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…
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Unpicking the Stitches: How I designed the Snuggle cardigan
Hi everyone! Where has the summer gone? The last few months have been and gone so quickly I’ve had almost no sense of time; only the sense of rolling along with whatever life brings. But the equinox brings with it a sense of coolness and calm. As I write, the autumn sun is streaming in…
Unpicking the Stitches: How I designed the Bonnie jumper
So here it is: My latest design for Knitting magazine – not to mention the blog post! I am especially happy this month, because it’s the first time that one of my designs has been on a magazine cover. It is all the sweeter since I didn’t know whether this idea would ever see the…
Two new designs for December: Alpine cardigan and Kim poncho
Hello there 🙂 In the December issue of Knitting, I have not one, but two designs! You know what they say about buses: you wait for one, and then at least two come along at once… First, the Alpine cardigan, knitted in Manos Del Uruguay: Then the Kim poncho, knitted up in Wendy Aspire: I’ve…
Unpicking the Stitches: How I designed the Westcott shawl, part 1
Please welcome my latest design for Knitting magazine: the Westcott shawl! This reminder of early summer crept up on me nicely. I worked on this back in June-July, which is a normal lead time for commissions like this. However, it also means that you have ample time to move on with life and get stuck…
Asymmetric Fairisle Jacket – Knitting Magazine, November 2014
Here it is! My latest work for Knitting Magazine is a fairisle jacket with asymmetric front fastening detail, using Rowan Felted Tweed DK. As ever with commissions like these, work takes place a good few months before publication: I was creating this during midsummer, which is not the best time of year to be knitting…
