Thoughtful Gifts, Available Instantly
If the last posting dates have passed, there are still genuinely thoughtful ways to give a lovely gift this Christmas – without relying on the post...
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A Last-Minute Gift Guide for Craft Lovers
With the festive season in full swing and the last Royal Mail posting dates for Christmas fast approaching, I’ve pulled together a handy last-minut...
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A Winter’s Day at the Nunney Makes Christmas Market
On Saturday just gone, I closed the Chesterblade shop and took a selection of my kits and yarns to the lovely Nunney Makes Christmas Market. It wa...
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A Very Merry Stitchmas Has Begun!
As the frost arrived this week, I’ve found myself leaning happily into all things festive – stitching, making, wandering with my camera, and pullin...
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A Look Back at October
October has been a month of making, gathering and soaking up the last of the golden light. As we reach the end of what has felt like a very full Oc...
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Levitate Wrap by My Favourite Things Knitwear
I've finished my Levitate Wrap by My Favourite Things Knitwear and I am absolutely delighted with it – it's light, cosy and so wearable! The patt...
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Casting On with Beara: Pattern Ideas to Try
I’ve just finished a simple, slouchy hat in Beara, the new yarn by Hey Mama Wolf, (it just needs blocking) and I’m so enthused by this yarn that I’...
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New in: Beara by Hey Mama Wolf
The latest yarn from Hey Mama Wolf has just landed in the shop and it is everything I hoped it would be! Beara is 70% Irish wool and 30% UK alpaca,...
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🌷 A New Name for an Old Favourite
Sometimes a pattern just needs a little breathing space to bloom. I first released this shawl a few years ago under the name Campfire Shawl – and w...
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A Cinnabar Moth in the Garden
I’ve been a bit under the weather recently and haven’t managed my usual walks. However, I consider myself very lucky to have a garden – where natur...
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An early summer outing to The Vyne
It's been a bit of a damp start to the summer, hasn't it? It has felt bit of a shock to the system after all the glorious sunshine we had in the sp...
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The Elder Ushers In the Summer
The hawthorn flowers may have faded, but the elder has taken on the floral mantle with gusto. The hedgerows continue to brim into early summer, fro...
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Where the Wild Rose Grows
As we bid farewell to May, June has been welcomed in with glorious displays of wild roses in the hedgerows wherever I walk. Are they more prolific ...
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