What You Need To Know About Using ‘Lifelines’ In Knitting
Have you ever been knitting away on an intricately cabled project only to realise you’ve been doing it wrong for 20 or more rows?! Even worse, imagine noticing a mistake…
Welcome to my blog
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Lemony Snicket
Here you will find my random ramblings about my knitting and other crafty antics, with a dash of personal stuff splattered in for good measure!
10 patterns I love but will probably never knit!
As a busy working mum who is attempting to spin many plates, I tend to pick knitting projects that are both practical for my every day life (or my families,…
Do Knitting Patterns Deserve Better Than PDF?
Knitting, an ancient craft, now thrives digitally through PDFs and platforms like Ravelry, which transformed the community and accessibility of patterns. Despite technological advancements, PDF patterns face limitations on digital…
5 reasons why my ‘Over the Ocean’ self-release knitting pattern is LOADS better than the magazine version
The Over The Ocean knitting pattern has taken me on what feels like the LONGEST journey!! It was the first jumper design I played with after my debut patterns, Garter…
8 excellent design features of the Garter Squish Jumper knitting patterns that you may have missed!
Garter Squish Kids was the first knitting pattern I designed and released myself back in September 2021. That feels like a lifetime ago now but I guess it isn’t really!…
Reasons for replacing my Addi Knitting needles for Chiaogoo – Review
If you are a follower on Instagram – I bet there will be a few *eye rolls* seeing how much Herdy appears in my photography! #sorrynotsorry! Started my knitting journey…
Free knitting pattern – Garter Squish Beanie
Garter Squish Beanie PDF file Available here:Download Fancy the same warm, squishy hug for your head that your Garter Squish jumper gives your body? You may even have a leftover…
Magazine Publication! Am I a real designer now??
I still can’t quite believe I am writing this, even though I have spent SO much time over the last few month quietly working on it.. but on Wednesday (13th…
Oscar’s wonky heart
The last time I spoke about this on the blog was before Oscar was earth-side. I brain dumped (as I often do in this blog) everything that was going on…
Knitwear design. It’s a love hate relationship
Can I actually design a knitted garment? It turns out, yes.. I’ve given it a go anyway! What makes me qualified? Absolutely nothing! Apart from A LOT of grit, determination…
A few attempts at dyeing wool – I’ve had variable results!
Yet another post that has been in my head, ready to write for months and months! The main delay for this one was due to a very large time lapse…
Right Aortic Arch
This post has been on the tip of my fingertips for a a little while. But only now does it feel right to talk about it. On the 13th, we…
I seem to have fallen down the knitting rabbit hole!
A massive squishy woolly mammoth one! I haven’t spoken too much about my knitting antics on my blog felt it’s time I should really as it’s where my crafty priorities…
I reviewed my Pfaff Ambition 1.5… Love it or hate it?
Review written in 2013 It’s here!! My new toy; The Pfaff Ambition 1.5. I brought it from GUR Sewing Machines, and look at all the free goodies! Because of annoying…