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Introducing the Clew Bay Hat
I love the history of knitting. It fascinates me that we will never know who created that first stitch, or what those first knitted garments looked like. People were incredibly clever – creating their clothes, their homes, growing food, trading across seas… all without the tools we rely on today.
Weekly Stitches (20)
Have you got your Easter weekend knitting organised? I am relaxing with the Philippa Jumper this weekend – just simple garter stitch in the gorgeous Donegal Tweed. I love garter stitch. It’s one that you can just pick up and put down without thinking about it. So if you are
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This week I have mostly been knitting a new tank top in Re:Treat Chunky. And I did another thing that I remind knitters to be careful about when knitting. It’s so easy to get excited with the knitting. It feels good to knit. The logistics of gauge and measurements are
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I finished the Tra Mittens this week and that was very good timing. Even though we had some lovely spring weather where it looked like the chilly days were over for a while, this weekend turned very cold again and I needed all the woollens – hat, scarf and mittens!
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Someone once said to me, “How do you concentrate on one thing with so much yarn around you in the Skipton studio?” I don’t! I am always thinking of the next thing to knit or crochet. I love knitting in the winter… then I started writing that sentence and realised
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This week I finished off a Max Tank Top. The pieces were knitted some time last year… maybe even a year ago last year, if you get what I mean! They’ve been sitting in a bag and every time I go through my bags, I look at them and think,
Introducing the Howard Neckerchief
A new pattern has been released – or, as they say nowadays, dropped! It’s here! Introducing Howard – a neckerchief with ribbing detail at the edges. You can download it, pick up a printed copy from the Skipton studio, or have a printed copy sent out when ordering yarn on
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OK I have a problem. Well… is it a problem? Is doing something that makes you feel good, relaxes your mind and creates something to keep you warm a problem? My problem is I can’t stop knitting. And I really want to share these new designs with you. Maybe that’s
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January has so many expectations attached to it. It’s the month where we’re told we must become a “new you.”New year, new you. Get up, get on it, get to it! And yet… that isn’t what the earth is doing at all. Nature is still resting. Still hibernating. Still taking