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Getting the most out of your Yarn & Fibre Festival Experience
Getting the most out of your Yarn & Fibre Festival Experience

Whether you’re a seasoned yarn festival-goer or a first-time attendee, here are some hints and tips to help make the most of your festival experience.

Colourful knits: Fairisle or Stranded Knitting Tips
Colourful knits: Fairisle or Stranded Knitting Tips

Top tips to help you create beautiful fairisle or stranded knitting.

Unlocking the Magic: Why Every Knitter Should Master Professional Finishing Techniques
Unlocking the Magic: Why Every Knitter Should Master Professional Finishing Techniques

Mastering these techniques will unlock a whole new level of creativity and confidence in your craft.

Fun Festive Makes #1: Gift Knits
Fun Festive Makes #1: Gift Knits

5 free projects for swift gift knitting: First in a series fun and relatively quick festive makes, so you can enjoy some crafty goodness over the season without getting overwhelmed.

How to Read Knitting Charts #2: Colourwork
How to Read Knitting Charts #2: Colourwork

Top tips for reading colourwork charts

Siskin Hat & New Pattern Layout
Siskin Hat & New Pattern Layout

Improving pattern layout to enhance the knitter’s experience.

Out Today- Treecreeper Mitts in Knit Now Magazine
Out Today- Treecreeper Mitts in Knit Now Magazine

My Treecreepers mitts are out today in Knit Now Magazine, issue 135!

New: Greenfinch Mitts
New: Greenfinch Mitts

Continuing on the birdy theme, the pattern for my new Greenfinch Mitts is out today!

NEW: Greenfinch Cowl
NEW: Greenfinch Cowl

Inspired by birdsong and the promise of spring, the Greenfinch Cowl is the first of my Feathered Friends collection and it’s out today.

Birch Gilet
Birch Gilet

Designers notes about the Birch Gilet.

Dawn Wrap & Dusk Scarf Knitting Patterns
Dawn Wrap & Dusk Scarf Knitting Patterns

Dawn & Dusk new pattern launch.

Coastal Inspiration
Coastal Inspiration

Taking design inspiration from the sea for my Coastal Cushion & Runner.

Make it yours: Kitchen Garden Tunic
Make it yours: Kitchen Garden Tunic

Simple ways to put you own stamp on your knits, using mu Kitchen Garden Tunic as an example.

On the Needles: Twinkle Mitts
On the Needles: Twinkle Mitts

This project is small and achievable - an experienced knitter can achieve these within a week so it’s a great project for gift giving.

On the Needles: Fairisle
On the Needles: Fairisle

On the Needles: Fairisle

Knit Design Inspiration
Knit Design Inspiration

Finding design inspiration can be a real challenge for many, but the truth is it's all around us…

Casting on a large number of stitches #1
Casting on a large number of stitches #1

Casting on a large number of stitches can make many a knitter's heart sink, so here I'm sharing a top tip for taking the pain out of this process.

Choosing the best yarn for the job: Cables and fancy stitchwork
Choosing the best yarn for the job: Cables and fancy stitchwork

How do you go about choosing the yarn that's going to work best for your project?

How to Substitute Yarns of a Similar Thickness.
How to Substitute Yarns of a Similar Thickness.

 

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Some of the free knitterly goodies available in my Resource Library

  • PDF mini course to equip you with a great repertoire of different cast ons for achieving a great finish every time

  • knitted mitts with flower detail

    Blossom Mitts knitting pattern

  • knitted bauble with knitted in beads

    Beaded bauble knitting pattern

  • Tutorial: how to knitting read charts - the basics.

  • Downloadable PDF - Handy guide to choosing the best length circular needle for your projects

  • Twinkle Mitts knitting pattern

  • A4 Printable Knitter’s proportional graph paper.

  • Intarsia Bag Knitting Pattern