Happiness comes in a terracotta pot, brimming full of auriculas. It's so satisfying to compare their performance with last year, and se...

 This week I've been struggling with the cold weather. I want to spend my days outside, but it's just too cold. I've got a jungl...

 A very big shout-out to all our mums! Happy Mother's Day! I've just made this lace scarf in a sumptuous fingering weight cashmere/ ...

I've been having a play with my standard sock pattern and designed something that's a bit chunkier than the normal vanilla  sock. Th...

I'm really looking forward to seeing the spring bulbs and, in anticipation, I'm working on a row of cheerful tulips. I've u...

What have you got on-the-go at the moment? I've not got a lot of knitting to show for WIP Wednesday. There's the usual collection of...

I'm looking forward to Festiwool -this Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Priory School, Bedford Road, Hitchin, Herts. SG5 2UR. If...

For all of us in the stitching community there's nothing quite like the big Ally Pally Autumn Fair. There are lots of other craft fairs,...

This cowl is knit in my own home-dyed yarn. I chose 4 ply wool, which I had dyed with cochineal to produce the deep burgundy red, coral and ...

I always come on-line round about now to complain about how I want summer to go on for ever. And I don't want it to end. But even I kno...

What could be nicer for late summer or early autumn than a swishy scarf, knit on the bias for extra swing? - Something just perfect for w...

Gosh it feels like it's been a very l-o-n-g hot summer, and we're only just into August. My garden has taken on a sub-Saharan vibe....

Are you looking for an easy, lazy knit for working on in the shade of a parasol during this glorious heat-wave? Well, I may just have th...

OK ... you're thinking. She's finally lost the plot.   The sun has addled her brain. But bear with me. There's been a lot wri...

I was recently asked to demonstrate how I went about doing a provisional cast-on. I have 2 methods, both using a simple crochet chain, and, ...

I'm enjoying a lot of peace and quiet at the moment, perhaps rather more peace and quiet than I'm totally comfortable with. By some ...

I've been meaning to write up the pattern for this little guy for a-g-e-s, and with one thing and another I have procrastinated so that ...

Here's a little something I've been working on for a-g-e-s - literally since forever. It's knit from the top centre out, adding ...

It's sooooo cold this week in London. And spring sunshine seems a lifetime away. But the daffodils are looking good for a whole lot of l...

When I'm feeling a bit shivery and off-colour I like to climb into a certain cosy grey cardigan with huge pockets and a roomy bagginess ...