We’ve had some glorious weather over the last few days, sunny and pretty warm. I’ve been trying to spend as much time as possible outdoors, but even working at my desk is made much more p...
I’ve lost count of the number of conversations I’ve had at events or in my sweater fitting classes that went something like this: Knitter: “So the pattern is sized by full bust meas...
Bicycling, knitting and delicious food – even with some rain this trip has been kind of perfect!
We drew a couple of random numbers and the winners of the book contest are Terhi and Birgitte. Terhi said “Instead of knitting book I have an addiction to Veeras (100 rain) patterns. Not just b...
The comments on the last post were so much fun to read, I love how enthusiastic so many of you are to share which books you like and what compelled you to choose them. Perhaps I’ve talked about...
Books in general are pretty wonderful, books about knitting are even better, and free books about knitting might be the best of all! (Well, I’m glad they’re mostly not-free, because it me...
Some designs come together relatively quickly, but this wasn’t one of them. Almost four years ago I posted the first photos of a lace shawl in progress (alongwith a brownie recipe I’d for...
It’s probably obvious from the whole 3 books published in just over 6 months thing, but I work a lot. I love what I do, and feel so grateful that this is my work, but still it’s definitel...
I’ve been busy recently, so busy that it’s taken me a couple of weeks to actually write this post. The whirlwind of VK Live and Tnna is over and I’m writing this in the Phoenix airp...
Wishing you and yours a wonderful weekend, whatever you’re doing. We gathered this week to celebrate the solstice and getting two new books to the printer. There was delicious cake, we exchange...
The Oxidize hat pattern is now available to purchase as a pdf, on Ravelry and on the website. The pattern will be part of Whimsical Little Knits 3, which we’re working really hard on getting to...
One of the best things about visiting Fancy Tiger Crafts was that, since they do all kinds of crafts, they have sewing machines set up in their classroom. The well appointed space combined with an in...
I was greeted in Denver with a snowstorm, which was a little shocking after Austin but within a few days we were driving out to visit the yaks in brilliant sunshine. The yaks are from the Himalayas s...
Visiting Bijou Basin Ranch was one of the highlights of my trip. So much so that I know have 1000+ photos of yaks to go through, here’s just a glimpse at the cuteness.
I had a wonderful time in Portland, shopping, visiting Lantern Moon to talk about something super exciting, teaching at Happy Knits, an awesome early Thanksgiving party. It was so fun and busy...
Today, via a knitter who had just returned from one of her retreats, I received an awesome gift from Cat Bordhi. You might remember that she tried to freeze my mousie at tnna in dry ice so this is a ...
Thank you to The Knitting Nest, Lizzy and Fran for making my time in Austin so wonderful. Cupcakes, bats, boots, yarn bombing and weird old stuff pretty much sums up my trip.
On my recent travels and in support of Little Red in the City, I’ve been teaching sweater workshops. I always begin with a question, asking students to share their sweater knitting experiences ...
A unisex hat featuring twisted stitch cables that can be worked in beanie and slouchy versions. The hat can be worked in a single colour or the fact that the cable stitches are slipped on alternate r...
I love Rhinebeck, but it isn’t really about the yarn, its all about the people. Spending time with dear, far flung, friends and meeting some of the knitters who make my stuff. A gorgeous blue E...
This is literally the first time I’ve sat down at my computer since I left home 2 weeks ago. It’s certainly been a busy couple of weeks, I started things off quietly in New York City (if ...
Ysolda left the UK earlier this week for a tour through the States. This coming weekend she’ll be at Rhinebeck and will be signing books in the author’s area from 2pm to 4pm on both Satur...
that it is Knit Whatever You Want Night. We all have obligations, things we ought to be doing with our time, people to get back to or help with something, ways in which we could put our evenings to g...
How this happened is a bit of a mystery, but somehow it’s late August. Here in Scotland that definitely means sweater weather with enough of a chill in the air that I was motivated to dig out s...
This is a little bit random, but I’m having a clear out and I’ve decided to find better homes for some of my much loved but not worn enough shoes. You can see them all here
Thanks for all your lovely and excited comments about Angostura…and the winner is - Brandi! ‘I was so inspired by this book and read it as soon as it came. I’ve been so hesitant to ...
Classic Elite Yarns who generously provided the yarn for Amanda’s Angostura sample have also offered to donate enough yarn for one lucky winner to make an Angostura for themselves! Leave a comm...
It’s my birthday today, I plan on eating cake and otherwise doing as little as possible – which is very exciting! Since both presents and traditions are fun let’s continue the birth...
While Ysolda continues her travels we wanted to let you know that she’ll be teaching at the first Festival Le Lot et La Laine Festival from 9-10th of July in France. The festival is held in a b...
I’m writing this on my phone in the car to squam but we just stopped to pick up something so exciting I couldn’t wait to share it! We have a box for squam so the very first copies will be...
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