The Knit Guru

Knitting projects, patterns and inspiration


  • Too many tomatoes.

    Too many tomatoes.

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  • Jam!

    Jam!

    I’ve been making jam.  Basically, I like jam, but I don’t actually eat a lot of it…. and in all my years, I have never made it before. Then came jam making sugar! So today I made blackberry jam and strawberry jam.  The secret to jam is easy…. add an apple, which is high in… Read more

  • Getting back on the band wagon

    Getting back on the band wagon

    I tell you, summer and autumn are completely mental times of the year!  I feel like I’m falling behind in the garden, and with all the harvesting…. not to mention working out how to keep produce for winter! Today I bottled another 6 bottles of beetroot.  These must be mentioned are small jars…. this adds… Read more

  • Potato Waffles and Shakespeare

    Potato Waffles and Shakespeare

    It has been a busy we time with hospitals, and the best Flash Mob Shakespeare performance ever… and the future looks just as full of Shakespeare, hospitals and radio plays.  But all is well, well indeed. The knitting is massively underway, as I am planning on having a market stall with my sister shortly.  It… Read more

  • Anna and Elsa from Frozen – Knitting pattern

    Anna and Elsa from Frozen – Knitting pattern

    And it is done!   This is a topsy turvy doll of Anna and Elsa, standing about 45cm tall, so they are big… But pretty much in proportion with the Olaf pattern I did ages ago.   Check her out here:     Posted with Blogsy Read more

  • Busy, busy, busy… I love a busy year

    Busy, busy, busy… I love a busy year

    It has been a flurry of activity around here.  Crazy. I got chickens late last year… they were hatched on my dogs birthday, so that mattered… and I picked them up on my wedding anniversary.  The awesome ladies, Parsley, Sage and Rosemary, have a great chicken coop, and then we built a chicken run as… Read more

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