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Arabella available on Ravelry 5 Jun 2013 | 01:47 am
Last year I was lucky enough to appear in The Knitter Magazine, well I say me, I mean my little collar design, Arabella. Blackcurrant Version as seen in The Knitter Magazine This design was influenc...
Prom time! 30 May 2013 | 10:48 am
When I was growing up, I always loved watching the cheesy American high school films, particularly any that involved proms, seemingly most of the movies were based around the prom as a finale. I tho...
Brand New Crochet Workshop. 23 May 2013 | 01:03 am
A couple of months ago I saw an ad for a crochet teacher online and I noticed it was local so contacted them, that's how I met Joanne of Lavender Blue Workshops! Lavender Blue is sister to a gorgeous...
The Knitters Mini Collection and my Eastern offering! 15 May 2013 | 09:21 pm
I am always delighted when a magazine takes one of my designs it never fails to excite me. Issue 58 of The Knitter magazine included a supplement named Mini collection and I was lucky enough to be in...
The Colourful World of Kaleidoscope! 10 May 2013 | 10:33 am
This week another book dropped through my post box Kaleidoscope - 24 Knit and Crochet projects for the Home by Debbie Abrahams and Jane Crowfoot. This book has a myriad of colourful projects for kni...
Sewing Progress and Giraffes! 7 May 2013 | 12:59 am
So this week I have made slow progress with my skirt! Instead I have been busy writing patterns and designing idea's for a lovely little crochet magazine, I really enjoy swatching and creating mood b...
Charity, TV and Fab little books! 27 Apr 2013 | 12:05 pm
What an exciting week its been. Firstly want to say congratulations to Jim Culliford for his marathon run that raised lots of money for Refuge, amazing achievement you can read all about it over at t...
Animal Magic! 12 Apr 2013 | 11:22 am
Last weekend was all about the Amigurumi, I am not one for making woolly toys but I want to share a little book with you that caught my eye, the publishers kindly sent me over an electronic version to...
Pitter Patter of Tiny Feet! 29 Mar 2013 | 08:51 pm
So finally I can announce that I am going to be a Grandmother at some point in October this year! Eeek, quite a responsibility, I have known for sometime now but my daughter insisted that it couldn't...
Spring Knitting and Stitching 18 Mar 2013 | 07:34 pm
I was lucky enough to be asked to help Janie Crow on her Homespun Vintage themed stand at the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show Olympia. Jane's stand is so pretty, displaying all the designs from he...
