From Lyon with Love
Six weeks ago in the first week of April, I visited Lyon, France for the first time. The primary reason for my trip was to participate in the first Knit.Eat festival - two VERY compelling reasons to go anywhere!
Six weeks ago in the first week of April, I visited Lyon, France for the first time. The primary reason for my trip was to participate in the first Knit.Eat festival - two VERY compelling reasons to go anywhere!
I’m no sock expert, in fact it’s less than a year since I knitted my first pair, and that was done under the guidance of a lovely Latvian lady who didn’t speak a word of English! So how hard can
While I was in Germany earlier this month I managed to fit in an overnight stop in Munich. The city is the capital of Bavaria, in the south-eastern corner of the country. And it is full of history, arts and
I spent the past weekend at H&H Cologne 2019 in Germany and had an inspiring, encouraging and extremely busy time. It's hard to explain in words. So I've got a picture collage to show you some of the things I
One of my favourite recent swatches - Merino DK in Celadon, Aubergine and Hot Pink It's already February of yet another new year and I have no idea where January disappeared to. In the hustle and bustle of running a business
Martina wearing her Selago Sunset Shawl Last year we worked on an exciting and fun collaboration with Martina Behm of StrickMich! Martina is a German knitwear designer. She also happens to have a Masters degree in economics from Cambridge University,
Pure wool blankets regulate body temperature thus improving sleep As an occasional insomniac I don't take a really great night's sleep for granted. I LOVE my bed! I would spend a lot more time resting on it if I had the
Open Studio Saturdays have become all about meeting new people and connecting. Partly that's because making friends isn't as easy as it used to be, now that I'm a responsible adult with a start-up business. I don't have children so
I spent a week in Joburg recently and taught five Joys of Spring Shawl workshops in four days. It was somewhat insane but also a wonderful process to see how different people learn and how each one responded to the