This post is part of my Handmade Wardrobe Series Erea Sweater. Photo Credit - J. Seaver Today's craft post has been over a year in the making. I hold my hands up and confess that sometimes my knitting can be abandoned as I've hit the sleeves. They have been the death...
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Podcast | Let’s Get Woolly Wk1
Welcome to week 1 of the Let's Get Woolly Hat Knit-along. It's time to grab those needles, choose your hat pattern, start checking your gauge and cast on. Half Theory Hat - Image provided by Woolly Wormhead You can also find the podcast...
Craft | Frog or Finish – When to Rip Those Handknit Projects into Something New
Sometimes it's hard to know when to let your craft projects go. To realise that they are never going to be that gorgeous sweater you thought it was or the shawl on your needles is never going to behave the way you thought it would. You've fallen in love with a...
Craft | Abalone – When Knits Go Bad
This post is part of my Handmade Wardrobe Series Have you had handknits go wrong while knitting them? I thought long and hard before I wrote this post and from the title, you can imagine that I don't love this knit but this requires more explanation. Firstly,...
Craft | Echoes of Heather & Stone
Photography by Joseph Feller. What do you do when one of your dreams comes from being an idea you tossed around in your head into reality? A tangible thing that you can hold and show the world? I have always loved writing but the idea of having a body of work out...
Craft | Frog or Finish
Oh yes, it's time to dust off your W.I.P. (work in progress) pile, climb that yarny mountain and take control of your projects. This summer I am having a Frog or Finish thread over on Ravelry and it has some pretty nifty prizes for those who play along. How do I play...
Craft | Woollinn & WIPs
Time is moving on and I thought I could do a quick Woollinn roundup and a look at what is currently on my needles and this time I did it on YouTube. So why not make yourself and cuppa, grab your current project and press play below: Pattern Links: Simple...
Craft | Reef Breeze
I thought I would share one of the fun things that I got to do recently and that was the Reef Breeze photoshoot with Jen from JST Knitwear Designs. When I say fun, I also mean wet because it was a stormy day here at the beach and it wasn't the shoot that either...
Craft | Macha
Macha by Aoibhe Ni in Hedgehog Fibres Merino DK This shawl is one of my personal favourites from Aoibhe. An Irish shawl design with an Irish hand dyed yarn from Hedgehog Fibers, what's not to love? I have already mentioned how much I love Aoibhe's style, a...
Craft | Offset Wraplan & Beyond Puerperium
This is post is part of my Handmade Wardrobe for Kids Series During the house clear out, I had to pack up all of my baby knits so I thought I could share two of my favourite patterns with all of you. I have patterns that I knit for myself and for friends and...