Category: Yarn

A model wearing a yellow short sleeved t-shirt and a pink checked skirt sits on a wire-framed chair and is admiring a pair of orange and yellow colourwork socks on her feet. Her expression is happy surprise

Happy Feet – brand new sock patterns!

What makes for happy feet?  New socks, of course! 🙂 Oh, this has been one BIG secret to keep because not only are there new sock patterns to tell you about, but there’s new...

A partly-knitted sock in purple yarn is sitting on a wooden table. In the background is the cake of purple yarn and an orange mug.

Seven days

The days do pass quickly, don’t they?  Not so small daughter’s school broke up for a week off yesterday – not sure that she’ll even want to get out of bed next week after...

Dame Zandra Rhodes stands against a pink background that matches the colour of her hair. She is wearing a hand knitted wrap cardigan in shades of pink and blue.

Make a Statement – WYS x Zandra Rhodes collection

Earlier this year, I was chatting to my friends at West Yorkshire Spinners. “We’re really excited that we’re going to be working with an iconic designer this year,” they said.  “Would you like to...

Blogtober 2021 : Day 10

Today, I have washed and mended my car seat belt cover. I have done other things as well, such as my menu plan for the week – I do this for a while and...

A pair of blue variegated socks on wooden sock blockers against a white wooden board background. There is a shell and a ceramic starfish next to the socks.

Avoiding colour pooling and flashing on sock gussets

There’s something very exciting about knitting with a variegated yarn and seeing how the colours turn out – often it’s not at all how you’d expect! Take a look at the pair of Mermaid’s...

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