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
Today I’m sharing the second of the hats I knit over the summer. For this hat I wanted to practice colourwork as I had the perfect hat pattern and wool combo for a future project. The hat had to be a simple but an effective pattern so I found a free pattern for the Diamond … More Diamond Hat
This summer was the summer of hats, I knit 3 in quick succession and this is the first one. You’ll recognise it as the 2nd one I’ve knit using the Løvsprettlue pattern (the first one I knit last November as a Christmas present for my Mum). When I knit this we were having a heat … More Løvsprettlue Hat (again)
The summer break seems to be my productive time for making things and I have knit 5 items since my last blog post. The first I’m sharing with you is my Stranger Things socks, named as I knit the majority of them whilst watching the 3rd season of the Netflix TV show. I wanted a … More Stranger Things socks
I recently made this basket to give to my sister for her birthday. She’s got into crochet (after years of me trying to get her “hooked”) and has been making beautiful little baby blankets for friends. I thought a little project basket would be ideal and had in my head what I would make but … More One hour basket
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
