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Week 6 (and a half) The end of one journey… the start of another
And just like that, the Max Waistcoat is finished! The knitting is done, the pieces are joined, and the pattern is written (well… almost!). But before I talk about what’s next, I want to look back at what this past week — or week and a half — has been

Week 5 – Magical moments and making progress
This week I’m officially back on the Max Waistcoat – and it feels so good to be making progress again. I’ve started on the right front, which means I’m very nearly there! The excitement is building, and it’s been lovely to reconnect with this project after the gentle detour of

Week 4 – A Finished Pattern and a Fresh Start
This week, something exciting happened: I finished writing up the sock pattern! If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that these socks weren’t exactly planned…they crept in while I was working on the Max Waistcoat. But I followed the pull of that small, soothing knit… and now it’s not just

Week 3 – Socks, Slowing Down and a Little Crochet Too
So… this week didn’t exactly go to plan. In fact, I didn’t touch the Max Waistcoat at all until the very end of the week! I spent the days between Sunday and Friday finishing the second sock I cast on last week – and while I didn’t take a photo

Week 2 – The Journey of a New Design
If week one was about getting started, week two was definitely about… slowing down a little. Sometimes a different project calls you in. After a busy week, I found myself drawn to the gentle rhythm of sock knitting – a small, soothing project to calm the mind and steady the

Week 1 – The Max Waistcoat Design Journey
This week, I did something I haven’t done in a while – I started a brand new design. The idea had been percolating for a bit (OK, a long time). There’s a very long list of designs I need to finish, and an equally long list of ones I want
Three Needle Cast off – my favourite technique
The next stage in our Professional Finishing series is all about the three needle cast off and it’s my favourite stage. It creates a beautifully smooth even seam and it’s so easy to do. If you fancied seeing what I am writing about I’ve done a short three needle cast
Picking up Stitches
In this Professional Finishing series of blog posts we have looked at sizing, that T word, and decreasing. In the decreasing we mentioned the amazing difference of how one stitch makes picking up stitches nice and easy. In this blog post I shall chat about how picking up stitches can
Professional Finishing – decreasing
Decreasing – something that seems so unimportant yet one small change makes all the difference. Hopefully you’ve read the previous three blog posts I’ve done in this Professional Finishing series. There is one on Sizing and then the another one on that T word that we all love so much,(