Festive Jumpers
I hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas and that 2013 will be warm, happy and healthy for us all! Over the Holiday period I made a determined effort to wear my hand knits on every possible occasion and – … Read More
Wartime Farm Sleeveless Pullover
I am beside myself with excitement at being able to announce that I am about to release the Wartime Farm Sleeveless Pullover pattern as worn by Alex Langlands in the BBC series, Wartime Farm. Photo of Alex Langlands courtesy of … Read More
Junior Christmas Jumper pattern available now
In response to a lot of requests I have finally got my act together and created the Junior Christmas Jumper. This great little jumper is knit in the round from the bottom up, at which point, the sleeves which … Read More
Excelana: an interview for Wovember
As many of you may know it is the month of Wovember and my lovely friends Felix and Tom (best known on this blog as lace knitter extra-ordinaire) are presenting a month long celebration of wool, its manufacture, its use. … Read More
Travels – Part One
Just over two weeks ago I journeyed down to Bournemouth on the South coast of England to conduct a hand knitted swimsuit experiment which was to be filmed by the BBC as part of a documentary they are making tentatively … Read More
A cardigan for all shapes
This month has proven to be quite a traumatic one, with my mum and dad both suffering serious health scares and life once again having to adjust to accommodate the changing circumstances we find ourselves in. I don’t want to … Read More
The Anniversary of the third battle of Ypres
I was going to post a new blog post today but today is the 31st July which is the anniversary of the third battle of Ypres or Passchendaele, the day great uncle Herbert is thought to have died, so I … Read More
The Comforts Committee
Browsing through vintage knitting patterns this afternoon I found this beautiful illustration on the back cover of “Knitting for the R.A.F” published by the Royal Air Force Comforts Committee, based at 20 Berkeley Square, London. Ration coupon-free wool could be … Read More