I don't remember when I first started knitting. I know I was a small child. My mum and my Grandmother taught me, and I remember working through old Womens Weekly toy patterns and making clothes and accessories for my dolls and teddies.
At it’s most simple, knitting and crochet can be broken down to just a few stitches, simple motions, repeated in easily remembered sequences to create textured patterns and fabric.
But there is much more to it than that.
The way you hold your yarn, hook or needles, the...
I've been feeling a little blue lately. It's hard to describe, but the long wet winter of grey skies probably has a lot to do with it! I have been focusing so much on my professional areas in my life, that I have been feeling like I've lost sight of who I really am....
Last Saturday in the studio we held an impromptu Yarnalong (my favourite kind). A friend dropped by for some crochet therapy and then another friend and her Mum popped in after an appointment nearby.
One lady knitted a charity square for me while the other worked...
When you are a Multiple Maker, i.e. someone who has many more than one project on the go, (ok, several!) your WIPs can get out of control unless you have some sort of system.
I am an easygoing person. What that means is, I will generally find the easiest, simplest way...
