t you can relax on the moss stitch rows knowing that soon you will be knitting the stocking stitch!
To fit: Newborn to 2 years
Recommended yarn: Fyberspates Vivacious 4ply
This cardigan is unisex and I’ve kept it simple yet different by adding the button detail and then you can always add the perfect colour buttons on afterwards for baby.
This cardigan is knitted in one piece until the armholes.
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