Back towards the end of 2018 I decided that I wanted to knit up some socks for Christmas. I managed to get hold of some of Stranded Dyeworks Christmas colourway – Naughty List in MCN (merino cashmere nylon 80/10/10) which is so silky soft. The plan was that this would be background project that I … More Christmas Socks
Hey everyone. How are you, I hope you had a lovely Christmas? We’re at that awkward stage after Christmas and before New Year’s Day where nobody knows what day it is exactly. We’ve eaten our body weight in cheese and crackers, played board games and built Lego sets. Yesterday I took the girls out for … More Faye hat
We are well into December now and hopefully you have finished all your gift knitting. I have 1 item to finish but thought that I’d like to make a hat for myself. At the start of December I paid a visit to my local yarn store and saw some gorgeous new yarn by Drops. Image … More Antler toque
Today is my darling niece Penny’s 2nd birthday. My gift to her was this colourwork sweater. I wanted to build upon my new knitting skills as eventually I’d like to knit myself a yoked jumper but thought that I best practice by knitting a little jumper first. I first came across this design on Instagram, … More Baby Bohéme Sweater
I don’t know about you but I’ve taken it upon myself to make some Christmas presents for some family members this year. A month ago I bought some lovely Studio Donegal Soft Donegal thinking that they would make some lovely hats or mittens. The red (shade no:2B 5522) is very much my mother’s colour so … More The Løvsprettlue Hat
Last month my sister asked if I would like to attend an arm knitting workshop at her church. I had previously seen adverts for arm knitting classes to create a small blanket but to be honest I had been put off by the price. This workshop seemed much more affordable as it was only £20 … More Trying new things – arm knitting
Back in the summer I bought some gorgeous Lion Brand Mandala self striping yarn during a visit to Row by Roe in Limavady. I had in mind that it would make a gorgeous little baby blanket but had no baby to make it for. So for the past couple of months it sat in my … More Rainbow baby blanket
It was one of my crafting resolutions this year was to try and do some colourwork knitting. Some people I follow on YouTube and Instagram had recommended knitting some traditional Norwegian Selbu Mittens, a small colourwork project, as it would teach me how to read knitting charts and the actual techniques required of colourwork. I … More Speedy Selbu Mittens
During the summer holidays I like to start (and finish) a large yarny project as I have time off work that I can dedicate to creating it. This summer I wanted to crochet a shawl using some wool/silk fingering weight yarn from my stash. The 2 greys are from Skein Queen and the yellow is … More Crochet Loft Shawl
This is a blog post that has been 5 months in the making, from undyed yarn to finished socks. Back in February I attended a yarn dyeing workshop held by Hutch of Dye Candy at the Row by Roe wool shop in Limavady. Before going on the course I searched for photo inspiration on Pinterest … More My hand dyed yarn socks
