Knitting Stories
And then 6 come at once..
We all know how it is with knitting books – you don’t always love all of the patterns enough to make it worth getting the whole book. There’s no shortage … And then 6 come at once..
Anna
Knitting Stories
Time for Tee(s)
It’s uncomplicated and fits everyone – the summer’s blank canvas that everything else goes with, and yes I know you can get them for a song in the shops, but … Time for Tee(s)
Knitting Stories
Not a sweater. Again.
I’ve plundered the archives this week for another look at an oldie 2023 post which I think could be handy for anyone out there who’s struggling with finding a knitterly … Not a sweater. Again.
Knitting Stories
There’s something about Aase
In a change from our usual, this week’s post is being brought to you by my recently finished jumper – The Aase Sweater by Hanne Rimmen. Unaccustomed to writing newsletters … There’s something about Aase
Knitting Stories
Partly Cloudy
Blue skies in the shop window are one thing. Making them happen outside and up above – in April – in Clapton – is quite another. It’s that time of … Partly Cloudy
Knitting Stories
11 years ago today…
..on a similarly sunny April morning, I pushed the shutter up and unlocked the door of 116 Lower Clapton Road and wedged the door open with the fire extinguisher. The … 11 years ago today…
Knitting Stories
Bright and dark at the same time
It was clear as soon as we began unpacking the Harvest Hues skeins from the latest John Arbon delivery that we were in the company of a whole load more … Bright and dark at the same time
Knitting Stories
Happy Mendings
We used to keep a pile of mending when I was a child, for my granny to do when she came to visit. It was a mixture of ripped and … Happy Mendings
Knitting Stories
Apples and pears with Sophie
Knitters count and they do it a lot: we count ourselves all around necks, yokes, bodies and sleeves, we count our way through elaborate lace repeats in shawls, we count … Apples and pears with Sophie
Knitting Stories
Ode to My Socks
Regardless who comes and what brought them here, the Absolute Beginners knitting class always seems to end with the sense that something wonderous happened in the course of the hours … Ode to My Socks