Tag: Susan Crawford Vintage

Lanatus: Speedy colourwork that only took a year!

June 2, 2021

This morning as I was making my to-do list and adding completing this blog post to it, I sidestepped onto instagram and saw that the pattern of my latest completed sweater, the subject of the post, was released exactly a year ago. So, I moved completing this post up my list to mark the anniversary. The pattern is Lanatus from Susan Crawford’s Evolution collection, and I have to say I fell pretty hard for this … More Lanatus: Speedy colourwork that only took a year!

#fubc Shawl Kit: The Knocker Jotter, an Interview with Susan and Victoria

November 3, 2017

One of the key components of the #fubc Shawl kits is the ‘Knocker Jotter’, a glossy journal containing the portraits of 16 remarkable women who have not only been through what the introduction describes as ‘the harrowing journey of cancer, the diagnosis, the treatment, the side effects and living with them all’, but who also wanted to put themselves ‘out there’ so that others in a similar situation would not feel alone. They show not … More #fubc Shawl Kit: The Knocker Jotter, an Interview with Susan and Victoria

FUBC Shawl Kits

October 12, 2017

Today I want to tell you about a very special project I’ve been involved in with a truly exceptional woman as its spearhead. Just over a year ago my friend Susan Crawford told me that she had discovered a lump in her breast and had an appointment to see the doctor. We both quickly dismissed it as ‘probably nothing’ but of course it needed to be checked out. Unfortunately it wasn’t ‘nothing’, it was invasive … More FUBC Shawl Kits

Alconleigh: A new Knit for a Cold Climate

December 11, 2014

Alconleigh is my new design for the Knits for a Cold Climate collection a collaboration with Susan Crawford and Karie Westermann for the Susan Crawford Vintage label. Following on the heels of Nancy, Clemmie, Asthall and Noblesse Oblige, the collection is really coming together and there are still more exciting new designs in the works. When discussing Knits for a Cold Climate with Susan I knew I wanted to design a hat. After all during … More Alconleigh: A new Knit for a Cold Climate

Out and about

December 9, 2014

I have been thrilled to see mention of my designs elsewhere in the last few days so thought I would share these sightings. Firstly I was contacted by Spinnygonzalez on Ravelry asking if she could include a mention of my Mimizan hat pattern in a blog post she was writing linked to the Ravelry Indie Gift-A-Long.  I was very happy for her to do so and even more happy when I saw the link to the post tweeted, … More Out and about