The Mischa bag
The Knitter magazine has just published the pattern for my Mischa bag. Mischa features several slip stitch patterns in inky blues and earthy colours inspired by 1970s printed fabrics.
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March 15, 2016
Replacing a worn-out upcycled peg bag with a homemade peg basket
How to upcycle pyjamas to make a peg bag and how to draft a pattern and make a new peg basket.
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July 11, 2014
An old year has ended, a new one begun
Happy New Year! The Old year I've just read my post from a year ago (Beginnings and Endings), in which I commented on how little hand-knit I had done for myself. Or indeed hand-making of any kind, since I had been designing and making machine knit samples for my MA.…
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January 2, 2014
© The Knitter Magazine 2013
Magic of the Circus bag
© The Knitter Magazine 2013 Magic of the Circus bag This has been a very exciting week! Firstly, I have machine and hand-knit work in an exhibition (see here and here). Then I returned home from the Private Preview for the exhibition to find the latest issue of The Knitter…
October 17, 2013
Sewing at Last!
It's been a long time since I did any sewing. At school, I took O-level Dressmaking (I am that old) and wanted to continue to A-level, but I was told to do courses which would get me a "proper job"! I continued to make most of my clothes for many…
August 6, 2013