I’m terribly sorry, I seem to be showing a bit of my soul

I can’t help it. I really do feel like I’ve failed, even if I’ve only failed myself (and isn’t that the worst kind). Everything is ‘could haves’ and ’should haves’, and that is no way to good mental health. I can’t keep…

This model is wearing a size too small

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That's just what happens when you start working on a piece before you know you're expecting. I am sucking in my tummy as far as I possibly can, but nevertheless have expanded quite a bit, in all sorts of…

This is The News

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It’s a bit disappointing, but I’ve withdrawn from the agreement to produce a book of my work. The intentions were good, but the timing was bad. I have enough keeping me awake at night without worrying about my lack of…

Holly pattern .pdf

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I’ve had a number of enquiries about patterns which used to live at Magknits - I’ve today added a link to download a .pdf to this post, and will add .pdfs of Argyle and Sally in the near future.

While I’m on: those who…

More my speed

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Well! Isn’t life time-consuming? My knitting output is so drastically reduced, and my sleep levels are still somewhat depleted (however, as of this week, Stanley has slept through the night (by which I mean 10.30-6.30)…