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
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
