Knitting
Test Knit – Simon’s Jumper
I am pleased to announce that the test knit request for my next pattern release – Simon’s Jumper – has now been sent out.
Crochet
Wide “Handcrafted Just For You” Gift Wraps
Free landscape A4 sized printable with wide “Handcrafted Just For You” gift wraps to add to your knitting and crochet gifts.
Knitting
Sweet Dreams Shawl: Design
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 were destined to be a large curly shawl. Based on Read more…
Knitting
2019
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 what resolution I might come up with for me. And Read more…
Knitting
The First Christmas Jumper: Part 2
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 KnitPro Symphonie DPNs. They arrived nice and quickly and without Read more…
Knitting
The First Christmas Jumper: Part 1
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 220. This is a wonderful worsted weight yarn that is Read more…
Knitting
How to make a Dressed Tension Swatch
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.
Knitting
The Texel Project: Getting Gauge
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 3ply yarn and in my experience 2 or 3ply chunky Read more…
Knitting
The Texel Project: Introduction
I’ve set myself a little project: The Texel Project. Today I want to show you these two gorgeous skeins of yarn. This is a chunky weight 3ply. Though I’m thinking it might work up closer to a worsted or aran at first glances. But anyway, I wanted to show it Read more…
Knitting
How to Seam the Ancestral Fingerless Mittens
Free tutorial teaching you exactly how I seam the Ancestral Fingerless Mittens pattern.