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Pluen Eira Hat – free knitting pattern
One of my goals for this year was to share my ideas and enthusiasm so with this in mind I have just published my first knitting pattern for about 2 years. It is called the Pluen Eira Hat and is … Continue reading
Vintage knitting books.
As a general rule I’m not a big one for shopping trips and buying myself lots of pretty things. I have even managed to tame this desire when it comes to buying yarn (to an extent!). There is one thing … Continue reading
Crafting for work versus crafting for fun.
I’m finally back after a summer hiatus. Trying tpo blog or podcast with 2 small childfren demanding entertainment or food every 5 minutes does not seem to work for me so this year I gave myself permission to take the … Continue reading
The Wool Monty Show 2019
Having spent the 5 years after leaving university living in Sheffield it will always have a special place in my heart so when I heard that there would be a new yarn festival, called the Wool Monty, launching there this … Continue reading
In praise of the knitted skirt.
I have a feeling that knitted skirts might be a bit like Marmite, you either love them or you hate them. I am firmly in the love camp! I do however have one caveat – it has the be the … Continue reading
Holiday knitting – how many projects are enough?
As any knitter or crocheter will know planning what projects to take on holiday with you is an integral part of your pre-holiday planning. I’m sure there are even a few crafters out there like me who think about what … Continue reading
Things I have learned from Me Made May 2019
Yes I know that May isn’t actually over yet but I have been thinking about the lessons Me Made May has taught me already so I thought I would take the time to share with you what I’d learned so … Continue reading
Blogging versus Vlogging
In recent months I have been thinking quite a lot about the relative benefits of blogging versus blogging. You will no doubt have noticed from my sporadic posts over the last year or so that blogging has rather taken a … Continue reading
For the love of a linen shawl
In all this hot weather we have been having in the UK knitting with and wearing wool might have been the last thing many of you have wanted to do, even I considered putting the needles down for a while. … Continue reading
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