Have you suddenly found out that a friend is pregnant or you are looking for a birthday or seasonal gift? I won’t lie I have been there and before I had children of my own to test things out on. This is a collection of blog posts on the accessories and garments that I have made for the tiny humans that control both my life and those of my friends. You can, of course, find all the projects I have knitted over the years over on Ravelry.
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...
Craft | Composite – Handmade Wardrobe for Kids Series
This is post is part of my Handmade Wardrobe for Kids Series It's tricky knitting for tiny humans. Before I start knitting a pattern for a gift or for one of my own children, my head is buzzing with thoughts and questions. Will this keep the child warm? Is it going to...
Craft | I Want That Wrap Mini
Today, I'm sharing a project that has needed a blog post since October 2015! I would love to say that I really, really think things through before posting........ in fact yes let us go with that. Last week I was demonstrating at a Moebius workshop and I was...
Craft | Bloomsbury Kids Sweater and The Fibre Co.
Last week I posted about joining in with The Fibre Co. challenge for September. Guess what, I did it! I am happy to do the FO (finished object) swagger. Oh yes, I have thrown the summer of the unfinished objects behind me and I finally have a WIP Wednesday to...
Craft | Knitworthy: The Story of Sea Princess
Knitworthy is a term that knitters use when they are deciding if a person is deserving of a knitted gift. Yes, there are ranks too, for example, are they worthy of the special hand-dyed yarn? Are they worthy of the expensive skein? etc. I thought I'd share my...
Craft | How to Care for your HandKnits
We all know how to handwash our knits, if your not sure Love Knitting has a fantastic article here but how do you care for them in between washes? Balling / Pilling Yes these garment combs are a necessity in any knitters bag. I got my Gleener from This is Knit...
Craft | Top 20 Toddler and Baby Knitting Patterns for Garments
It's that time of year again where I start to plan winter knits for our children and this is just not as easy as it sounds. Every time I log into Ravelry, cup of tea in hand, I end up going down the Ravelry rabbit hole, emerging hours later after getting sucked into...