Category: Knitting and Making

Perennials are not just for garden beds; Knitting Barn-raising blankets for comfort

July 12, 2022

One of the key elements of planting a garden is, for me, building up the stock of favourite perennials. These are the plants that make your garden home, and as they appear a flourish each year feel like returning friends. While I’m still trying out how various long loved favourite plants will thrive in our new garden and experimenting with how new ones will cope with its harsh heat, in my knitting basket I have … More Perennials are not just for garden beds; Knitting Barn-raising blankets for comfort

The turn of the year: back into cotton knits

May 12, 2022

Spring has, I think, definitely sprung. I did think much the same a few weeks ago but it seems that I was a little premature as we then had a week of rain (the first in months) and the temperatures dropped. This time I’m a little more confident that while it’s still a little chilly in the shade, the fierceness of the full sun means it’s here to stay. Other tell are signs include: having … More The turn of the year: back into cotton knits

Meaningful Making: International Women’s Day and making as an intervention in the world

March 25, 2022

When I started thinking about writing a post for International Women’s Day (8th March…) I wasn’t sure how possible it would be to think beyond the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Then ‘just’ 1.5 million people – read women and children – had been displaced. At that point I thought that my International Women’s Day post would focus on how imperial wars led by men impact on women, children, our communities, and our futures. As I … More Meaningful Making: International Women’s Day and making as an intervention in the world

Hot on the heels, no, not a sock but a second sweater of the year!

February 11, 2022

Yes, indeed. Having discovered the speedy winning formula of short sleeves, a little cropped but with plenty of ease in the body, in my first sweater of the year, I went there again with the second. What’s more I added some motivating stripes into the mix. While it’s tempting to bask in the glory of the sweater that was knit in a week, this would never have happened if I hadn’t succumbed to covid. Within … More Hot on the heels, no, not a sock but a second sweater of the year!

Quick off the blocking mats: My first Sweater of the year from some very deep stash

February 7, 2022

Do you fancy a chat about knitting? The sort of knitting that flies off the needles and gets the New Year off to a great productive start.The sort of Project that also allows you to dig deep into the stash and use up that lovely yarn that isn’t quite a full sweater quantity.The sort of sweater that thumbs it’s nose in the face of sleeve island. Great, because that’s what I have for you today. … More Quick off the blocking mats: My first Sweater of the year from some very deep stash