Fair Isle Weekenders!
No not music festivals on Fair Isle but the next best thing – Two full days learning all about Fair Isle knitting skills in either Liverpool or Oxford. Over two days we will immerse ourselves in the history, colours … Read More
Vintage Day with Wool and Willow
On an extremely cold and snowy day last week, Gavin and I set off for Oxfordshire to spend the day with some lovely ladies who were all very interested in hearing me talk about Vintage knitting and Vintage clothes. The … Read More
Edinburgh Yarn Festival
Although there is a blue sky as I look out of my studio window, the weather is perishingly cold with temperatures several degrees below zero overnight. However I’m quite sure spring must really just be hiding around the corner, waiting … Read More
Exciting news and how to help A Stitch in Time Vol1 stay on the book shelves!
Five years ago Gavin and I took the decision to self publish A Stitch in Time, Volume 1. This knitting treasury and vintage pattern archive with 59 patterns and over 300 pages is not a book that a traditional publisher would … Read More
Favourite Things – part 1
Over on my ravelry group we have just had a little competition where participants named their favourite Susan Crawford or A Stitch in Time design and why. I have really enjoyed reading all the comments and getting an idea what … Read More
Fair Isle Knitting with the Wartime Farm
It dawned on me yesterday that I haven’t ‘officially’ announced the publication of the Wartime Farm Sleeveless Pullover. I’m sure most regular readers will already know that it is now available to download but in case you didn’t, it can … Read More
New springtime pattern
A design I have been very excited to see released is now available! It is part of the second Fyberspates Scrumptious Collection which was published yesterday. The design is called Darent and is knitted in Scrumptious DK in Plum. … Read More