Posted by Suzie, Sunday 1 May, 2011 23:58
Recently I hosted a pattern cutting workshop on drafting a basic skirt block from body measurements. The first time I did this was for the I made last summer. I found the hand-outs from the course I did at London College of Fashion badly written and confusing, so I’ve made a my own skirt block [...]
Posted by Suzie, Thursday 31 March, 2011 10:23
My quest for the perfect-fitting sock pattern may have come to an end, quite by accident. After previously following , I had a go at Knitmore Girls Vanilla Sock by Jasmin Canty. What’s good about this pattern: It’s well written; it’s written for circular needles; it has variations included in the pattern. What’s not so good about [...]
Posted by Suzie, Wednesday 16 February, 2011 14:20
If 2010′s stash down attempt was evaluated in a school report, it would read ‘must try harder’. I do try, honestly. I created another pretty heat-map of my stash yarn (if you’re using an RSS reader, visit the to see it): Yarn in stash 2 ply / lace 4 ply 5 ply / sport DK [...]
Posted by Suzie, Monday 14 February, 2011 16:02
It’s been a long time since I did any ‘proper’ patchwork, by that I mean hand sewn. It was a hobby of mine when I was younger; my mum had an amazing collection of small scraps and I used to make mini Geodesic domes (much simpler than they sound) than it sounds) from equilateral triangles, stuffed [...]
Posted by Suzie, Tuesday 8 February, 2011 15:23
My sock yarn blanket is finished! In the end it took more than the 250 g Colinette Jitterbug creative pack, I used up some other sock leftovers and Mooncalf kindly supplied me with an extra 20 g of Jitterbug to finish it off. This is my first piece of modular knitting, I’m very happy with [...]
Posted by Suzie, Friday 4 February, 2011 16:44
It’s just over a week since I got back from Norway but it seems like a lifetime ago (funny how holidays work like that). I did a little bit of knitting-related research while I was there, with the help of my Norwegian host. Stranded colour work is strongly associated with Scandinavia, and Norway boasts several [...]
Posted by Suzie, Friday 28 January, 2011 10:48
Hello from Norway! Actually I’m back now, I had an amazing time in and around Stavanger. Here are a few images from my trip.
Posted by Suzie, Monday 17 January, 2011 20:56
As well as socks, I’ll be taking other hand-knits to keep me cosy in Norway. My grey Cash Iroha sweater was knitted for this purpose – double-stranded in the body with double-thickness collar and cuffs. My Big Wool cardigan, of course, will be coming with me. This is Constance by Kim Hargreaves. It’s always been [...]
Posted by Suzie, Sunday 16 January, 2011 16:59
With just a few days to go until my trip to Norway, I’m making things to keep me warm while I’m there. I had a wake up call while sledging on Christmas day in the harshest British weather I can remember. My performed well but my face and extremities froze. I think it was about [...]
Posted by Suzie, Wednesday 12 January, 2011 21:24
I’m having a new year stash clear out. I’ve got lots of yarn that I don’t think I’m going to use, but maybe you will? There are 5 skeins that I’ve dyed myself in semi-solid colours (mostly natural dyes), some Colinette, Debbie Bliss and Rowan. The images above link to my stash items on Ravelry. [...]
