I’ve recently fallen in love with what I now call creative dalliances—low-stakes, guilt-free ventures into anything crafty or playful. For me, that’s meant a short series of creative writing workshops in the woods, followed by an acrylic painting class. Neither was about producing something polished—it was simply about having fun, getting messy, and being present.

Designer’s Notes about the Birch Gilet

This post demystifies circular needles, how these are measured and what is the best length to use for your project.

Halcyon Daze published in Knit Now Magazine

Eating 5 a day fruit and veg for our physical health is a familiar notion, but there is another type of 5 a day we should attend to. This takes care of our mental and emotional wellness, and knitting can be a big help.

A quick and easy way to get into the festive mood is to make some good old fashioned paper snow flakes.

4 free projects for swift gift knitting: First in a series fun and relatively quick festive makes, so you can enjoy some crafty goodness over the season without getting overwhelmed.

Making & giving mincemeat has become one of my simple seasonal traditions and one that I particularly enjoy. This vegetarian recipe is great for gift giving.

Every knitter needs a basic repertoire of staple cast ons, and in this series of tutorials I’ve curated a selection of 7 workhorse cast ons that you’ll use time after time.

Continuing on the birdy theme, the pattern for my new Greenfinch Mitts is out today!

Inspired by birdsong and the promise of spring, the Greenfinch Cowl is the first of my Feathered Friends collection and it’s out today.

Remembering to celebrate your victories too often gets overlooked, yet is an important element of self care.

Learning this picot cast off will add another string to your knitterly bow, and enable you to successfully add your own personal touch to projects, and get a great finish.

In this post we’ll be looking at a number of ways to recover a loss of knitting mojo.

Reading knitting patterns can be challenging and it only gets easier with practise, so don't feel intimidated. Even experienced knitters can find some instructions tricky to decipher…

My review of this latest book offering from Kate Atherley.

This post aims to help demystify knitting charts and equip you with the basics of how to read them.

Dawn & Dusk new pattern launch.

Simple ways to put you own stamp on your knits, using mu Kitchen Garden Tunic as an example.

Managing your yarn stash: Autumn is a great time for taking stock and planning what projects you need to finish or start before the end of the year