Blog posts about yarn, knitting and fibre crafts
Knitting inspiration: Winter botanicals and plant-inspired knitting patterns
A look at 8 botanical knitting patterns to inspire your next knitting project including a closer look at my latest plant-inspired knitting pattern, Hedgebind. Expect...
Snow, tiny basketry willow harvest & planning playful crafts (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 67)
Today I'm sharing my plans for adding more joyful and playful crafting into 2025 as well as showing off my teeny tiny willow harvest for...
I designed a Westcountry collection of knitting patterns using only local British wool (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 66)
An introduction to From This Land: A Westcountry Collection, my now published collection of unisex knitting patterns made using local British wool. An introduction to my Westcountry...
Autumn beech trees, British wool & knitted cables (Marina Skua Podcast Ep 65)
A look at Beechmast, my latest knitting pattern release, along with some special edition autumnal hand-dyed, British wool yarn, a new knitted scarf design and...
Mending knitwear – Swiss darning a worn-out elbow on my hand-knitted jumper
Spend a bit of time with me as I use Swiss darning to mend a worn-out elbow on a hand-knitted jumper. Swiss darning is basically...
Plant-inspired knitting patterns – leaves, vines and flowers in colourwork and cables
A look at 13 of my knitting patterns that have been inspired by plants. Some have stranded colourwork vine motifs, others have cable patterns inspired...
Episode 64 of the podcast - October mist, fallen leaves and cabled knits
I've been enjoying the misty autumn days here in the UK, wrapped up in my own knitting and weaving projects made from hand-spun yarn. Today,...
How to heal wrist pain and knitting injuries fast (and stop them coming back)!
I've had lots of problems with repetitive strain injuries (RSIs) from knitting. I’ve also dealt with wrist pain caused by carpal tunnel syndrome and De...
Episode 63 of the podcast - Sleeveless knits for Autumn layers (and a new loom!)
We've been blessed by some glorious autumnal sunshine here in the UK which is prime opportunity to reintroduce the sleeveless knits into our handmade wardrobe. I'm also sharing stories...