Upon purchase of three beautiful skeins of silk/merino yarn, I decided I’d have to make another 3-colour cowl (I knitted this one as a gift last summer). The yarn was hand-dyed by my friend Nikki, who runs Dark Harbour just up the road from me, so I was able to choose them in person which…

I'm starting to get excited about my trip to Melbourne at the end of March. I'll be teaching workshops along with Felicia Semple and Elizabeth Barnett at this event, and I'm starting to gather materials and inspiration for the work we'll do there. As well as stitch guides and instructions for the projects, I'm hoping…

The summer has been so grey and cold, that when the warmth does appear it's almost a surprise. We had a day like that today – cicadas singing, even, and I managed to knit a few rows sitting outside in the garden. I've nearly finished the cowl I've been working on this month. And this…

We've not had many summery days here in Wellington, but I wanted to capture a little bit of sun when it appeared recently. Perhaps some warm weather is still on its way, like a parcel lost in the post? I made a few sun catchers (details here) with flowers pressed back at the start of…

My kind friend Poppy let me borrow one of her tapestry weaving looms and gave me a lesson on how to use it. I must admit I found it more difficult than I'd been expecting. I used to get frustrated easily and give up when faced with a new challenge, but I'm happy to report…

=============== a) Some Sunday morning knitting with blueberries. I'm making another one of these cowls (the first one I made was a gift). It won't be long before autumn is here again… b) A linen project bag for my etsy shop, inspired by current side-of-the-road flowers… c) A late crop of sweet peas from the…

Here are three things I made with my hands recently: a) a botanical sampler designed and embroidered for a customer on the other side of the world, featuring various favourite plants.  b) set of three new baby knits: a bonnet (from this pattern), booties (discussed here) and a little animal friend (from this pattern.) All…