The social media streams of the knitting and yarn world over the past few weeks have started to be abuzz with a new phrase. The “pay what you can” phrase and its variations, that are being thrown around are all Read more
“Once upon a time I lay your head in the crook of my arm, and your toes would rest in my hand. Once upon a time I lay your head in the crook of my arm, and your toes would Read more
Creating amazing appliqué designs is a lot easier than you may have believed! Whether you are adding letters, numbers, whole words, or motifs and symbols, this tutorial will help you transform your skills from “meh” to “amazing” with the applied i-cord technique!
So something happened in the last few days… I learnt to crochet. Well kind of. I’ve been capable of a chain for quite some time. But despite several attempts, nothing more has ever cottoned on! You see… as part of Read more
There’s a group on Facebook called Hug in a Blanket UK. They provide blankets from squares (both knitted and crocheted) to people in the UK all the way from newborn to the age of 21 who have long term, life-limiting, Read more
Hello! It’s been a while since I posted an update on The Texel Project I started a few months ago. With a few designs drafted out, I began knitting with a gorgeous chunky weight yarn (though knitting up closer to Read more
My little boy loves Thomas the Tank Engine, and I’m planning to make him a jumper with a train motif on it. But before I knit it, I need some charts. So that’s what I’ve got for you today. Two Read more
I am pleased to announce that the Simon’s Jumper pattern has now been released and is available from my Ravelry shop. I’ve always wanted to knit my own Christmas jumper. Yet every year I’ve been too distracted by other knitting projects to do Read more
While writing up the Simon’s Jumper pattern one row was particularly difficult to articulate. This is the row where you transition from knitting flat, to knitting in the round. You’ve probably read the row a thousand times. And it still Read more
Free download for an 5-stitch tall alphabet and number set for colourwork, designed to go with our Simon’s Jumper design.