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I love September and I cannot lie.

Out of respect for the faithful old-timers who've been reading these newsletters for a few years now, I made a decision this year that I'd...
Pattern round-ups

The infinite knit

perennial/pəˈrɛnɪəl/adjective1.lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring."that sweater has a perennial appeal" The year is on the turn...
Travels with knitting

The 800 mile ball of wool

The sun was low in the sky, casting an orange light around the room. I’d woken up from an afternoon nap on the couch. We...

On Your Marks, Get Set, SALE!

The London summer heat on and it's time for Brontë and me to pack up a few choice knitting projects, switch off the fan and...
Pattern round-ups

Knit Your Own Summer Part 6

Welcome to the last summer pattern round-up of 2024. Compact, cool, light and fun: this is the side-pocket-of-your-rucksack challenge - trains, planes and automobile-friendly patterns....
What I'm thinking about when I'm knitting

The Nine Patch List

There's a ready-made versus hand knitted discussion I'm often roped into, which starts off revolving around the price we pay for the wool we knit...
Knitsplaining

Who’s Afraid of Positive Ease?

"But what does the actual measurement mean? And what even is a measurement that isn't actual? Does that mean sweaters have a pretend measurement aswell?"...
Pattern round-ups

Knit Your Own Summer Part 5

Yes, Part 5 means that there are another 4 that came before, but don't panic - they happened last summer and the summer before that...
Meet the maker

Ovis What?

Julius is a cavernous minimalist restaurant that has the look of a place which other people eat at. But when I go in and take...
Pattern round-ups

When is a WiP not a WiP?

We know that knitting monogamy is not for everyone. Unlike human partners, knitting which gets passed over for a while in favour of another project,...