Pattern Design -

#fubc Shawl No. 2: A long awaited make over

January 22, 2021

Today I want to re-introduce you to my latest pattern release, a shawl I designed over 3 years ago back in October 2017, and to re-visit the design process behind it. So much has happened since then, sometimes it’s good to look back and see things in a wider perspective, to appreciate our achievements, and celebrate our strength and capacity to overcome. The pattern was certainly designed as a celebration, marking the completion of my … More #fubc Shawl No. 2: A long awaited make over

Pattern Re-release: The Bryanston Beret

May 25, 2018

One of my plans for this year, along with releasing a backlog of patterns from the summer onwards, is to upgrade and re-release some of my older patterns. Some have been withdrawn awaiting significant re-working, others just need an update in formatting and some extra size options. For example, my Wraparound Eyelet Shawlette is currently being re-written with 2 larger size options. The first pattern to have received this re-write and upgrading is my Bryanston … More Pattern Re-release: The Bryanston Beret

Hiya Hiya Europe’s Best Travel Patterns on the Web

May 15, 2018

A few weeks ago Hiya Hiya Europe contacted me to ask if they could feature my Something to Declare pattern on their blog in a post on the best knit patterns for travel. I was thrilled and said ‘yes’ instantly. Their blog post was published yesterday and the full post can be found here. These luggage labels were inspired by the vintage leather address labels I used when I first started travelling overseas many years ago. Fun … More Hiya Hiya Europe’s Best Travel Patterns on the Web

That Kiss in the Dark

June 1, 2015

Anyone who read the blog post that accompanied the launch of my Lewth shawl will be aware that I am a fan of Thomas Hardy. Tomorrow, 2nd June 2015 is the 175th anniversary of Hardy’s birth and I will be marking this occasion with the release of my newest shawl. Here’s a little teaser of what is to come. But today, I thought I’d share another of Hardy’s poems. Hardy published over 900 poems in … More That Kiss in the Dark

Derwentwater

February 27, 2013

We are very lucky to live both on the coast and with mountains in view. We can look across Morecambe Bay into the South Lakes. It is this landscape which inspired my new shawl pattern ‘Derwentwater’ named after what is probably my favourite of the lakes. Again it’s that combination of the water and the hills that surround it. These are the two things I aimed to represent in this shawl with the textured stitch reflecting … More Derwentwater