The year of Handmade series continues with the Classic Ribbed Hat by Purl Soho. With almost 10,000 projects on Ravelry, it’s a pretty great little design, which will fit any number of heads, so ideal for gift giving. However, for me it felt like a labour of love, all that 1×1 ribbing got pretty boring […]
Mobius Scarf
Another finished object, part of The year of Handmade series, today I am sharing a mobius scarf I made for my friend Myriam, in a buttery alpaca blend (2 strands held together). Ax
Sophie Shawl
Continuing The year of Handmade series, this is the Sophie Shawl by PetiteKnit I made my baby sister (hi, Ale!) for Christmas. I went back and forth several times between making the scarf or the shawl version (read: frogged the first 10 cm, something like 5 or 6 times!). There wasn’t an awful lot in […]
Mobius Scarf
To kick off The year of Handmade series, we have the most buttery baby Alpaca and merino yumminess, for this very light and oh-so-soft cowl. Even if I’m modelling it here, I promise I did give it away, not before adding it to my ever growing list of goodies to knit for me. One day. Ax
‘Twas a handmade Christmas!
The year I started making and selling at craft markets was also the year I decided ALL my Christmas gifts would be handmade… apparently I didn’t think I already had enough on my plate, what with juggling my day job and market prepping! Haha! The plan was to make gifts for about 23 people. I […]
Sidewinder Beanie
A great little pattern by Aspen Leaf Knits, the Sidewinder Beanie is fresh and stylish and super easy to memorise—I have totally lost track of how many I have knitted over the past couple of years, but we’re well into the double digits. (Hint hint: a whooole loads of posts on this coming up!) This […]
Felix Pullover
Hello people! Well, it’s been a minute! How is everybody? I had to take some time off from social media after my last market, as I felt completely drained and exhausted with nothing left to give. I’d worked myself silly prepping for my Christmas markets, and really felt I needed a break to recharge and […]
Plans for 2024
Welcome to 2024! Here I am assembling a veeery fluid list of what I plan to knit in 2024 – ideas will be added and edited as I make things and as the year progresses… My colour:Anthracite Nurtured ↗by Andrea Mowry—DONE!My yarn: Sesia Arboris. My colour:Brown Felix pullover ↗by Amy Christoffers—DONE!My yarn: Sesia Arboris and […]
Black Cable Hat
In between market prepping, I sometimes make things for myself too! I absolutely love this cable hat, so much so that I have made 4 so far! But can we please talk about the incredible Virginia Creeper behind me??? Totally worth waiting all year for these stunning autumn colours! 🖤🍁🍂 Ax
A hug for your head
Fully reversible bobble hat, in a super soft alpaca and wool blend, double layered, and with extra deep brim to keep you warm and cosy all through the cold season. Look at all the photos to see what the reverse side looks like. It’s a hug for your head! 🧡🍁🍂 If you want yours, you […]
Saturday Shrug
I did it! A few months late, but I did it, I jumped on the Saturday Shrug bandwagon (stash diving FTW) and got this baby churned out in a few days, just in time for autumn weather. I’ve entered the #saturdayshrugclub—it’s a very cosy club to be in 🧡🍂🧶 Ax
A cosy night in
Torrential rain, cosy blanket at the ready, alpaca and a knitting podcast. You could be forgiven for thinking I was setting the scene for a Christmas evening in, but this happened only last night. Yes, in May! Will we ever have a Spring this year, I wonder? Actually, if truth be told, I happen to […]
Cailín Arm Warmers
Just finished these arm warmers for a friend (hi Carolyn!). Hope they’ll keep her nice and toasty! Anyone interested in test knitting the pattern I’ve written for these? They’re worked in the round on DPNs (I imagine they’d work equally well done in magic loop) on 4 mm needles (or size to get gauge). One […]
Ouch!
30 rows in and 160 stitches on the needles, and I’ve realised I have got every one of my M1 increases the wrong way around! Ouch! It’s only a tiny detail, barely noticeable, but I would know. So there are two options: either rip the whole thing and start over, or try and fix every […]
Blank page syndrome
I don’t quite know how to kick this off, so why don’t I start from the beginning-ish? Picture it: London, 20041. After a couple of false starts caused mainly by my short attention span and an innate ability for underestimation (what? A funky scarf long enough to wrap around the Earth a couple of times? […]