I have my first finished object of 2021 to share with you today. Fresh from finishing a vanilla pair of socks for my eldest daughter I wanted to knit a more complex pair and found the ideal pattern in the recently released Tangles Socks by Vikki Bird. These socks have a really interesting heel design, … More Tangles Socks
I don’t need to tell you what a year it has been. A year like no other and a one that I hope to never experience the like of again. My Husband has been shielding and is now working from home. Me and my girls were off school from March to August. Thankfully we have … More 2020 Makes
In my last post a shared a pair of socks that I had knit for my eldest daughter. In this post I share a pair of mitts I made for my youngest daughter. I saw the pattern for these mitts on an Instagram post shared by Louise Tilbrook Designs. The pattern suggested that these would … More Fuss Free Mitts
My past couple of knits have been garments were I had to follow a pattern/use new techniques so I wanted to get back to basics and knit something simpler. I chose a pair of socks for my eldest daughter, a plain vanilla sock with a heel flap and gusset as she has a high instep … More Silent night socks
Such a cute cardigan I knit it twice! I knit the grey cardigan during the summer as a present for my new little nephew. Baby N has older brothers and a sister so he is not short of hand me downs. I wanted to make something a little bit different so fell in love with … More Elevenses Cardigan
It’s been a while since I’ve shared a blog post so I’m starting back with a post about my most recent finished object. For a while I have wanted to knit myself a colourwork sweater. I thought a fingering weight one would take too long so I searched for a DK weight one online. I … More The Simpler Sinister Sweater
A short post to wish you all a Happy New Year! 2019 was a year in which I crafted 20 makes, 17 were gifts and 3 I made for myself. I haven’t posted about all of the items but hopefully I’ll catch up over the next couple of weeks. Jean
Back in September I decided that I wanted to knit my niece a jumper for her 3rd birthday. It’s turned into a bit of a tradition for me to knit her something each year as a gift and while she’s still small I’m happy to continue. I saw a gorgeous jumper on Instagram and thought … More Fabel Sweater
Now we’re past Halloween and into November I think it’s ok to talk about Christmas gift knitting. I have decided to make 3 Christmas gift knits this year for 3 important ladies in my life – my Mum, my Nanny and my sister. First up I’m sharing the socks I knit for my Mum. I … More Caretta Caretta socks
Today I am sharing the last hat that I knit, which is the Insulate! hat by Amy Van Der Laar. This hat choice came about as I wanted to knit something that covered these bases: 1- suitable for the 2 yarns I had chosen 2 – it’s a colourwork pattern 3 – it’s a quick … More Insulate! Hat
