Sharon Slarke
Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads
Knitting: Cowl
Wrap yourself in the warmth of the Fields of Sorghum Cowl, a pattern that captures the rustic charm of pastoral fields. This cowl, worked in 4 ply / fingering weight yarn, is packed with colour in an easy slip stitch pattern.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Diamond Stepping Stones Wrap is a warm, wool and alpaca, rectangular wrap with a double cabled band along the middle, with the main body in reverse stockinette/stocking stitch and then a knit one, purl one moss stitch border.
Knitting: Throw
Get warm with this soft lap rug on those cold nights! Using a simple slip stitch to help maintain its shape, this cozy rug pattern is super easy to memorise. Merino yarn held together with a Mohair/Silk blend makes for a super warm, yet light rug for your favourite chair or sofa. It also makes a great extra layer on the bed for freezing nights.
Knitting: Pullover
This is a Stocking/Stockinette Stitch Pullover with shaping from waist to bust, with an intarsia stripe feature across the chest, in Lily Sugar’n Cream Solids & Denim or any other Worsted/10 ply cotton yarn and a contrasting stripe in Lily Sugar’n Cream Ombres or any other Worsted/10 ply cotton yarn. It is worked flat from the bottom up and...
Knitting: Vest
A fitted, lace, hip bone length vest with a V neck and some shaping from waist to bust, in pure merino.
Knitting: Vest
A vintage style, fitted, textured stitch vest with a boat neck and some shaping from waist to bust, in a wool/hemp tweed blend.
Knitting: Throw
The Humanise Throw Rug is a cosy, comforting cotton throw in cables and lace, knitted flat, all in one piece.
Knitting: Vest
A vintage style, fitted, ribbed cable vest with a V neck and some shaping from waist to bust, in pure wool.
Knitting: Pillow / Cushion
The Dilettante Cushion Cover is a cosy, warm, woollen cushion cover in stranded colorwork of a jacquard design, knitted in the round, with a seam required only at one end and joined by a three needle bind off at the other end.
Knitting: Pullover
A men’s Fair Isle pullover, in an 8 ply yarn, with an undeniable message knitted across the chest.
Knitting: Vest
A fitted, Guernsey style patterned vest with a turtle neck and some shaping from waist to bust, in pure wool.
Knitting: Cowl
This cowl worked in 8 ply / DK yarn is in a thick and thin rib pattern with borders of brocade squares. It’s a fun and easy knit.
Knitting: Pullover
A fitted, mosaic stitch pullover with stocking/stockinette stitch sleeves and mosaic cuffs and a large collar, in a Wool yarn.
Knitting: Vest
Create a dapper look with this ribbed waistcoat. Great for an extra layer of warmth in the office or out and about. Worked flat and seamed, in a flecked wool blend, The band is worked in one piece which is stitched to the vest as you go.
Knitting: Poncho
The Ode Poncho is a cotton poncho, worked top down in a ridged rib in four sections, with raglan shaping.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
The Nanette Shawl is a warm, woollen, crescent shaped shawl with a cabled band along the bottom, with the main body in stockinette/stocking stitch and then a garter stitch edging along the top.
Knitting: Pullover
A fitted, lace pullover with lace edging and a shawl collar, in a Merino, Silk and Cashmere yarn.
Knitting: Vest
A fitted, Lace pullover vest with a scoop neck and some shaping from waist to bust, in pure alpaca.
Knitting: Earflap Hat
A cabled ear flap hat, using bulky yarn and big needles. The ear flaps are in a crossed rib, finished with with braids and the whole hat topped with a pom pom. The wool yarn provides winter warmth.
Knitting: Scarf
The Kinematics Scarf is a warm, woollen scarf in a very simple and awesome Cable stitch.
Knitting: Scarf
The Janine Scarf is a mid-season cotton scarf in the Vandyke lace stitch. There is a cute, double line of bobbles at each end.
Knitting: Pullover
A fitted, textured pullover with cabled and bobble sleeves and a Cowl collar, in alpaca and merino.
Knitting: Vest
Lace combines with stocking stitch to give you a light, yet warm vest with hem and armhole bands in lace border, knitted in wool.
Knitting: Pillow / Cushion
A fresh, colourful cushion cover, knitted in cotton. The cushion cover is worked in one piece, then folded over and seamed at the sides. This is a firm fit, to create a plump cushion.
Knitting: Cardigan
A cardigan in wide stripes of colour worked in diagonal stitch, knitted on larger needles for an open texture, in cotton.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Nice warm fingerless gloves with an all over, small textured twist stitch pattern. The yarn used is a beautiful soft and warm Merino, Alpaca, Silk blend. The gloves are knitted in the round and have a thumb gusset.
Knitting: Cowl
Cowl is knit from the bottom up, with needles progressively changed down to provide shaping.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Nice warm fingerless mitts with a leafy squares patterns running along the back. A thumb gusset is worked.
Knitting: Cowl
A cosy fair isle cowl using a plain and a variegated yarn. The fair isle patterns come from volume three of a 1980’s English knitting series called Creative Knitting. No details of the publisher are available in this edition.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
A chunky quick knit hat, in a simple knit and purl design. The stitch pattern is a slight variation of a pattern from volume three of a 1980’s English knitting series called Creative Knitting. No details of the publisher are available in this edition.
Knitting: Tote
Short Rows with wraps are used to keep the different stitches growing at the same rate.