Introducing the Gaspra cardigan! This was designed for The Fibre Company’s autumn/winter 2020 collection and supports their brand new yarn, Cirro. Cirro is a beautiful cotton, alpaca and merino blend; one of the lightest and warmest haloed yarns I’ve ever used. It’s also very versatile. Like mohair, you can experiment with needles sizes to create…
Author: Natalie in Stitches
London-based knitting and crochet designer and qualified teacher, who also enjoys sewing and pattern cutting. Loves anything made with needles, thread and yarn.
New Design: The Aneeta cardigan
Introducing another new design from the lockdown bottleneck: the Aneeta cardigan, knitted in The Fibre Company Luma! You can find this design in the latest issue of Knitting magazine, issue 210, which is out now. I published my first design about seven years ago, and I have always paid attention to how women’s clothes have…
New Design | Amulet snood
Hello! I am very happy to announce that I have a brand new pattern for sale, the Amulet snood! It is available to buy now on the Payhip website. Designed for this year’s Flower Power Fund, 50% of all pattern sales will be donated to Marie Curie and go towards ensuring patients receive the best…
When Will I Be Publishing My Back Catalogue? An Answer to a FAQ
Lately a few knitters have asked me when I’ll release some of my older patterns originally commissioned by and published in Knitting magazine, going back to 2014. I’m happy to say that I can now – partially – answer that question! First, a quick explanation of why it has taken me so long to do…
Some thoughts on knitting and accessibility
I had a few thoughts about knitters and knitting following some posts made on IG a few days ago and felt a different perspective could help. I don’t mean any harm by writing this post, and apologise in advance for any upset, but I sincerely want to mention a few important things that could help…
Introducing the Cosy cabled scarf
Winter is fast approaching: you can tell, because the air has teeth – canines that sink into your skin as you brave the elements. It’s not quite balaclava weather, but it is time to protect your neck from the vampiric fangs of cold – and what’s better than a chunky scarf? If you also fancy…
