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One of the things I see most while kicking around craft groups is the dreaded never ending WIPs. Everyone has them, unless they are incredibly organised and never distracted, which is not me. Not by a long shot! I’m exactly the opposite of that, in fact! I see a lot of makers talking about how they have all these WIPs, …

Hello everyone! I am back to share the pattern for my Chain Reaction Socks with you! As I mentioned in my previous post these are the perfect socks for crashing in front of the TV with your latest Netflix binge, or for on the go. There are only two rows of actual pattern work and the rest is all just knit, …

I figured it was time for an update on the Metropolis socks I posted about a little while ago! The socks are finished but I don’t have proper photos or the pattern written up just yet, but I do have some WIP photos and info to share. When I wrote my previous post, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do …

Yesterday Scheepjes announced their new yarn, Whirl Fine-Art, which is taking Whirl to a whole new level! It still has the long, beautiful colour changes we all love, but now in a Superfine Merino blend in DK weight. It is the same blend as in the Merino Soft line, which means they are a perfect match for using together in whatever gradient project …

Hello friends! Wow, it really has been a spectacularly long time, hasn’t it? As usual, so much has changed since I last wrote, I don’t even know where to begin. We’ve moved AGAIN, and are now living in the very south of France in the city of Montpellier. It was a very rough year, 2019, for various reasons, which lead to this …

Scheepjes has recently announced the release of their new YARN Bookazine, issue 7: REEF. For the month of May, in our International and Dutch Facebook groups, we are having a REEF-A-Long where members can choose from the beautifully colourful projects in this issue and work on them together! I actually REEF-A-Longed before it was cool! I didn’t submit a design …

Ok, so after my recent experiment with dyeing with dandelions, I had a go at dyeing with black beans. I followed to this tutorial from the same website, but something went wrong somewhere as mine didn’t give the same results. I followed the instructions exactly as was explained, but yeah, it’s a mystery. I don’t want to call it a failure because …

As I promised, I’m back with the pattern for my Glacia Shawl, the first instalment of my Elemental Knitting series. I hope you enjoy making it and that the newer knitters out there find it an interesting learning experience. I won’t rehash everything I’ve gone through in my previous posts, as I’ve covered the shawl quite well already, and instead …

One thing I’ve wanted to try for a really long time is dyeing my own wool. I think it’s a bit of a natural progression, getting into knitting or crochet, then spinning and once you get into all of that dyeing is never far behind. For many who get into fiber arts, I have become curious about mostly every aspect …

Scheepjes Whirl Ombré in Turquoise Turntable Hello everyone! I’m so excited to share my finished Glacia shawl with you! All that’s left now is for me to put the final polish on the pattern, make the PDF’s and do all of the other fun pattern release stuff there is to do, but I thought you’d like to get a good …

Hey everyone! I thought I’d pop by with a bit more info about the Glacia Shawl that I’ve been working on for the first instalment of my Elemental Knitting series. As I mentioned in my earlier post this series is an idea I came up with to help knitters become a little more comfortable and knowledgeable about their stitches. This isn’t …