A journey towards sustainable sewing
Blocking knits was definitely one of the most mysterious parts of knitting for me when I started learning two years ago. I remember reading that you have to block things when you've finished knitting them, but never really understood WHY. I read about how to do it, but don't feel that many of the blogs…
A few months ago (at the beginning of Lockdown 2 here in the UK), my husband Martin was complaining about how much time he was spending on his phone. He has hobbies, lots of them, but he is a very active and outdoorsy person and has struggled with being stuck in our local area far…
I think we are all hoping for a better year in 2021 aren't we? Although it looks like things aren't changing anytime soon I hope by the end of this year we will all be in a much better place mentally. I am going to try and pretend that the world is normal-ish and am…
This is the time of year that lots of sewists decide to try out a new craft: knitting! What's not to love? It's cosy, you can do it on the sofa while watching TV and it brings all the snuggly autumn/winter feels. However, I don't think it is the most accessible craft to get into.…
This is my most ambitious knit to date. I have attempted two colourwork garments before (a hat and a sweater) and both of them were complete fails and are now sitting back in my yarn stash living their best lives as yarn once more. Therefore with zero successful colourwork projects under my belt I decided…
I started knitting this jumper in February, put it down, picked it up again and finished it at the end of August! The pattern is the Astragal Sweater from PomPom Mag Issue 30, and the yarn is retired Sirdar Flirt which I bought secondhand on eBay. I only managed to buy 400g so the sleeves…
Love Crafts have asked craft bloggers to answer the question 'Why Do You Make?' and so I've been thinking about this over the last few weeks and I think I have an answer. I make things to help me with my mental health. I am a naturally very anxious person, I always have been -…
Continue reading ➞ #WhyIMake – Knitting Is Good For My Mental Health
This is my first completed lockdown knitting project, even though I am now well on my way to completing my second! I cast on this Andrea Mowry Find Your Fade made from scraps just a couple of days before the lockdown was announced. Knitting this shawl has been such a source of comfort to me…
With everyone's anxiety levels up at the moment I thought today was a good day to be inspired by LoveCrafts #StarMakerOfTheMonth March theme of Happiness. Sewing and knitting are my two preferred crafts and they both make me happy in quite different ways. As the International Day of Happiness is this month LoveCrafts have asked…
I've knit another jumper! This was was really speedy - I knit it in around two and a half weeks! I used WYS The Croft Shetland tweed in colour Lunna, held double with some Wendy Air mohair I got secondhand off eBay to create this lovely fuzzy Petite Knit Sunday Sweater. I saw a while…
