Having wanted to write a straight forward top-down jumper pattern for quite some time, I had no idea quite how long it was going to take… In fact when I edited the images of the various stages I realise that I started the first sample in April last year...
What is the best way to care for hand knits? This is a question I get asked again and again, and now seems like the perfect time to talk about this as I am about to introduce the new range of Luxury Yarns Hand-Dyed. We spend hours and hours making our items –...
Spring Show…!!!? Ironic or what?! This was the view when I left my house last Wednesday, and I live in London so we hardly ever get snow! It was set-up day for the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show so I called the offices of to check that they were still going...
Why pay for a pattern? People often complain about paying for knitting patterns. There are so many patterns that are free, so why pay…? I think that many knitters have no idea of the process, the hard work, effort and cost involved, so I thought I’d write...
So, I am a bit excited and a bit nervous – I am off to Nottingham Yarn Expo on Friday. It’s the first NYE and although I’ve done several shows this year, this one I wont have my friend Deb from FindMeKnitting with me. Shows on your own can be very...
I have been working on this pattern for what feels like for ever. It is my first proper printed pattern and I have learned so much since starting it. I never knew about tech editing before, and have entered into the world of test knitting on Ravelry too. All in all I...
The latest edition to my Knit-Kits – this pattern is currently being tech edited and test knitted and I hope will be available at the end of January 2017. *** UPDATE*** You can see this pattern here, and the Knit Kit is available here...
Look at this gorgeous cardigan made with Di Lusso yarn by one of my regular customers. She makes lots of items on Etsy and Facebook – I just love her items.
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I decided to make some wrist-warmers for my Mother In Law for Christmas because she wears the all the time and hers are getting a bit tatty (hope she’s not reading this!) Anyway, I wasn’t sure which yarn to use, but decided on the gorgeous Alegria...
Why I prefer circular knitting needles? I don’t know about you, but since I discovered circular knitting needles I rarely use anything else. I just find them so much easier to work with. I was never a fan of using longer than 30cm knitting needles anyway, which made...
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This is one of those times when I am SURE I had written a post about this, but can’t find it anywhere so am starting to doubt my sanity… I know that I am always doing about 10 things at once, so perhaps this slipped under the radar… Anyway, I will...
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