It's a Stitch Up

As you’ve probably gathered, keeping my yarn stash to a sensible size is a constant battle (and it’s not like I’m alone in that). The more tools I’ve got to help me keep track of what I’ve got, the better. I got a lovely comment about my stash graph from a fellow appreciator of stats.

I’ve not previously blogged about my sewing exploits as it’s been a while since I took on a big project, but today one landed in my lap.
This morning I noticed that the condition of my beloved coat had deteriorated from slightly raggedy lining, to a mere thread away from side-seam destruction.
The story of my coat [...]

I wanted the photography for to be special, so I enlisted the help of a couple of talented friends; model and actor Kathryn and photographer and studio lighting enthusiast Joseph Hughes. We headed for Hampstead Heath, which had been transformed by a blanket of powder into the most incredible winter-wonderland I’d ever seen. This [...]

This month knitting takes its rightful place in the gallery, alongside the great masters at the mighty Tate Britain. Demonstrating the versatility of knitting, contemporary British artist Andy Holden has created a giant knitted boulder!
The piece replecates a small lump of rock the artist took from a pyramid at Giza, while on holiday as a [...]

Happy 2010!
2009 was an eventful year. I got a new job, I re-launched my old music website, I knitted 36 things, I got two new bikes and rode them lots and of course, knitted with Kelley Deal at ATP! It wasn’t all good though, our little black cat Aduki, who you may remember as the [...]