Knitter of the Year visit to Sirdar Yarns
My blog post about the visit to Sirdar Yarns by the winners of Knit Now magazine's Knitter of the Year competition.
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June 28, 2017
My little secret: Knitter of the Year 2016!
A few weeks ago, I received an email from the editor of Knit Now magazine to let that I was one of the winners of the designer category in their Knitter of the Year competition.
February 7, 2017
© The Knitter Magazine 2015
London Town – an urban gansey
The Knitter magazine has published the pattern for London Town gansey. This gansey has stitch patterns inspired by brickwork, ironwork and windows.
March 13, 2015
Kaffe Fassett – A Life in Colour
My first visit to the Fashion and Textile Museum in London was to see the exhibition 'Kaffe Fassett - A Life in Colour'. Do I need to tell you Kaffe's life story? Just in case you are not familiar here is a summary. Kaffe Fassett was born in California and became…
July 16, 2013
Inspired by Kaffe Fassett
I can't remember when I first heard of Kaffe Fassett or saw his designs, but it was many years ago, certainly before I could knit. I think I read about Kaffe and saw one of his designs in my mother's magazine. Then I was given 'Glorious Needlepoint' as a present;…
July 12, 2013
Santorini by Marie Wallin
Rowan Magazine No 53
Santorini by Marie Wallin I first saw a Rowan Knitting magazine when I lived in Glasgow in the early 90s. One of my flatmates was a fashion student at the Glasgow School of Art; she was making an outfit comprising knitted shorts and a vest top with swan's wings (not…
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February 8, 2013
Pear needlepoint by Kaffe Fassett
Stitching, not knitting!
I learnt to sew years before I learnt to knit, and I still enjoy hand-stitching. It's meditative and I love how the feel of the fabric changes as you stitch. Over the years I've done many different types of hand-stitching from free-style embroidery to cross stitch to needlepoint to blackwork…
January 15, 2013