diff --git a/sk/devops.py b/sk/devops.py
index 870dbbe..d136eb1 100644
--- a/sk/devops.py
+++ b/sk/devops.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class Item():
     def path(self):
         return self._path # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
-    def get_child_items(self) -> list[Item]:
+    def get_child_items(self, pattern: str | None = None, recurse: bool = False) -> list[Item]:
         """Get child items if this item is a folder."""
         if self.git_object_type != "tree": # type: ignore[attr-defined]
             raise ValueError("Child items can only be fetched for folder items.")
@@ -284,12 +284,15 @@ class Item():
             path=f"{self._repository.project.id}/_apis/git/repositories/{self._repository.id}/items",
             params={
                 "scopePath": self.path,
-                "recursionLevel": "oneLevel"
+                "recursionLevel": "oneLevel" if not recurse else "full"
             }
         ).json().get("value", [])
         child_items = []
         for obj in objects:
-            i = Item(repository=self._repository, path=obj.get("path"))
+            obj_path = obj.get("path")
+            if pattern and not pathlib.PurePath(obj_path).match(pattern):
+                continue
+            i = Item(repository=self._repository, path=obj_path)
             i.from_json(obj) # type: ignore[attr-defined]
             child_items.append(i)
         return child_items