reversible hat
I knitted this hat after I proposed the idea to a magazine and it was not selected. The original plan was that one hat would be knitted...
self-publishing
I have the unfinished project list to beat many a project list. I have projects that were proposed but never commissioned. I have...
intarsia cast-on
This post is just a quick note on how I cast on separate blocks of colour to work in the intarsia technique. It is a technique I have...
my logo
I have to admit that my logo becomes more obscure the longer I use it. Would you believe it, there was a time when knitting charts and...
happy new year
This year's project idea is to crochet, or even knit, a heart and embellish it with one of your neglected treasures. Memories shouldn't...
when I am busy
I have lots of ideas for blog posts and no time. The same is true of my craft designs. My to-do list never ends. This is just a quick...
a stab in the dark
"It's genetic!" heralds another youthful misdemeanour in this house. Sometimes the cause is a new, a very logical ( I approve), system of...
it's my office and...
A pebble; a card from promoting the Peter Layton London Glassblowing Studio; a post-it note; a compass; a drawing in an improvised...
crochet couching
Needs must this week. I needed a new mobile phone case, but I couldn't find one that I liked enough to buy. Crunch time came when I went...
somebody has to do it
One of the more unusual design challenges for a knitter.