Author: Nicola Turner
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The Almost Invisible Lifted Increases!
Our latest design the Freight Pullover is cast on at the back neck and lifted increases are used to create the shoulder ‘seams’. It’s a nifty method developed by Julie Weisenberger of Cocoknits. Now these increases are not so commonly used so a tutorial may be handy to have by you when you are starting
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Monet Minis, Water Lily Mittens
We started letterbox mini skein sets last year with a series based on William Morris designs and as Louise has a penchant for alliteration these became Morris Minors after the much loved British car. Naturally the latest series inspired by Monet have become Monet Minis and we obviously had to include at least one set based
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Lineage Socks
We are often asked at shows what to make with our sock sets and Lineage was designed with these in mind. Unisex socks for nearly all the family with contrasting stripes and toes. It is also an excellent pattern to use up all those scraps loitering in your stash, not only can you use up
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Crochet Cast On
This is the first of two posts on the Aeolian top pattern highlighting techniques you may not have used before. Our Aeolian top is ideal when summer days are not as warm as they should be, it’s also easy to throw on in the evenings as the weather cools. Aeolian is knit in Ainsworth &
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Gild the Gingerbread
It’s been a frustrating few days the weather has been grim, grey and gloomy and my current knitting project isn’t working out. Knitted Christmas present production has slowed up. An afternoon of baking seemed a quicker way of making a few gifts and with a little judicious planning there would be a few left to
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A Slice of Paradise
Here’s another of our wool show cake tin standbys, this one definitely has a retro feel.I’m not entirely sure where this recipe came from it may have been from a copy of Woman’s Realm or Woman’s Weekly, well thumbed copies of which were passed around the neighbours, when we were kids. It’s a version of
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Decorated Sock Blockers
What to do in lockdown when the garden has been weeded to within an inch of its life and you’ve done as much housework as you consider necessary? Well over the last year we’ve accumulated a small pile of bunny blockers that don’t quite make the grade. Perfectly useable but slightly wonky or with a
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Blocking Your Knits and Crochet Too
You’ve spent weeks on a project, stayed up late to finish the last few rows and are excited to wear your heroic knitted or crocheted efforts. All the faff of blocking just seems one step too far, but it’s amazing what an hour or so of soaking, pinning, steaming and drying can do for your
