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Kirstie McLeod

Bristol

Commissioning Editor at The Knitter

Articles

  • 2 months ago | gathered.how | Kirstie McLeod

    Use up some of your yarn stash in the sweetest way by knitting Easter eggs! Our Easter egg pattern is perfect to create a pretty spring display! Kirstie McLeod designed these cute little knit eggs for Simply Knitting issue 118 as a fun beginner knitting pattern.

  • Nov 11, 2024 | gathered.how | Kirstie McLeod

    Our Christmas pudding hat knitting pattern is bound to be a festive hit with the whole family. It’ll look adorable on your little pudding – or make it for parents and kids to match! The pattern was designed by Kirstie McLeod and comes from Simply Knitting magazine issue 100. The hat uses a yarn that comes embedded with sequins, so there’s no fiddly stitching to do. Plus it's worked flat and seamed, perfect for new knitters who haven't yet mastered knitting in the round.

  • Oct 25, 2024 | gathered.how | Kirstie McLeod

    We can’t get enough of this knitted bauble pattern – with three Fair Isle designs to pick from and an endless choice of colour combinations, you won't be able to cast on just one! Why not team yours with the decorations from our round-up of the best christmas knitting patterns and trim the whole tree in handmade ornaments? Using Fair Isle knitting for the knitted bauble patternIf you've done a little bit of Fair Isle knitting before, use our knitted bauble pattern to improve your skills.