I am pleased to announce that test knit request for my next pattern release – the Sweetpea Cardigan Lite – has now been sent out. This pattern is the same basic construction as the Sweetpea Cardigan, but in a lighter fingering weight yarn. It is still made in one piece, Read more
I am pleased to announce that the Sweetpea Cardigan has now been released and is available from my Ravelry shop. Whilst trying to find baby clothes for our first child, we really struggled to find a simple cardigan for a newborn summer baby. And everything was either white, pink, or Read more
When dye starts leaking from your yarn and you’ve never experienced this before, it is naturally quite worrying! But this can be perfectly normal! And this doesn’t just happen to hand-dyed yarns. It can happen to commercially dyed yarns too. Crocking vs Bleeding Two words that sound quite scary. But Read more
I am pleased to announce that test knit request for my next pattern release – the Sweetpea Cardigan – has now been sent out. A day later than I had hoped after I locked myself out of the house yesterday afternoon (!) but hey ho! This pattern is made in Read more
We all suffer sad times during our lives. It is one of the inevitable parts of life. Somewhere up there with birth, death, and taxes! But we all get to enjoy happy moments too. This is the part where you might expect me to tell you a sad story about Read more
If you are like me then you adore top down knitted jumpers and cardigans. Knitted in one piece. Minimal sewing. Seamless look to the finished garment. And with so many designs out there you do not have to compromise on style either. But I do have one nagging problem with Read more
The release of this pattern is an announcement to my beloved knitting community: my husband and I are expecting our first child. This is a whole new step in our lives, and what is more fitting than for a new step, than something to take that step in. Albeit, not Read more
Creating the logo for The Fated Knitter was a little more frustrating than I had initially anticipated. I wanted it to include a symbol for fate. If you forgot what it looks like, here it is: I’ll start with the name – “The Fated Knitter”. The name came from my Read more
When I started my first business, Gradiance Yarns (rebranded to Fated Yarns in 2019), I did a similar exercise. I listed 20 random facts about me from my perspective of me being obsessed with knitting. As time has gone on, I’ve come to realise that I am not obsessed with Read more
I’ve been lost for about a year now. Why? Because I’ve been forcing my love of knitting and yarn into a direction that doesn’t resonate with me. I’ve been battling my own nature. I’ve been trying to shove it into a smaller and smaller box. To focus. But I love Read more