Knitting and Making -

Festive Knitting Retreat – a wonderful breath of fresh air, and lots of knitting!

December 16, 2025

December got off to great start when I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Susan Crawford Festive Retreat in the Lake District. What a wonderfully heady combination of knitting, the incredible landscape of the Lakes, the poetry of William Wordsworth, the journals of Dorothy Wordsworth and the joy of making new friends while sharing the experience. The first evening as we arrived the sitting room quickly became the hub of getting to … More Festive Knitting Retreat – a wonderful breath of fresh air, and lots of knitting!

A quick project 10 years or more in the making

May 30, 2025

Today I want to share with a you what could be a quick sewing project, although I have to admit that it has taken me at least 10 years in the making. You may be asking whether I’m generally someone who starts a project with a great deal of enthusiasm and then doesn’t quite get round to finishing it? Well, you may have a point. I often like the creative problem solving part of a … More A quick project 10 years or more in the making

It’s a wrap, or maybe a cowl! My up and down year in knitting (and crochet) 2024

December 31, 2024

Last night with a mammoth graft 192 stitches I finished the last project I’m going to finish this year. I had hoped a colourwork vest which just needs the shoulders joined, the steeks cut and the hems and necklines added would come in under the bar of this year, but it’s not going to. So it’s a good time for my end of year knitting round up. One reason I was really hoping that colour … More It’s a wrap, or maybe a cowl! My up and down year in knitting (and crochet) 2024

It’s not summer anymore: Knitted tees and shoulder love in November

December 12, 2024

It’s been a while but I have a finished knitted object to share with you. The perfect knitted summer top worked in 4 ply cotton; completed just as the weather cooled and it would only be suitable over a long sleeved t-shirt, and photographed on the day we had our first frost. By the time I’m here writing this post we are now in a spell of hard morning frosts. All this said, I love … More It’s not summer anymore: Knitted tees and shoulder love in November

Lewth: Revisited and Revised from Shawl to Bandana

August 16, 2024

I’m sure you’ve noticed the popularity of knitted bandanas or neckerchiefs of late. They’re perfect for single balls of yarn in your stash and leftovers from larger projects and knit up in no time. Also because they’re small, they’re perfect summer knitting and perfect as quick fun gifts. So when I got to the long overdue update for my Lewth shawl pattern first published back in November 2014 (gasp, even I didn’t realise it was … More Lewth: Revisited and Revised from Shawl to Bandana