It has certainly been an eventful couple of weeks here at Knittist Towers. I clumsily tripped over an out-of-alignment cat igloo and having unthinkingly put my arm out to catch my fall, found that my wrist really hurt. To cut a long story short, I had sustained a hairline fracture in my scaphoid bone i.e. […]
It has been really busy since coming back from Knit Nation last weekend. It has been a whirlwind, make no mistake, including manic sewing up and lots of work on Susan’s new book book. For that reason, I do apologise for the short delay in getting some pictures to you of the Susan Crawford Vintage
I’m going to revisit some work centered around the idea of natural electricity in this post. The hot and humid weather that we’ve been having in Britain this past week has ended up getting to me and firing my neurons in every direction. When the epilepsy comes to the forefront so much, I find myself
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the weather is hotting up. These past few days, we have had a British heatwave (which those of you from warmer climes may rightly chuckle at). With temperatures reaching 32°c (90°F) over the past few days, and set to continue, somehow a chunky wool jumper just doesn’t
This is the lady who got me onto my lifelong making kick. I was first taught to knit, sew and craft by my Nan, Myrtle Francis when I was about 5 years old, in the early 1980s. She seemed to be constantly knitting when I was young – she would make jumpers and cardigans for
