Measuring Gauge over Lace

Measuring gauge over stockinette is pretty basic, but lace? Here are some tips.

Edinburgh Yarn Festival 2016

This year at the Edinburgh Yarn Festival all I did was shop, snap a few photos, chat, and fondle yarn!

Row Gauge or Round Gauge: when does it matter?

This month we’re talking in depth about GAUGE, which is the size of your knitted stitches. This post focuses on row vs round.

How to wear a shawl

I am quite a big fan of shawls. Whether they are light and lacy or textured and cozy, I love to knit them and I love to wear them.

Knitlandia by Clara Parkes – step inside the knitting universe

Take a journey with quirky, hilarious Clara across the world and into the back-rooms of the knitting universe!  Knitlandia is the newest book by Clara Parkes

Branch Out!

With the ‘Year of Something New’ well underway and new techniques abounding, we invite you to push yourself even further, and try something completely new.