Blogs — crochet
Feelings About Garms
Posted by Eleanor Burke on
It's not the jumpers fault that some people are arseholes...
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A Pastel Dream!
Posted by Eleanor Burke on
Over a year ago I saw a story on Mahliqa Jewellery's instagram stories which featured a group of people at her stall at a fibre festival. They were all smiling and the sort of dishevelled that only a yarn festival can cause. One of the subjects was wearing the most beautiful granny square jumper in the entire world. I literally gasped and took a screen shot straight away - but I needn't have because the image is still absolutely in my mind. So gorgeous. It was made of simple granny squares, crocheted in shades of creams/beiges with rounds of deep reds, russets, army...
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THE Granny Square Jumper.
Posted by Eleanor Burke on
I so enjoyed writing my last blog, and I've had a bit of a weird morning so I thought I'd sit downstairs in the stillness of the office and have another go. This time it might be a more familiar piece as it's appeared a lot of social media and on the newsletter (haven't sent one of those since before Christmas but who knows what might happen...). The piece in question is this one: I love that picture of me, it was a happy time in autumn last year and the whole garment had been a dream to put together. I...
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Thoughts on Gauge Swatches
Posted by Eleanor Burke on
There's no morality to this - you're not working out if you're a good knitter or crocheter, or a bad one. There's no right or wrong way to knit or crochet - unless it's hurting you - it doesn't matter if you're tight or loose it just matters that the end result, and the process, is enjoyable to you.
Workshops, Workshops Everywhere!!
Posted by Casper Alixander on
We've got some absolutely lush workshops lined up for the next few months, with plenty more to come. We're not letting go of them again unless you're prying them out of our cold dead hands!
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