Shetland Spindrift from Jamieson's of Shetland is popular for Fair Isle knitting. It comes in a fantastic range of colours.
Have a look at some of the work that inspired me at the Arts Degree Show at Loughborough University.
Quattro cotton from Lang Yarns is popular with my crochet students. It has a high twist so doesn't split much which helps beginners. And it comes in many beautiful colours.
The Knitter magazine has just published the pattern for my Faraday scarf. It features large striped triangles. The scarf is finished with an I-cord edging around all four sides.
GDPR and newsletters The new General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") comes into effect on 25 May 2018. Its aim is to protect everyone's personal data from misuse. Have you have ever received mailshots or emails from a company after buying something from them? That's a very simple example of misuse of…
Radio calling Last week I answered a phone call from James Carpenter at BBC Radio Leicester. He asked me if I'd like to be interviewed live on his program. And of course, I said yes! James explained that his daughter was learning to knit, and a male colleague was very…
Join me on Saturday 17 March for my Colour Creative knitting workshop. You will learn to develop a colour palette from an inspirational source and use it to create knitted swatches with slip stitch patterns.
Join me for my How to Knit Lace short course. Learn how to use increases and decreases to create a variety of lace stitch patterns. At the same time you will learn how to follow written instructions and charts for lace knitting.
The Knitter magazine has just published the patterns for my Seed Heads collection. The hat, cowl and gloves all feature a stitch pattern inspired by poppy seed heads in my garden.
2017 and all that! Happy New Year everyone! I've been reviewing the last year and thinking about my 2018 theme. My theme for 2017: Connect A lot of good things happened during 2017. I was one of the winners of the Designer category of Knit Now magazine's Knitter of the…