KNITTING & CROCHET

Making

A kitschy little collection of potholders and dishcloths I worked up and sent off to Portland to be part of an art installation charity event led by Larissa Brown in conjunction with her new book – My Grandmother’s Knitting: Family Stories and Inspired Knits from Top Designers. I wasn’t lucky enough to have been taught to knit orContinue reading “Making”

Julekuler

While impatiently waiting for my copy of 55 Christmas Balls to Knit, I stumbled onto The NRK Norwegian Broadcasting website they had hosted a show featuring the authors of the book. They had kindly given the basic directions for making a julekuler, along with a simple snowflake chart. THANKS Arne & Carlos! Now I canContinue reading “Julekuler”

for babies

My baby is almost grown, so busy with NHS, speech and preparing for grownup life. We will be touring colleges next year! Even though it’s not relevant to my life (no little babies here) I still find myself enjoying knitting and crocheting for babies. There is a simple sweetness to knitting a mini pair ofContinue reading “for babies”