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7th Feb 2020     Faded Denim – a timeless colour for some new placemats

Denim fans have been delighted to see that "Faded Denim" is one of the key colours in Pantone's colour collection for this year and indeed we are seeing some wonderful denim shades in the yarn stores right now. 

I have recently been knitting a new set of placemats in just this colour and I love the way they have come out. ​This is the Trevarren Placemat Set and the set includes two sizes of placemats, plus coasters and extra-thick hot pads / tablemats to protect your table. ​The colour is just perfect and I am looking forward to using this set lots this summer.   . . .   

​Read more here.
10th Jan 2020     20 for 2020

There's always a tremendous feeling of a "new start" at the beginning of a new decade, isn't there. A time for new explorations and new challenges. So it was that on 1st Jan 2010, I set myself a challenge to design or find as many reversible knitting stitches as I could and that's how our Reversible Knitting Stitches book came into being!

So this year I have set myself a new challenge: to explore more reversible stitches and see if we can add 20 more stitches in 2020.

​Read more here...
30th Dec 2019     Keep those ears warm

Things get tricky when you have a pony tail... You want to keep warm but your favourite hat won't fit. You can lift your parka hood up but that still doesn't bring the circulation back into your ears and you start to believe the old wives' tail about losing half of your body heat through your head in winter! 

So here's the solution: a cozy headwarmer. Quick to knit, easy to make and super-stylish, these small accessories are a must for deep winter.

​In my latest blogpost, I write about two of my favourites that you can knit now ready for the New Year snows. Read more here...
20th Dec 2019     Time to knit a hat

It's almost time for ski season – that magical time of year when you actually welcome a cool, crisp blue-sky day with fresh powdery snow waiting for you. ​And even if the ski slopes are not calling to you, then the coldest months of the year are approaching fast! So now is the time to don your best snow outfit and top it off with a colourful hat to keep you super cozy.

And here's my latest blogpost to read about 5 winter hats to knit now!
28th Nov 2019     How much yarn do you need for a scarf?

Winter has arrived with snow and freezing temperatures, so if you don't have a cozy scarf yet then maybe now is the time to start knitting one!

But, how much yarn will you need? That's the question I have been looking at in this week's blogpost, the next in my Winter Accessories Series.

Please click here to read more.
10th Nov 2019     On trend with short scarves and buttoned neckwarmers

The autumn days are well and truly upon us, so I am continuing my blogpost “Accessories” series and this time I’m looking at short scarves and buttoned neckwarmers. ​Did you know that short scarves are this years “hot” fashion accessory? Well, I didn’t know until I made one for myself! However, they are a versatile addition to an autumn wardrobe with a very welcome degree of warmth at this time of year.

Another of my "go-to" accessories for autumn/winter is a buttoned neckwarmer. I made a couple of these way-back-when and decided to make a brand new one this year.  

​Read more about short scarves and buttoned neckwarmers in this week's blogpost here.
And please click here for details about the  "Warmington Neckwarmer".