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
This is a ‘ta-dah’ post, I finished my Woollinn cast on this afternoon which was super quick for me. I cast on these socks the morning of my visit to the Woollinn, Dublin on the 25th May – so 16 days to complete. I had chosen this beautiful sock yarn from Lay Family Yarns on … More Buttercup socks
Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting Dublin’s very first yarn festival, Woollinn. Running from 25th-27th May, it promised to be a premier showcase of workshops with world renowned knitwear designers, dyers and makers. I was selected to be part of the press pool for the event which was really exciting, so I want to … More Woollinn, Dublin’s Festival of Yarn
I’m going to the Woollinn, Dublin’s Festival of Yarn on Saturday 26th May. Yeo! I’m really excited to go and be part of the press pool – so I’ll be sharing photos and hopefully some little videos on my Instagram Stories. I will be driving down to Dublin myself so fingers crossed it’ll be smooth … More Nine Lives Shawlette
Episode overview It’s a bank holiday weekend here in the UK so I thought I’d make the most of having an empty house during the morning and film a little YouTube podcast. In it I discuss my latest work in progress – the Campside Cardigan by Alicia Plummer. I share my latest yarny purchase – … More Jean The Creative Pixie Podcast – Episode 5
My daughters wanted to do some baking this afternoon and I knew that I had the ingredients to make some plain scones already in my store cupboard. I’m enjoying teaching them to cook the foods that they love to eat but sometimes I do forget that they are learning these skills for the first time. … More Scones recipe
It’s the end of the Easter holidays with us and I thought that I’d do a little ‘baking’ with my girls. This recipe is for a tray bake called a Fifteen which doesn’t need to be baked in an oven and is simple enough for children to make. Ingredients 15 digestive biscuits 15 marshmallows (or … More Fifteens Recipe
Mother’s Day – This is past week saw Mother’s Day happen in the UK. My girls were very kind, made me cards and potted up some little teacup primroses. I also hinted to my husband that I would like a dress pattern after seeing a gorgeous jersey dress online . It’s the Zadie dress by … More Midweek waffle – 14th March 2018
