Today's post, "Spring Cleaning", is now available!

I have a new design in Issue 227 of The Knitter Magazine, complete with a masterclass on how to do Rita Buchanan’s moebius cast-on. It’s in the shops on Thursday though subscribers may already have it!

This week's blog post, "Road Trip", is now available. We've been on an adventure!

What a good and busy day! I have spent this morning teaching stranded knitting and this afternoon teaching two-colour brioche knitting to some fab knitters at Ewe Felty Thing - two intrepid souls even took both workshops!! 1/2

This week's blog post, "Getting Things Done", is now available. Have a read and see what I've been up to!

I’m teaching an Introduction to Two-Colour Brioche Knitting at the Midlands Wool Festival this year! You can book a place by contacting me directly (see link in bio). This workshop takes place on both days (11th and 12th July), 1.30-3.30pm. Remember you also need a ticket for the show itself. 1/2

It seems I’m not that good at ‘having a day off’ as I have put 31 knitting kits together! Just need to print the box labels now.

Twisted is a moebius brioche cowl that began life three years ago as a two-session workshop. I love this design as you can clearly see the two different sides of the fabric at once and if you make the smaller DK version it only uses about 25g of each colour!

This week's blog post, "Don't Stop Me Now", is now available! Having a good time...

East Anglia Yarn Festival open today 10-4 at the Royal Norfolk Showground Arena.

All set up and ready for East Anglia Yarn Festival tomorrow and Sunday! We’ve made sure you can into our lovely little space and see all the 32 designs we’ve brought with us. Open tomorrow 10-5 and 10-4 on Sunday at the Norfolk Showground Arena. Come and say hello!

Recently I’ve been asked what easier designs I’ve got for a new knitter who wants to make a shawl. Crenellate is ideal! All the patterning is created with just knit and purl stitches, the shaping with yarn overs and the wonderful zig zag edging with casting extra stitches on and off. 1/2

Leaf & Vine is a lacy summer layer that was first published by KnitPicks. This is the long version - the pattern also contains an option for a shorter version as well! Printed copies of the pattern will be available at East Anglia Yarn Festival this weekend along with over 30 other designs!

This week's blog post, "Manchester - so much to thank you for!", is now available! See what we got up to at the weekend.

Thank you so much to all the organisers, volunteers, venue staff, fellow exhibitors, visitors and my wonderful wife and booth babe @Sue Finch that made the very first TexStyle festival at Manchester Central such fun! 1/4

@texstyle_festival day 2 is about to start! Open until 4pm today! Ronnie is here too!

It’s growing!

We did it! Quite the transformation, don’t you agree? All set up and ready for tomorrow. You’ll find us at stand H6 at @texstyle_festival, open 10-5 tomorrow and 10-4 on Sunday.

Today’s joy is ‘The Garlic’ finding its home @atriumpoetry.bsky.social

While I adore knitting with brightly coloured yarns, there is something very comforting about knitting with grey wool. This is Laxton Yarns 4ply 190% wool in shade Cracoe bought from Yarn O’clock to knit another What Do Points Make?

A little reminder that if you had an advance ticket to the North West Winter Wool Festival & you haven’t downloaded your free hot water bottle cover pattern, you have 3 days left to get it! The promo code you got with your show ticket expires at the end of Sun March 15th (UK time). Don’t miss out!

I’m no looking forward to exhibiting at East Anglia Yarn Festival in 10 days! 🧶🧶🧶 Head to the show website to grab your tickets for the 2026 show at The Norfolk Showground Arena NOW! Come and join us in East Anglia on 21st and 22nd March 2026 for our fifth year of fibre fun!

This week's blog post, "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend", is now available. And, no, they don't need to be the sparkly variety.

My first two workshops at Ewe Felty Thing in Conwy are on April 4th - that’s in just under four weeks! I’m looking forward to introducing knitters to some new techniques: stranded colourwork knitting and two-colour brioche knitting. 1/2

This time next week we’ll be getting ready to welcome visitors to TexStyle at Manchester Central. We are on stand H6 - in the middle of the hall. There will be a lovely range of 50 different hand knitting designs on display with printed patterns available for all of them. Come & say hello!

The lace patterns in Lorelai Wrap are fun & funky (circles anyone?), but the overall construction is simple. Worked in 1 piece with a constant stitch count (91 sts). There are no joins or stitches to pick up & you can use circular or straight 4.5mm needles. Available now as an individual pattern.

Lorelai Wrap is now online! You can find it on my website, Payhip & Ravelry. Originally published in issue 218 of The Knitter, it is worked in 1 piece, the pattern is both charted & fully written. The yarn is Jamiesons of Shetland Ultra Lace which is beautiful & lofty, worked on 4.5mm needles.

There will always be an element of Thing 3 inside me, and this t-shirt and wig remind me of the joy of dressing up for World Book Day. Today I am feeling grateful for all the people I've shared World Book Days with over the years, and for everyone who has helped me bring my books into the world.

Did you know I’m a certified technical editor for knitting patterns? I competed my course last November having trained with Carol from Cool Wool School. The pic shows my first testimonial from a client. If you need a tech editor for your knitting patterns please do get in touch!

This week's blog post, "Let's Go Round Again", is now available. Have a read and see what I'm (re)knitting!

There are just two places left on my Introduction to Two-Colour Brioche knitting workshop at @thewoolmontyshow. The show is being held at Magna on June 13-14 and my workshop is on Sunday 14th, 10.30-12.30. You can book on the show website.

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus - Happy St David’s Day!

Lorelai Wrap is now available as a single pattern pdf download! You can find it on my website and in my Payhip and Ravelry stores. Worked in one piece using Jamiesons of Shetland Ultra Lace on 4.5mm needles it is light, airy and elegant.

This week's blog post, "At Last", is now available!

I have finally blocked my 4ply version of What Do Points Make?! It’s a little bigger than the laceweight version but not much (147.5 x 114cm instead of 130 x 108cm). Made on the same size needles as the laceweight version (4.5mm). Looking forward to the weather warming up so I can wear it!

Am Byth was the mystery knitalong for 2023 with Yarn O’clock. As with most of our mkals we didn’t even tell folk what they would be making & the 1st clue didn’t help a lot as we began in the centre of the crown! 1/2

This week's blog post, "Blackpool Rocks!", is now available.

Showing you our stand at the @northwestwinterwoolfestival and how near we are to the entrance! We’re on stand B9.

We’re all set up and ready for the North West Winter Wool Festival tomorrow and Sunday. If you’ve got an advance ticket do remember to download your free Seaside Winter Cosy pattern!

Electric Fences Mock Me – Sue Finch @suefinch.bsky.social atriumpoetry.com/2026/02/13/e...

Into the Vortex was the 2021 MKAL with Yarn O’clock. The original used RiverKnits Chimera & Nene 4ply yarns on 4.5mm needles (bottom right on 2nd pic). I think it’s also working up really nicely on RiverKnits DK Chimera & WYSpinners Fleece on 5.5mm needles.

Lorelai Wrap is all printed and ready for its debut as an individual pattern at the North West Winter Wool Festival in Blackpool this weekend!

This week's blog post, "And Then There Were Two", is now available!

Yesterday Jo kindly agreed to model my Lorelai Wrap ready for its relaunch as an individual pattern, having first been published in The Knitter. Knit flat with 4.5mm needles & Jamiesons Of Shetland Ultra Lace this wrap is the perfect extra layer for warmth & elegance. 1/2

Ice Diamond Mitts were originally designed following a request from Anne at @yarnoclock2 to create a pattern using a worsted weight roving yarn. They are long mitts which extend past the wrist keeping you cosy despite the lacy design. 1/2

Texstyle is just over a month away! It's a new show held at Manchester Central. If you haven't already got a ticket & would love to be in the running for a free pair of tickets, follow my page & comment here or on my blog to let me know! I’ll let the lucky winners know this time next week.

Learning how to knit a true moebius is great fun & opens up lots of possibilities. I am running a moebius knitting workshop at @northwestwinterwoolfestival in Blackpool on Sun 15th Feb, 1-3.30pm. Tickets for the workshop are £36 including handouts, yarn & needles. Contact me to book your place!

This week's blog post, "Reaching the End", is now available.

I started reading The Magical Knitting Pattern Book by Tian Connaughton last night & finished it this today. It was exactly the book I needed to read right now - set around knitting with wonderfully warm characters & an intriguing mystery too! Highly recommend!

This week's blog post, "One Step At A Time", is now available.