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Alphabet Chart for Simon’s Jumper Design
Free download for an 5-stitch tall alphabet and number set for colourwork, designed to go with our Simon’s Jumper design.
Free download for an 5-stitch tall alphabet and number set for colourwork, designed to go with our Simon’s Jumper design.
Free download for the blank chart for Simon’s Jumper, in the correct gauge, for you to design any pattern to add to the main jumper design.
I am pleased to announce that the test knit request for my next pattern release – Simon’s Jumper – has now been sent out.
Free landscape A4 sized printable with wide “Handcrafted Just For You” gift wraps to add to your knitting and crochet gifts.
The Sweet Dreams Shawl is possibly the design that mesmerises me the most. I started the shawl in September 2018 from inspiration of seeing these two hanks of yarn together – Night Wakes and Banana Sandwiches – I knew they Read more…
The turn of the year is typically a time when people make resolutions for the forthcoming year. To get fit. To eat a healthier diet. To give up xyz habit. I’ve been pondering this for a few weeks now, wondering Read more…
The previous episode of the Christmas Jumper saga finished with me not having the right sized needles for the sleeves. A jumper isn’t really a jumper without sleeves. It’s really more of a… vest. I ordered some 20cm long 4.5mm Read more…
2018 will be my little boys first Christmas. I’ve never made myself a Christmas jumper, despite all the best hopes, but I was determined to make one for Simon. Using the Sweetpea Cardigan for inspiration I chose my yarn: Cascade Read more…
If you’re knitting something small or flat then a regular tension swatch is perfectly fine. But if you’re a big garment knitter then you’ll need a dressed tension swatch.
Following on from my previous post – The Texel Project – I had a few concerns about the weight of the yarn. It is listed as a chunky weight on the World of Wool website. But it is also a Read more…