Whenever I write a hat pattern I always knit it at least twice. I don’t want to be publishing patterns with errors in them if I can possibly help it. I always welcome feedback but would prefer people didn’t have to go to the trouble of letting me know that my products…
If you only buy one stitch dictionary….
If you only buy one stitch dictionary there is something very wrong with you. Stitch dictionaries are the best reading ever. I read them in bed but then again, maybe that’s just me. I have a decent sized collection and I’m finding that as my collection grows more of the patterns are…
Liquidambar
After musing about how I can incorporate Autumn into my knitting, I thought “why not just knit a leaf”. So here is a very quick pattern for a little Liquidambar leaf. To make a little Liquidambar leaf that you can use on a hair clip you will need a small amount of 8ply/DK…
Autumn Palette
In the 1980’s when I was a schoolgirl, I had a fairly erratic relationship with colour. I wanted to be Madonna or Cyndi Lauper when I grew up. Edgy fashion meant wearing flourescent green socks with your school uniform. There was a lot of bright pink, stark white and pale denim. As the decade continued, some…
Knitting related injuries
Although a whole week off work to knit and bake and generally stuff around sounds very relaxing, it really is a hazardous way to spend time. Over the past four days I have been finishing some UFOs and working on a new fair isle hat design for the fella. Here is the…
A week of peace
I’ve taken a week off work to, well, basically not be at work. I don’t have any major plans for the week apart from some knitting and sewing. I just needed a week to unwind before I have to launch myself into all the joy that comes with working in a finance company at…