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A while ago I ran a poll on Instagram, asking whether anyone wanted to see how I look after my knit & crochet wear. The overwhelming response was "yes", …
I can't resist the beautiful halo of a thin alpaca, nor the intricacy of tiny stitches. The way lofty sheep’s wool blooms into the smallest of gaps and trap pockets of air. A little puff stitch that sits just so, sometimes concealed…
I’ve been bitten by the hat making bug. For years I’ve made shawls/cardigans/socks/sweaters - anything but hats, really. And now suddenly I can’t stop. I’ve even set about designing one. But it’s not ready, because the thing about hats…
My boys were spoiled this summer by the lovely Petra at Fru Valborg: she sent us some soft, handdyed Vinnis Colours Nikkim to try. I just needed to whizz it up into a couple of tops, oh the hardship.
... don't involve babies. Or maybe they do, in a roundabout way; When I set out to MAKE ALL THE THINGS before Bug's arrival I assumed I'd only get a fraction done. Turns out that this baby is indeed snug as a bug.
"Mummyyyy?... I want a bobbly jumper too. Can you make me one?"
I can now count the number of weeks until Bug arrives on one hand. My desk is a happy mess of beads and things. I'll knit a little, dream of tiny outfits for those even foggier first weeks.
About a year ago I decided to try being a little less random with my personal makes. It hasn't come easy to me; I've still ended up with some very last-minute makes and many more unfinished ones. Still, by the middle of last summer I did have one outfit that ticked all the boxes.
Outside it's snowing again, but inside I cast my mind back to spring time in Japan: cherry blossoms and pretty colours. Introducing my latest pattern release, Hanabira, for Pom Pom Quarterly.
Ten days before his fourth birthday I decided to make the Bean a celebratory jumper. Because ten days for a new jumper isn't at all unreasonable, is it?
