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A quick summary of  my recent blogposts. If you would like to peruse some older posts, please click here.
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16th Aug 2021     New pattern – the Darlington Lace Shawl

I have been finishing up my latest pattern, the Darlington Lace Shawl and it is now in my website shop here. I love this new shawl. It is a perfect weight – warm enough to take the edge off a cool evening outside, yet with a soft silky drape that adds a special touch to any outfit. 

It can worn draped elegantly over your shoulders for an evening at the theatre or a stroll along the embankment. However, it looks equally good if you wrap it around your neck like an oversized scarf to give the finishing touch to a casual jeans outfit.

​​To read more, please click here.
16th July 2021     Summer is here!

Summer... the perfect time for knitting cotton scarves and lace shawls. In this latest blogpost I look at some old knitting patterns which I have just updated and also two new patterns for scarves and shawls to add to your summer wardrobe.

Please click here to read more.

​21st Apr 2021     New vertical format for our Reversible Knitting Stitches Book!

We have just completed formatting a new version of our Reversible Knitting Stitches E-book! The new vertical format is perfect for iPads, tablets and other devices which are set to portrait mode. ​Each stitch has its own page with photographs of both the right side and wrong side plus charts and line-by-line instructions. Individual pages can be bookmarked or printed out if required for later reference.​​

​Read more about this new format in my latest blogpost, here.
31st Mar 2021     Seeing Double: #7 – Tips and Techniques using Doubled Yarns

Over the last few blogposts, I have been extolling the virtues of using two ends of yarn held together to add extra qualities to your knitting and to maximise the potential for finding interesting yarn combinations for your next project. So in this last blogpost in the series, I want to touch on some tips and techniques for working with doubled yarns.​​

​To read the blogpost, please click here.
To read the  first post in the series, please click here.
24th Mar 2021     Seeing Double: #6 – Mix 'n Match Sets

​If you have been following this "Seeing Double" series of blogposts, you will know that I am a fan of using two ends of yarn for all kinds of reasons – it can add warmth to your winter knitting, expand your range of yarn choices, and produce beautiful tonal effects. It also allows you to incorporate additional fibres into your work to add drape, texture and visibility. 

However, there is another really good reason to use doubled yarns, and that is to create sets of items – all perfectly co-ordinated because the same yarns have been used throughout. ​​

​To read more, please click here.