My passion for all things yarn resulted in me becoming a published author. But how did it start?
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A follower asked about our camping lifestyle recently. It is a reasonable question, and the answer is longer than it might appear. Where It Begins We were campers long before we were permanent campers. Years ago, before life took a different turn, my husband and I were avid campers — …
If you read the first part of this story, you will know that I cast on the Sophie Hood with considerable enthusiasm and a completely unreasonable combination of luxury yarns. Three strands held together. A MYak from New Zealand, a Cascade Alpaca Lace, and a Suri Alpaca Silk blend that …
There are projects that begin with a plan. This is not one of those projects. It Started in New Zealand Last year, while visiting my daughter, I was browsing yarn online and fell completely in love with two skeins of MYak Tibetan Fibres in a colour called Appletini. Bright lime …
There is a particular kind of excitement that comes from knowing a parcel with yarn is waiting for you somewhere across the world. Not the ordinary online-shopping kind, where you track a package to your own door. This was different. This was: fly to New Zealand, hug your daughter, and then — only then — find out whether the gamble paid off.
Once upon a time, there was a dream. A dream of colour, of movement, of something wrapped around the shoulders that felt like both comfort and magic. A dream that began many years ago… and slowly, patiently, found its way into yarn and stitches. Over the past few months, I …
Have you ever opened social media to check one thing… and 20 minutes later you’re scrolling through content you never asked to see? There’s a calmer, simpler way to keep up with the websites you love — and it’s called an RSS feed. What is an RSS feed (in plain …
Since I was a little girl, I dreamed of a cloak. Not simply something to wear, but something to wrap around myself like a story — a cloak with a deep hood, rich colour, and quiet magic stitched into every fold. It was a dream that stayed with me through …
This is what you get when you ask GPT for a sketch of a hooded, crocheted ruana, done in many different stitch patterns in many different colours. Not too bad, but not quite what I have in my head. But it will give you a reasonable idea of where I …
As you can see, taking photos of new designs are very difficult when most of your belongings are in storage! I can’t even complain about it, as this is totally my choice of life right now. Just to give you a giggle, that beautiful piece of wood holding the cowl …
I planned to knit a scarf, but it turned into a shawl. It is dainty and classical, and I love it. You can wear it open, knotted, or draped around and knotted. The crescent shape is knitted from the top down, with a crochet cast off to create delicate little …
