Winter Haven KAL 2024 – Week 1

Hello, hello and welcome to this year’s Winter Haven KAL! In previous years, I’ve written a “get ready” post but this year, I thought we’d dive straight into the KAL and I’ll talk you...

A pair of blue striped and cream colourwork socks on wooden sock blockers lying on a white wooden board. There are gold chocolate coins and gemstones in shades of blue and green lying next to the socks.

Treasure Socks – free pattern

I often get asked where the inspiration for my designs comes from, and it’s not always an easy question to answer.  Sometimes it can be something very specific, particularly if it’s for a commission,...

A pair of hand knitted socks in grey and rainbow yarn with yellow heels and green toes, modelled on feet against a tiled floor

And then the custard exploded …

Happy New Year! I hope that whatever you were doing over the Christmas and New Year period, and whether you celebrated or not, you were safe, warm and loved, and I hope that 2024...

A small wooden coffee table with a white plate and a cut glass of whisky on it. There is a mince pie and a carrot on the plate and a Christmas tree decorated with lights in the background.

Christmas Eve

It seems that you are never too old in our house to leave a mince pie and a glass of whisky for Father Christmas, nor a carrot for Rudolph. You’re also never too old...

A hyacinth bulb in a glass jar next to an Advent candle in a reindeer-shaped chrome holder. Both are sitting on a wooden mantelpiece

Midwinter

One of my favourite Christmas carols has always been “In the bleak midwinter”, probably because the first verse is all about a snowy landscape, but I don’t think that growing up, I ever really...

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