BLOGPOSTS

A quick summary of  my recent blogposts. If you would like to peruse some older posts, please click here.
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8th Oct 2019     Add a twist to your knitting!

 In my last blogpost, I started my new accessories series by looking at knitted cowls as they are such a useful addition to keep you warm at this time of year.

However, there is one situation when there can be a problem with cowls – and that is when you want to wear them under a coat or jacket. Then you might find that they are trying to stick out from your body and refusing to fold neatly at the neckline. 

There is fortunately an easy solution to that, but we need to go into the realms of mathematics to find it! Click here to find out more .....
27th Sept 2019     Time to knit a cowl

Have your knitting needles been on summer vacation? If so, then it's time to get them out of hibernation and start work on some cozy accessories ready for the colder days ahead!

Today I am starting a blogpost series on Autumn Accessories and first up is the humble cowl. I have included some historical notes, a few examples of cowls you can knit now and news of a new cowl pattern that Anna will be publishing shortly.  Click here to read more...
21st Sept 2019     Autumn Accessories

Today marks the Autumn Equinox and although it's still sunny and warm outside, there's definitely a feel of Autumn in the air!

​So I am going to start a series of blogposts about small, simple items that you can start now. Cowls, scarves, hats and other accessories that will make a big difference when the cooler weather starts to bite. 

​Read more about this new blogpost series here.
30th Aug 2019     Where we like to knit

If you click on the "About" tab of this website, you will see that I have a gallery of places where I like to knit, courtesy of my husband Tim's photos. Well, it's time to add another photo to that collection! This time Tim has captured a lovely photo of both Anna and I knitting in Sweden.

It has been gloriously sunny and warm during our visit to Sweden this year and it has been so enjoyable to be able to sit and knit by the side of the lake. In the photo here, we are in the gardens of Grönsöö Palace on the shores of Lake Mälaren just to the west of Stockholm.

Please click here to read more about this beautiful place and see some of Tim's photos...
18th Aug 2019     Straightening crinkly yarn

In this week's blogpost I am exploring the joys of reusing yarn and straightening out all the crinkles and waves! ​​Read on to find out how to wind a ball and steam your skeins of wool so your yarn is back to being pristine and smooth again...

​Read this week's blogpost here.
25th July 2019     Are you using the right needle?

If you read my last blogpost, you may have seen that I am currently knitting a lace cardi on some new-to-me knitting needles from Knitters Pride. This is a set of chrome-plated interchangeable needles from their Nova Platina range, and very nice they are to work with too.

​But I ran into an unexpected issue when I went to find a set of matching 3.5mm double-pointed needles for the sleeves. I finally sorted the problem but only after I had hunted out all my various needle gauges and spare needles! Have a look at this week's blogpost to find out more...
19th July 2019     My WIP – Working in Pink

​I have just posted a new blogpost with news about one of this year's hottest fashion colours – Aurora Pink, a gorgeous bluey-pink that works so well with two of this year's fashion trends, Ballerina & Nostalgia.

​Not that you'd ever accuse me of being a slave to fashion, but I am loving this colour in the cardi I am knitting right now. To read more about the colour and to see some photos of my current WIP (Work in Progress), please click here.