Yesterday Scheepjes announced their new yarn, Whirl Fine-Art, which is taking Whirl to a whole new level! It still has the long, beautiful colour changes we all love, but now in a Superfine Merino blend in DK weight. It is the same blend as in the Merino Soft line, which means they are a perfect match for using together in whatever gradient project …
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Mad About Metropolis
Hello friends! Wow, it really has been a spectacularly long time, hasn’t it? As usual, so much has changed since I last wrote, I don’t even know where to begin. We’ve moved AGAIN, and are now living in the very south of France in the city of Montpellier. It was a very rough year, 2019, for various reasons, which lead to this …
Read More »Spice Market Socks – Free Pattern
Hello everyone! I’m so excited to share my new pattern with you – my Spice Market Socks! They are made toe-up using the Mosaic method which means that you knit with only one colour at at time to create a colour pattern, as opposed to stranded colourwork or fair isle, which requires you to carry your colours along with you. The …
Read More »Elemental Knitting Series (Water): Glacia Shawl Planning
For a while now I’ve been thinking of doing a series of shawl designs for beginners, which focuses on a particular design element. To take that element and use it in different ways within the same projects to show how it affects the outcome. When I was new at knitting I would choose a pattern I liked and jump in, …
Read More »All Good Things Cowl – Free Knitting Pattern
If you ever question my ability to procrastinate, here is the cold hard proof that I have mastered that skill. It was almost two years ago that I first showed my All Good Things cowl here on my blog. I had the best of intentions for releasing the pattern quickly, but then other projects and other things (moving house, injuries, etc) got …
Read More »Icarus Blanket – Free Knitting Pattern
Here is my completed Icarus blanket, with pattern for you to enjoy! You already had a fairly good idea of what it was based on my previous posts, but that’s ok! I have been busy taking photos and curling up with it on the terrace and I like it more and more each time I use it. It has also …
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