My passion for all things yarn resulted in me becoming a published author. But how did it start?
Journey with me. Find out what I am working on and what I am using.
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 …
I hate knitting scarfs. The first reason is that it is such a long and boring knit. The second reason is that one side of the scarf looks wonderful, but the wrong side always makes its appearance when the scarf if worn. And most often, the wrong side isn’t as …
Therapy. Pure therapy. This is what this knit was to me. I love knitting cables. I love an i-cord finish. I love knit and purl stitch patterns to provide texture. And the best of all? The yarn. Oh my goodness, the yarn was heavenly. The solo skein I used for …
The next cowl is the series is another mindless one. It is perfect for those times when you actually want to binge watch something on TV but still want to knit. Or when you have company for an entire week, like we just did. I needed to have something on …
