A Trescao for Comfort

One of my favourite finished objects that I've made in 2021 has been my Trescao jumper, designed by Along Avec Anna. Looking through my wardrobe, I realised that I didn't have a light coloured knit jumper, nor did I have any cropped knits. So when I was searching, I was looking for a pattern that…

Lifestyle | Spring Gardening

We bought a house in the summer of 2020 and with all the interior decorating that needed done, the garden barely got a look in - The most I did was cut the grass and plant some bulbs along the grass edge. It's such a sad state, especially when you compare it to my next…

Books | 52 Weeks of Shawls

It's finally here! Laine Magazine has finally released their highly anticipated sequel to their 52 Weeks of socks book, and this time they are focusing on one of my favourite things to knit - shawls! 52 Weeks of Shawls is a divine collection from Laine Magazine, honouring modern shawl knitting, each from a different designer,…

A Stillness Shawl in Winter

As I've written about many times, 2020 was a hard year for my creativity - it completely disappeared for the most part. I think most people will have experienced the same thing as me. The pandemic really took over and forced my being into this survival mode where the best I could ask of myself…

A Tegna in Lockdown

For long-time readers of this blog, you'll remember this project. This is my Tegna top, started way back in 2018. It was my first proper knitted clothing item with sleeves, a step up from the Sycamore vest that I knitted, and man, did it take a long time to knit! I originally started this project…

Mid-Knitting Snacks | French Pear Cake

Happy Valentine's Day! Today I thought I'd share a recipe I found at the beginning of 2020. It's a French recipe, and we all know French is the language of love supposedly so what better way to show your love by baking yourself or someone else a good cake! Like I said I found this…