Suzie Johnson

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Knitting: Pet Clothing
This dog coat is a simple design, no shaping. The hard bit is the colour work and that is fairisle so not the complicated and not as many ends to sew in. It took me two days to knit this one, as well as the ‘Stay at Home’ dog coat.
Knitting: Pet Clothing
This knitted dog coat is a simple design with a small amount of fairisle knitting on the back for the writing. £1 from each sale of the pattern will go to help the NHS to fight the COVID-19 virus.
Knitting: Throw
This blanket is for the knitter who can:
Knitting: Bag - Other
This pattern has everything. Knitting in colour, beading, lacework and knitting the rib in the round.
Knitting: Throw
This blanket is 90cm x 160cm
Knitting: Scarf
This pattern can be achieved if you can knit, purl, M1, decrease and change colour. Suitable for the knitter with experience of stocking stitch.
Knitting: Toy Vehicle
This bus is knitted in garter stitch with a few rows of purl. It is constructed using the intarsia colour technique and is suitable if you can do the following.
Knitting: Scarf
This lace pattern looks lovely knitted in a thick yarn. It is suitable for the knitter who can:
Knitting: Scarf
This scarf has been designed for Nicki Franklin. It is knitted with 1 x strand of double knit and 1 x strand of kidsilk haze/eclipse. It can be achieved if you can knit, purl, increase and decrease and change colour.
Knitting: Cowl
Easy peasy if you can knit fairisle. It is one straight piece with 12mm needles and takes no time. Line with fleece for that snuggly feeling. So warm you only need to wear a bikini with it! he he he
Knitting: Scarf
I called this scarf Tufty after the squirrel that used to help children cross the road in the 1970s. My mum took me to the public hall in Heald Green to meet him and after waiting, what seemed like forever, he never showed. Although I am still cross with Tufty for letting me downI still like what he stands for - helping children cross the road ...
Knitting: Scarf
This scarf can be achieved if you can knit and purl. It is achieved by using one strand of Rowan Kidsilk Haze and one strand of Rowan Fine Lace. It is also available to purchase in a kit from www.suziebeans.com
Knitting: Pin Cushion
The Erin pin cushion can be achieved if you can do the following:
Knitting: Pillow / Cushion
This pattern can be achieved if you can cast on, cast off, knit, change colour and slip stitches. It is suitable for a knitter with basic skills.
Knitting: Doll
If you can do the intarsia colour technique and beading then this pattern is relatively easy. The background colour that you use is cut away so perhaps use a cheaper 4ply. Once you have knitted this a couple of times or if you are an experienced knitter then you will know that you don’t have to knit all the background but could alter the patter...
Knitting: Cowl
This snood/cowl is knitted using the intarsia colour technique. it is a straight piece so a good project to practise your colour technique on without having to worry about any shaping.
Knitting: Cozy - Other
This is a pyjama case.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Nordic handwarmers knitted using the fairisle colour technique. No shaping to frighten off new knitters. Could be knitted over two evenings. They can be achieved if you can:
Knitting: Cowl
Snood knitted in one piece either on circular needles or straight needles. An acomplished knitter could make this in less than 2 hours.
Knitting: Scarf
Easy Easy Easy- but lovely scarf, ideal for picking up and putting down with little thought required to pick up where you left off. Very warm and springey (bouncey). I love it.
Knitting: Pin Cushion
A very small pin cushion for a few pins
Knitting: Pin Cushion
A little pin cushion or lavender bag.
Knitting: Afghan block
I love you. I knitted these love tokens, one for my mum and one for ……
Knitting: Decorative - Other
I designed these letters for the title sequence of Kirstie’s Homemade Home. You can’t tell by the titles but when you see Kirstie knitting the letters I am lying at her feet ready to undo a row for her to knit over and over again during each take. She was brilliant to work with and very respectful of knitting- but not that good at it!
Knitting: Decorative - Other
This is another beach hut that can either be singularly used as a door stop or linked with the Candy Stripe, Union Jack and Lime and Blackcurrant beach huts can be turned into a draught excluder. This pattern can be achieved if you can do the following:
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
These socks were an absolute pleasure to design and knit. They are knitted in a 4ply cashmere/wool mix yarn and are so soft and comfortable under foot. They can be achieved if you can cast on, cast off, knit, purl, decrease and pick up stitches. Turning the heel is not as hard as you would believe it to be- I promise.
Knitting: Food Cozy
Happy Easter to you all. My egg warmers are knitted in 4ply yarn and can be achieved by knitters who can Knit, Purl, Increase and Decrease.
Knitting: Coffee / Tea Pot
I designed the Tea and Egg cosies for Kirstie Allsopp, the patterns can be found in the Kirstie’s Homemade Home book that accompanies the series. They are similar to the knitted house that I designed for the title credits. They are not difficult to knit and are great little projects for presents you can make using up yarn in your stash.
Knitting: Pin Cushion
A pincushion that will take two hours at the most to knit. You can achieve Foxy if you can do the following:
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These are super warm wrist warmers that can be knitted in an evening. They are so soft. The ribbon is threaded through once the wrist warmers are complete. I took inspiration for these from a jumper that John Galliano designed for Dior. Knitting a grey pair with black material threaded through as we speak.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
I designed these fingerless mittens with novice knitters in mind. It only takes one 50g ball of 4ply to make a pair. And they can be achieved if you can dothe following:
Knitting: Scarf
I should explain, I designed this scarf whilst watching each and every chilean miner come up from the mine. I started it at 5am and continued to knit it until 3am the following morning when the last one was freed and they were playing the national anthem. The scarf is knitted in two yarns of different thicknesses and textures. It can be complet...
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Alice Caterpillars are yet another pair of fingerless mittens. I just can’t stop designing fingerless mittens- I love them. They are super quick to knit, it is just the edging that takes a little longer. Can’t wait to see them knitted in a million zillion different colour combinations. Don’t forget the buttons!
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Chocolate Sundaes are my first autumn 2010 design. They can be achieved if you can knit, purl, increase, decrease, pick up stitches.
Knitting: Coffee / Tea Pot
A traditional tea cosy with a little extra. This only took me two nights to design and make.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These fingerless mittens are knitted in an Aran weight yarn and therefore do not take long to knit. The kidsilk haze and the aran yarn complement each other. I will be knitting another pair in pinks as soon as I have finished writing this. I hope you like them.
Knitting: Scarf
Rocky scarf is knitted on the side as apposed to long ways, so it takes less than 50 rows to complete.
Knitting: Home - Other
This beach hut is part of the ever expanding Beach Hut Draught Excluder. It consists of a green hut with a purple stripe around its base an orange door and a purple sequinned roof. It can be lined and then filled with sand or wheat and turned into a door stop.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Knitting: Messenger Bag
Custard is a shoulder bag knitted in DK cotton on dpns. It can be achieved if you can cast on, knit, purl, cast off and work on dpns. It can be knitted in an infinite number of colours.
Knitting: Decorative - Other
This door stop is easy to knit, it can be achieved if you can cast on, cast off, knit, purl and decrease. They make lovely gifts and can be knitted in an infinite number of colour combinations.
Knitting: Sachet
This project is ideal for using up left over yarn. It makes an ideal present either as a kit or as a finished product. No too are the same.
Knitting: Baby Blanket
This blanket can be used as a baby blanket and can be knitted in an infinite combination of colours. It can also be a knee blanket. I use mine in the car in the winter to put on my knee.
Knitting: Scarf
Ray of Light is made up of a Double Knit yarn and a fine silk mohair. Whether you choose two different colours or two the same, both result in a beautiful light but warm scarf.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
I designed these mittens as I wanted to incorporate yarn with buttons. I think they compliment each other. These mittens are knitted in an aran weight yarn so don’t take long to knit. Button
Knitting: Blocks
This Beach Hut is knitted using garter stitch in a cashmere and wool mix yarn. It can be lined and then used as a doorstop. I have stuffed mine with toy stuffing.
Knitting: Mittens
These mittens keep your arms warm as well as your hands. They are called Fireballs because of the colour that I designed them in, but they can be knitted in a number of combinations of Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran and Rowan Kidsilk Haze. They are quick to knit too because they are knitted in an Aran weight yarn and I love them.
Knitting: Scarf
This is Bermuda Triangle. A wide scarf knitted in a 4ply cashmere wool mix yarn. It is knitted in garter stitch and took me roughly 2 months to complete.
Knitting: Pin Cushion
This is Lois, a pin cushion. She can be knitted in any double knit yarn. She is quick and easy to make.
Knitting: Animal Toy
This is The Wool Sanctuary Cat. He is my first design. He can be stuffed with toy stuffing or you can fill him with lavender then hang him up by his tail. I am knitting one at the moment in Debbie Bliss pure silk in pale pink, he is gorgeous.
Knitting: Containers
This pattern is to knit a gift box in two sizes.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Please note all proceeds from the sales of this pattern will be donated to The Teenage Cancer Trust - indefinitely
Knitting: Food Cozy
Egg cosies seem to be getting as popular as tea cosies. I originally designed the green version of Egg as a present for a friend but liked it so much I thought I would turn it into a kit. They would make a great present for Easter.
Knitting: Home - Other
I designed this draught excluder for Kirstie Allsopp for her childerns playroom, it was featured on the first series of ‘Kirstie’s Homemade Home’. It consists of two fish, two beach huts and a sand castle. They are all held together with magnets.