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Sunny intervals

Summer, the meterolgical calendar tells us, is not far away. But given how the spring has (not) turned out in this corner of east London,...

Sweater Club Recommended Patterns

Sweaters Saglan by Ailbiona Maclachlan Lakes by Ozetta Lento by Jonna Hietala Aran Gallant by Caidree My First Raglan by Jared Flood Minna No by...
Meet the maker

In Shetland no one swatches

In the English speaking knitting world, travelling to the Shetland islands, 130 miles north of the Scottish mainland, has become something of a Haj-like pilgrimage....
Pattern round-ups

9 cardies good, 18 cardies better!

It seems like last week's list of cardigans has only partially satisfied the spring-time knitters' appetite for knitwear they can undo and do up again....
Pattern round-ups

Unbuttoning the spring

Coming home from work in the daylight, daffodill buckets at the supermarket checkout, blosssom appearing on street corners, and leaving the house without long johns:...
Knitsplaining

Wild and Washy

'I'm making a baby blanket, so it's got to be washable.' 'It's a sweater for my son. There's no way he'll wash it by hand....
Life in the day of a wool shop

Overheard in the wool shop this week

It's been cold, rainy and grey outside all week, but inside in the wool shop you've all been giving us plenty to smile about. Here...
Life in the day of a wool shop

In search of the perfect sweater

The key ingredients for the perfect pudding, an old friend of mine explained, are something crunchy, something creamy and something fruity. He expanded this theory...
What I'm thinking about when I'm knitting

What kind of knitter are you?

What kind of knitter are you? You're 6 rows on from the row where you did a series of 2/2 right cross cable twists, and...
Knitsplaining

Mohair or no-hair?

One strand good, 2 strands better? Really? Will the addition of that super-skinny thread really make a difference? And if i'm not that great of...