Category: knitting
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What George Knits – The Modernist Scarf by Nicole Hawkesford
Our friend Nicole has just published the cutest little scarf pattern. Lovers of intarsia and small scarves are really going to enjoy this one. Inspired by angular lines and the play of light & shadow created by Modernist architecture, a minimal but bold accessory. The Modernist Scarf is knit in just two balls of the…
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Yarn Pairings for The Island and the Forest
Swedish designers Erika Åberg and Lotta H. Löthgren have worked together to create a book of twelve knitted designs that are both timeless and practical. The Island and the Forest: A Knitted Correspondence is an exchange of letters between the two designers, through which they reflect on life and present their designs in a book…
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Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 28
As soon as talk of Spring starts I know these short winter days are slowly coming to an end. Laine’s Spring 2026 issue 28 is just around the corner. Publication day is the 5th March. Laine 28 is titled Open Water and takes you on a sunny boat trip on the Baltic Sea. Photographed on…
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Yarn Parings for Laine Issue 27
The new issue of Laine is even more special. The renewed magazine features more designed than ever. Thats more knitting fun to be had! The winter issue titled Dawn and is full of warming inspiration for the colder months. Lots of inviting jumpers as well as accessories to keep you wrapped up and toasty. As…
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What George Knits – Lillebrors Teddy by Aftenstrikk
I was browsing projects on Ravelry the other day and I came across the cutest little teddy bear. If you didn’t know already I have an obsession with knitting soft toys and it is what got me in to knitting when I was a child. When I saw the Lillebrors Teddy I was in love…
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Inspiration for Ooey Gooey by Andrea Mowry
Every year Andrea Mowry creates a design in preparation for the Rhinebeck Wool Festival, one of the world’s largest annual wool gatherings. Her 2025 design is the Ooey Gooey sweater! Andrea says the inspiration for this sweater began with a beautiful modern rug with undulating curves. She began drawing up some colorwork charts, and immediately…
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Inspiration for Flea Sweater
We often get a lot of requests for how the Flea Sweater might look in different colour combos. I’ve attempted to work a little photoshop magic to give you some ideas. The Flea Sweater takes six different colours of the beautiful Pickles Pure Wool. Pure Wool is a worsted spun 4ply weight yarn, that comes…
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Yarn Pairings for Laine Issue 25
Summer heat is inspiring us at the moment in Laine’s summer issue. Light and relaxed garments featuring a variety of textures and techniques all photographed in the quiet beauty of a Finish summer. Laine Issue 25 features knitwear by twelve different designers : Audrey Borrego, Antonio Jesús Castillo Urquízar, Lindsey Fowler, Sus Gepard, Maria Gomes,…
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What Maya Knits – Sophie Hood
What a cleverly constructed project, scrumptious Garter Stitch broken up by the neat finishing of I-cord edges, the Sophie Hood by PetiteKnit gives enough to keep you interest peaked, it grows quickly for instant satisfaction and the rhythm of this knit is incredibly soothing. I’ve claimed for years and years that there is a lot…
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What George Knits – Copenhagen Building Blocks
This pattern has been on my radar for a while, I’m a big fan of colourwork and enjoy a blanket project from time to time. I loved the idea of the mix and match building theme and I have a friend who lives in Copenhagen so it’s perfect. It all came about because I wanted…
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Yarn Pairings – Laine Issue 24
Spring can’t come quick enough. London is not disappointing us with a dull and damp winter and I’m dreaming of warmer months. As always when we are craving that seasonal change Laine Magazine comes to the rescue. The spring issue is light an airy and helping me immensely with the winter blues. Issue 24 is…
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Colour Inspiration for the Polina Vest by Teti Lutsak
We fell in love with the Polina Pullover that Teti released in January last year and have been enjoying all the colour combinations you have been coming up with. Of all the kits we have put together in recent times it has been one of the most popular and rightly so. So when we saw…
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