Gauge Part Two
Eeek, not another one! So soon after the other one too. That’s because the last blog post created a few questions. The main one was… how do I measure my gauge? I’ve created a short video to show how, and I’ve also done a few longer videos like this one and this one going into […]
The one about how joyful tension is…
What?? Eek, it’s another one of these blog posts again… the one where some knitters think I am swearing at them or getting too personal, like asking about personal hygiene or something. Classic response: It’s perfectly normal, thank YOU very much and try to walk away. So this might be a least read blog post […]
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 the Purl &Jane website. Oh […]
ByLaxtons Yarn Sale & Ramblings!
I love picking the best yarns to share with you for the Skipton studio and on the website. Luckily, we have lots to choose from, as there is a growing number of spinners making beautiful yarns for us to knit and crochet with. When I first opened the Skipton studio in 2010, the choice was […]
This week of stitches
This Monday was supposed to be Blue Monday. According to that great mixing pot of truth and nonsense that is the internet, it was a term invented at the beginning of this century by a holiday company to sell more holidays! Whether it’s real or not, it made me think about how knitting and crochet […]
This week’s joy
This week I’ve been doing some lovely, mindless knitting – stitch after stitch of knit that becomes row after row of garter stitch. It’s something I use to switch off. When everything feels urgent and everything seems to need to happen immediately, the stitches help calm the busyness of the mind. All those dancing worries […]
The start of the year…
The start of a new year often means talk of New Year’s resolutions. That used to feel like the norm, but thanks to the wonderful (and noisy!) world of the web, there are now lots of different opinions. One of the loudest seems to be that spring is the best time to start anything new […]
The 12 days of Christmas
Oh my… I have been sharing so much on social and in the newsletter that I momentarily forgot about the blog… I am so sorry to my lovely readers. What was I thinking?! I was so happy that I’d actually organised myself and managed to do the 12 Days of Christmas for the… uh oh… […]
Why Natural Fibres?
Why We Only Stock Natural Fibres at Purl &JaneAnd why I love them more with every stitch. When I opened the Purl &Jane Studio in Skipton back in 2010, I was certain of one thing – I only wanted to stock natural fibres. Fifteen years later and that has never changed. Before then, I spent […]