I just wanted to share my process for hat blocking. Fill the sink with cool water, pop hat in and make sure it’s soaked. (Add some wool soak if...
A Tip on Blocking Hats!
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Swatching Again..
I’ve been off the design wagon (and out of the blogosphere entirely) since before I went on maternity leave, and reformatting and uploading my old...
Resting..
Does anyone else feel that life is just a little too cluttered sometimes? There always seem to be those little chores we need to get done, and we...
Making a Wedding Outfit Part 3, The Cardigan!
I'm really sad I hardly wore this cardigan on our wedding day. It was sunny in the daytime (but not massively warm), and for some reason I went...
Making a Wedding Outfit Part 2, The Petticoat!
Part 2 - The Petticoat In the last post I talked about my greatest 'making' achievement yet - my wedding dress. I decided to make this so I...
Making a Wedding Outfit Part 1, The Dress!
Part 1, The Wedding Dress! So, the reason my blog posts have been so non-existent since August is because I was beavering away making a wedding...
Buttercup
Published in Simply Knitting 133 (click to purchase issue) I designed this pattern using Knitpicks Palette which is 4ply weight, 100% wool and comes...
Changing your colourway with Photoshop
This week I was given a bag of Rowan Siena, in 8 different colours. I fancied making a summery top with it, and had been thinking about Marie...
Knitting by the sea
This weekend we made a spontaneous decision to pack up and run away to the seaside for a few days. Chris was in need of a surf, and I love to sit...
Briswool
Briswool, Bristol Over the last few months, the owner of my local craft store, Vicky Harrison from Paper Village, has been leading Briswool - a...
New Pattern ~ Portreath
**EDIT** Originally published in The Knitter 71, now available as a digital download here Reversible socks - the left sock is the 'wrong side', the...
Operation Sewing Box
I've decided it's time I gave my sewing box some love. Shamefully, it's been sat like this in my living room for sometime now as I continue to put...
An exciting crochet find!
I found this lovely crochet blanket last week in a vintage shop in Shoreham-by-Sea for a mere £12! It needs some love in a few places and will...
Happy Birthday Mum!
It was Mum's birthday this week and I recently succeeded in getting her back into knitting (I think sending her my first published pattern in the...
FO Friday – Aleph Cardigan
I have been meaning to post this picture for ages, after blocking my finished Aleph cardigan back in November! I had some problems knitting the...
New sock pattern in The Knitter issue 70
If you're a subscriber, you might have already received your copy of Issue 70, which features the 'Platinum Collection', in celebration of...
Kaffe Fassett at the American Museum in Britain, Bath
Thursday was an exciting day for us at work last week. We were heading to the preview day at the Kaffe Fassett exhibition at The American Museum in...
Love a good blanket!
Oops, I've fallen out of blogland again. I think I might just have to accept that just happens sometimes! I've been so busy on the old making front...
Fair Isle Hat Pattern in The Knitter 67
Apologies to my regular readers for my lack of posts lately, we were on holiday for 4 weeks over Christmas and I couldn't get the Wordpress app to...
Fair Isle Mittens pattern in Simply Knitting 115
Meadow Frost Fair Isle Mittens Pattern Here is the second of my designs originally published in the new issue of Simply Knitting. These mittens are...
Cabled Socks Pattern in Simply Knitting 115
I've got two patterns in the new issue of Simply Knitting, so I'll start with these cabled socks, which appear in the free supplement. Knitted in...