The body of my colourwork cardigan is done, and I’m about to do steeking for the first time. I’ve been debating whether or not to use a sewing machine to secure my steaks before making the first cut, but something in me didn’t sit comfortable with the thought of non-stretchy cotton thread and elastic knitting,…

Stock take – check, Accounting – check, VAT return – check, new yarns up online – check, instagram and blog post done – check! Another week filled with screen time for me, so much that the numbers started floating in front of my eyes and I was jumping spread sheet columns in my dreams. It…

We are still working with reduced staffing in the shop to maintain social distancing, meaning that Thursdays are my ‘work from home’ days. I try to get most admin done of those days, so it means quite a few hours spent staring at the screen. Spred sheets, documents, plans, endless amounts of sentences and numbers.…

My shop is open! After a couple of very intense weeks of sorting, organising, tidying and re-stocking, and finally my shop no longer looks like a warehouse, gone are all the boxes and my shelves are once more bursting with colours. What a transformation, and what joy. This Monday we were finally able to open…

One of the ‘weird’ UK particulars I learned when moving to London is that the tax year starts April 6th. Yes, that’s right, not January 1st but a few days into April. This also means that we have to do our stock take at this time, so the day before yesterday we counted all the…

Oh wow what a week, just wow! We’ve been so busy, on our feet at all times, and there is so much work to do. But FUN work! It might not be visible on ‘the outside’, but we are preparing to open the shop again April 12th, and with the UK vaccines happening and the…