Category: knitting
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Meadow Wrap KAL with Dee Hardwicke
The time has finally come where I can fully reveal what we’ve been cooking up for you for this fall! Together with designer extraordinaire Dee Hardwicke we’ve come up with a magical fall adventure, and we do believe you will love it as much as we do! Made in the wonderful yarns of John Arbon…
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New Project – Newspaper by Joji Locatelli
So you take our favourite designer and pair it with our favourite yarn and what do you get? Pure magic if you ask me! The Newspaper jumper is not only stunning, it speaks to me on so many levels… Joji says about the design: I don’t like reading the news. I think I should do…
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Yarn Pairings for Making Stories – Issue 6
The Autumn Issue of Making Stories is due to be released on the 1st September so with this post I take a look at the knitting patterns inside and suggest some yarn pairings to get yourself prepared. The theme of this issue is looking towards the sky, reminding us to not forget to look up…
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Yarn Pairings for Amirisu Issue 22
A dreamy new issue of Amirisu is out and this one has the theme Strata. Beautifully photographed knitwear awaits you in a series of muted ethereal scenes, set amongst the lush greenness of the Osaka Prefecture Flower Garden. Twelve designs for Spring and Summer layers, as well as warmer garments to prepare you for colder…
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What Maya Knits – Take Stock
After a really long winter, it honestly feels like we skipped spring all together, the summer heat has finally arrived to London. This is the time of year where I will gather all my ‘woollies’ give them a good rinse, a new blocking, and zip them up to be locked away for hot summer days…
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What George Knits – The Longfellow Cardigan
I never was into cardigans until I knit the Playdate in 2016. I love that cardigan and have worn it non stop ever since. So I think its high time that I knitted a new one. Not wanting to knit the same pattern again I came across the Longfellow by Michele Wang (Ravelry link). This…
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Introducing Triskelion Yarn
We are extremely excited to introduce Triskelion Yarn. Triskelion is the product of yarn dyer Caerthan Wrack and we have two of his bases and his gorgeous intensive hand balms. We met and got to know Caerthan from various yarn shows we attended and have had great fun hanging out after a busy day and…
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Inspiration and Kits for Sea Mist Shawl by George Cullen
I am really excited to be part of Laine Issue 11. My design Sea Mist appears in the issue next to some other gorgeous designs by some talented designers. My inspiration for the shawl was from trips to the Cornish coast where me and my boyfriend have spent many holidays. We like to walk the…
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Inspiration and Kits for Scout Shawl by Florence Spurling
What is this dreamy colourwork shawl that has captured everyones imaginations? Well it’s the Scout Shawl by Florence Spurling. This shawl is colourwork heaven! It has a vintage patchwork vibe about it, like an heirloom quilt handed down through the generations. Every inch of this design is covered in different motifs. Geometrics, zig-zags and flower…
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What Maya Knits – Filigree Sweater by Julie Knits in Paris
There is this saying I’ve kept coming back to throughout my adult life, which goes something like ‘if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.’ the saying originates from Punk culture and the DIY movement, it is about sustainability, and a reflection on why ‘replacing’ and ‘adding to’ is quite symptomatic of our current culture. But…
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Yarn Pairings for Embody
Embody is not only a knitting book, but also has sewing patterns. This interesting combination was put together by Jacqueline Cieslak using both her knitting and sewing expertise. The ethos behind this collection was to empower makers to create clothes that honour their bodies. Embody consists of three infinitely adaptable patterns — two knitting, one…
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Virtual Knit Night March 11th
I’m curled up in bed under the duvet feeling a bit under the weather today, warm drinks and netflix are on the agenda for me. Needles are of course at hand so there might be a few stitches happening as well in between snoozing. But don’t worry – knit night is still on – and…
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