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An image of the Hand knit Dorotea Cowl photographed on a dress form in front of a old brick wall

New Pattern Release: The Dorotea Cowl

March 19, 2021

Today I’m really excited to share with you my latest pattern release; the Dorotea Cowl. This pattern has been in my head for quite a while so it was really great to get it out of my head, onto, and off my needles and for it to have turned out exactly as I had imagined … More New Pattern Release: The Dorotea Cowl

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Natural Dyeing Experiments: Pomegranate

July 24, 2020

After my high hopes for Dyer’s Camomile were somewhat dashed, I wavered as to whether pomegranate should be my next experiment. The colour swatches in Wild Colour by Jenny Dean seemed a little muddy and off putting compared to the vibrant yellows of Dyers Camomile which had attracted me, but I had failed to achieve. I … More Natural Dyeing Experiments: Pomegranate

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There's a new post on my blog today rounding up some of my winter plant dyeing experiments - we have marigold stalks and leaves, dried marigolds and marigold modified iron, blackberry brambles, ivy leaves and berries from my Christmas decorations, persimmon leaves and goosegrass/sticky willy.
This time last year I made it home - just. I had booked many flights and one didn't subsequently get cancelled. I was travelling as everything was locking down in the UK and only residents were allowed to return to Italy. It felt like the world was closing in and shutting down, but still we could have no idea of what was to come.
When you become fixated on the inside of your knitting because the seaming technique you used is just so neat!
New pattern day - the Dorotea cowl
To mark International Women's Day, I have a new post inn the blog - Knitting for the Bodies we Have.
Endings can generate mixed feelings.
Oh my, I've wanted to try this, now pretty local to me, yarn from @lanivendole for a while. Now that I have, I'm kicking myself for waiting so long.
it's all been happening behind the scenes since the start of the year- a website make over and a first new design release in a while.
A year summed up in knitting
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