Category Archives: knits

I finished up the Fortnight hat in a week… something doesn’t sound quite right with that, but still – you’ve got to love a quick hat knit to make you feel like you’re achieving! I loved the pattern. Loved it. Brilliantly … Continue reading →

After the marathon that was the baby blanket, I’ve had my head turned by smaller projects. The kind that shouldn’t take too long to complete. In theory. First up, striped handwarmers from The Purl Bee. Lovely, easy knitting for the … Continue reading →

Look at this… Hand-knitted especially for Junior by his Step Great Aunt Sandra (although that makes her sound old and scary — which she most definitely isn’t — so I think we might christen her Auntie Sandra instead!) It’s hard … Continue reading →

Turns out I needed more of an online breather than I suspected… but I’m back now and trying to get into the swing of this maternity leave business. It’s thrown me through more of a loop than I expected, I … Continue reading →

I think I mentioned a while back I started a new knitting project. And let’s face it, it’s not going to be the last new project I start while I’ve still got everything else half-finished. But this one is different. … Continue reading →

I caved. I couldn’t help it. I cast on a hat for Junior this morning using this simple pattern and by 3pm it was done. Can’t say fairer than that… I love the colour (the yarn is Sirdar Snuggly DK) … Continue reading →

So the cable blanket is coming on much faster than I expected (Clearly I had quite low expectations…) It’s a nice, easy knit and the yarn is gorgeously soft (I picked Artesano Superwash Merino). A lot of the reviews on … Continue reading →

I’m really keen to have as many handmade things for Junior as possible… especially stuff that we’ll be using every day. So I have two blankets on my to-do list (yep, two whole blankets. madness). First up, this knitted cable … Continue reading →