Ke te pehea koe? How are you?  I'm sitting here typing this in a dress + sweater + shawl + tights + handknit socks combo. It's the first of July! I can't say I dislike having so many ways to wear wool, all at once. I hope you are keeping warm, or enjoying mid-summer, depending…

I love this time of year – the days are so short yet it's not properly winter-cold (at least here in Wellington) and I still like making and eating soup and tending the fire! It's nearly the solstice, which is special and always makes me think of our friends in Scandinavia and those long summer…

June is the month for reading, watching TV and working with wool. At least it is for me! I was so happy to complete my second crochet project – a queen-sized blanket – last week. For this, I used two cones of possum-merino blend DK I found at a Woolyarns mill sale a couple of…

This time of year, at least in the Southern Hemisphere, is the turning point for crafting, I reckon- it's properly cool enough that knitting is always on the mind, and everyone seems to need new hats and jumpers.  We're also lucky enough to have some new babies in our family and friend circle – which…

Kia ora, hello! It occurred to me that I never shared my major knitting project of autumn, aka Arlo's Icelandic jumper, here on the blog. I finished it up over Easter weekend and am really happy to have done so! It was a big project but I was happy with the result – and so…

Hello from a sunny Sunday in autumn. I hope you are doing well, wherever you are. I thought I'd share a few of my recent projects, and some things that are bringing me happiness these days. You might have seen the other day that I published my first knitting pattern to Ravelry – for a…

I was after a new pair of fingerless gloves for the autumn and winter months, and came up with my own design – this super-simple pair with a shell pattern running down the back of the hand. I thought it would be fun to share my pattern, in case anyone else is keen to make…

Blues, greys, rusty pinks and green. The colours of late autumn! I thought I'd pop in today to show you some of my recent projects. I think some of my recent makes have been inspired by two titles from the 1980s I found in a second-hand bookshop: Glorious Colour and Family Album, by Kaffe Fassett. …

Hello from a late summer Wednesday evening. I hope you're doing well! I don't have much to report this week. The mornings are getting darker here – though that means I can watch the beautiful pink sunrises with morning coffee in hand! I do love this turning time of year in Wellington. We recently went…

Kia ora, hello! It's been a while since I last wrote here. I hope you're doing well, wherever you are.  I thought I'd pop in to share some scenes of late summer life as it is right here. Focusing in on some favourite bits, of course! We are lucky enough to be expecting some new…