Blog posts about yarn, knitting and fibre crafts
New Caia Baby Alpaca colours!
Sourcing local fibre It's been a little over a year since I released my Caia Baby Alpaca yarn in five variegated colours. I found a...
Episode 18 of the Podcast – Fresh projects for a new year, Yarnadelic, and mending cuffs
This episode features a couple of new knitting projects, a little review of a new yarn from John Arbon Textiles, and some slow mending of...
Out of the Dark Make-Along: join in!
As we welcome 2020, I'm looking forward to the lengthening days of spring. Soon the sparkly decorations all will have come down, leaving us (at...
Episode 17 of the Podcast – Slowing down, batts and spinning
In this episode I'm slowing down towards a winter break to spend time with family, away from work! I talk about some patterns that have been...
What can I do with 25 grams of fibre?
A lot of the carded fibre batts I make are around 25 grams. I get it. 25 g doesn't seem like that much fibre. Of...
Halo mittens and Mendip 4-Ply
I've been wanting a new pair of hand-knit mittens since I lost one of my beloved Zik Zak mittens earlier this year, and the weather...
Episode 16 of the Podcast – Halo mitts, velvet trousers, new books and making pasta
This month's episode is a nice slow one! I talk about the Pebbles & Pathways socks I finished knitting and the downsides of superwash yarn (yay for...
Episode 15 of the Podcast – Squash bragging, Making Stories, blending different fibres
In this episode I show off a few FOs: squash we grew this year, a couple of pairs of socks and my new pattern, the...
4 knitting projects to keep you knitting all the time
Are you a monogamous knitter? I'm not. Whilst working exclusively on one project means each item gets finished faster, I like to pick and choose what to...