My mum made this quilt for Arlo a few years ago and she asked for a picture of it because her friend wants to make something similar. I realised I'd never photographed it before and that is probably because Arlo's had it on his bed every night since he received it. Which I think was in 2011.…

A favourite place to visit during my workday lunch break is The Fabric Store and even more so now that they stock fabrics from Liberty of London. Even though I've been admiring these for ages I don't usually buy any because I feel like I need to have a clear project in mind before cutting in…

I probably shouldn't have said spring had arrived because it's been chased away again by storms and cold – but that's just good encouragement to keep knitting by the fire… I've finished another little baby garment gift – this one is a cardigan made from alpaca/silk yarn and I'll wrap it up with this bonnet…

Hello! I hope your week is going well so far. Here are a couple of small makes I finished recently. One botanical embroidery (I've just planted some tansy in the garden – so I had to capture it) and a little bonnet for a new baby. The embroidery was worked free-style, but for the infant…

These are little elephants with big ears and I think they make lovely wee gifts for babies and toddlers. I first made them when Keira was a little one- all the way back here! And ever since then, I've had emails from readers asking if I'd share the pattern. It's obviously quite a simple one –…

It's a stormy spring Saturday here – what better conditions for making cake and knitting by the fire? I'm working on some baby knits for friends' new arrivals and wishing I'd started work on them a bit earlier. That's pretty much all I have to report today. Except to say that the native clematis (puawhananga)…

I'd never knitted a shawl before, and wanted to make something special with a skein of Dark Harbour yarn in the colourway 'Old Salt' Isn't that an evocative name? It features speckles of black sprinkled like salt on a grey base. So above you can see my finished Spindrift shawl. I really enjoyed knitting it even though I…