The 7 Stages of Knitting a Cardigan...

...OK, specifically the 7 stages of knitting this cardigan: 1. Excitement Love the yarn (WYS Aire Valley DK in Blueberry Bonbon from Qu...

Made Recently - Sewn, Knit & Knotted

I've got into the habit of posting a lot of things I'm making on Instagram. It's so easy for sharing 'in progress' pictu...

Finished: Dotted Rays Shawl

Even though I've been knitting for about 9 years, I still find it hard to get away from the negative connotations of the word 'shawl...

Work in Progress Wednesday

The beginnings of a Stephen West Dotted Rays shawl. I was inspired to cast on my Franca's lovely version . You can't really tel...

Finished: Goats of Inversnaid hat

I'm a big fan of Kate Davies' patterns. Last year she released a number of patterns to coincide with the release of her new range of...

Finished : Some knitting! Two Shawls

A shawl is the perfect project to use up a skein of beautiful, special yarn. When I bought some gorgeous 4 ply at the marketplace of the In ...

FO: Kate Davies Asta Solilja Sweater

I'm a big fan of Kate Davies' knitting patterns. I've previously knit her Manu and Deco cardigans, and this is the Asta Solilja ...

Work in Progress Wednesday

  My  Ásta Sóllilja  sweater.  I am really happy with the colour combination. The darkest green I chose (it's at the bottom of th...

Finished: Peacock Cardigan

It's always exciting to wear a knitted cardigan or sweater for the first time, after the weeks spent creating it and hoping it will tur...

Knitting project planning - Kate Davies Ásta Sóllilja Sweater

A new project on the needles... Pattern  Kate Davies  Ásta Sóllilja Sweater from her book Yokes . I got the book for Christmas and altho...