Afterthought Heels from Yesteryear: Another ‘Nothing New Under the Sun’ realisation

I’ve written before about how easy it is to overlook how innovative and creative previous generations of knitters were. Putting it like that I’m sure many of us would say, ‘oh no, not at all’, but then we come across something that reveals, in our surprise, exactly that. Today I want to share a pattern from a book that sparked my interest for exactly this reason. This is an American pattern book by Clarks O.N.T … More Afterthought Heels from Yesteryear: Another ‘Nothing New Under the Sun’ realisation

More Giftalong picks: tried and tested

Today I though I’d review a couple of patterns that I knit in the previous 2 giftalongs and that are available as part of the gift along again this year, and another pattern on the needles. I know these designs don’t just look good but are also fun to knit to and have been well received by the young people who they were knit for. First up is Rhymes with Shawl by Jenny Wiebe you can see the rest of … More More Giftalong picks: tried and tested