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Where have I been?
It’s been a strange, strange year. To start the year, not long after releasing “The Child” pattern, I had an accident with a kitchen knife that led to months of recovery as I couldn’t knit (or even brush my own hair for a time). I’d announce I was recovered now, except I broke the same… Read more
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“The Child” – Star Wars Mandalorian Knitting Pattern
Okay, so this happened. A bit out of the blue, but here he is, “The Child”. This knitting pattern is a simple one, involving basic stitches and knitted flat, seamed and stuffed. You can get the pattern here. Read more
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Hair Scrunchies – Free Knitting Pattern
While still experimenting with baby yarn, I was inundated with requests for a hair scrunchie knitting pattern….. okay…. I had a request for one 😂. Honestly I thought there would be a lot out there, but I didn’t find any that I felt like I could recommend. So here is my take on them. These… Read more
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Size matters- adventures with Booties
For the last few weeks I’ve been trying to knit again, which after last year, has been a mission. However, this is not the point. 😂 I’ve been knitting a lot of baby booties over the years and over the last few weeks. For so many years I did everything in 8ply (DK) yarn, including… Read more
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2020 and the Value of Hindsight
2019 started with a hiss and a roar. I wrote 24 knitting patterns in 2 weeks (mental, I know). I read 4 books in the same time frame. I was working on my Masters thesis. I said I would accompany the NZ YSC to London. I ran a holiday programme. Wrote directed and produced 2… Read more
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Jazza showed my Knitting!
I’ve been absent of late…. many reasons…. I’ll explain later when I can. However- this morning I was watching “Draw with Jazza” in YouTube and he was learning to knit. Very cool I thought, very cool. Then before I even knew it, he had my pattern on screen for the Mjölner, hammer of Thor. I… Read more
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