Hello everyone, Some weeks fly by, the to-do list of chores/jobs magically get done and you still manage to walk most days, have catch-ups with friends and family and have quiet time for yourself and just knit. Then, you have a week like this week – migraine headache and earache and everything just goes belly-up. It is called life – …
Hello everyone, It seems I have not written a blog post for ages – in fact, the last post was just before Christmas. In my defence, there was Christmas, then New Year and, looking after grandsons while they enjoyed their long summer holiday. This is a long-winded way of apologising for not getting Wheatsheaf pattern published. I was busy doing …
Hello everyone, Cardigan designs always begin with a stitch pattern. One stitch pattern that has always intrigued me is Peacock Tails. While there are a few versions of this available, the one that I like can be found in the Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Vol 2: Cables. Initially, I thought it to be too busy and the swatch used in the …
Hello everyone, It is hard to believe that we are almost into the middle of November already. I think we can agree that 2020 has not been the best of years but I do think we need to take stock of how resilient we have been to everything that has been thrown at us this year. The main news is …
Hello everyone, For many of you, it is possibly a long time since you knitted your first cardigan. I am sure you still remember the yarn colour and ply, the pattern you used and how many times you frogged your work because of a mistake. Yet, it was a milestone in your knitting journey. For many others, the very thought …
Hello everyone, Sage cardigan pattern was released in the weekend. My inspiration for Sage comes from my life-long love of Aran cables and the design features an all-over cable pattern with two small cables alongside a larger cable of 16 stitches. The cardigan is bordered by a k2, p2 rib stitch and is knitted from the bottom up and has …
Hello everyone, What are you doing today and what beckons you in the weekend? Sage – an all-over cable stitch pattern, soon to be released This morning I am re-visiting the written pattern for Sage. Sage is an all-over cable cardigan pattern for sizing 34 – 46 inch bust. I had completed the writing up of the pattern but on …
Despite many requests and discussion on social media, most of which is negative, it seems Ravelry is not interested in making necessary adjustments to their new website any time soon. In doing so, Ravelry, for all its inclusiveness talk in the past, is failing the many designers and knitters who have sensory and neurological issues while accessing the new site. …
