Hello again. Here we are in cold and snowy April, after a warm and sunny March. But at least the cold weather has kept me indoors and I’ve been able to write up and publish this latest pattern collection in record time! I’m sure many of you have seen the Little Gem blanket over the… Continue reading The Gem Blanket Collection
Granny’s Secret Garden Blanket
Hello again, from the depths of winter in bonnie Scotland. January usually seems an interminably long month with short dark gloomy days and long cold nights, but this year we’ve had a fair amount of sunshine and the weeks are going by pretty fast. I can’t complain. Morning sunlight It’s been helped along as well,… Continue reading Granny’s Secret Garden Blanket
The Cherry Blossom Blanket Pattern
Hello again, I’m so happy to say that the pattern for the Cherry Blossom blanket is now in my Etsy shop. It’s been pretty intense over the past few days as I put the finishing touches to the pattern, but at last I could check and proof read no more and with a deep breath,… Continue reading The Cherry Blossom Blanket Pattern
Yarn List for the Cherry Blossom Blanket
Cherry Blossom Blanket Hello again, This is hot off the press, or hot off the hook whichever way you like, but yesterday I put the last stitch into this new blanket and did a little celebratory dance, or as much as my bad back would allow. (To be fair, it’s nearly all better so I… Continue reading Yarn List for the Cherry Blossom Blanket
The Baby Blanket Collection, and it’s FREE
Hi again everyone - this must be a record. Two blog posts just days apart - that’s what having a social media holiday does for you - gives you more time to do other things, like write blog posts! ( Is this classed as social media too?) PASTEL - The first of the baby blankets… Continue reading The Baby Blanket Collection, and it’s FREE
The Noel Nine Patch Blanket, Christmas 2021
Hello again. Here I am with another blanket, another pattern and another blog post! As I write this we are now into September, leaving summer behind. The days are getting shorter and the brambles are turning black in the hedgerows. I love Autumn, probably more than summer if I’m honest and every year I look… Continue reading The Noel Nine Patch Blanket, Christmas 2021
The Narrow Boat Blanket
UPDATE May 9th - I’m delighted to announce that the Narrow Boat pattern is now in my Etsy shop! Here is the link - The Narrow Boat Blanket Pattern Hello again - My blog post today is all about my new blanket, which has just come off the hook in the past few hours. Exactly… Continue reading The Narrow Boat Blanket
The Green Shoots Blanket
Hello again. It's been a week of pattern writing, proof reading, deciding to add more photos, writing more, proof reading again...and again, but at last this afternoon I think the pattern is ready to be launched into the world. So, with a big sigh of satisfaction (and relief) I've just added the Green Shoots Blanket… Continue reading The Green Shoots Blanket
The Frosted Pearl Blanket Pattern is here
Hello friends. It seems like a lifetime in the writing, but I’m so pleased to say the pattern is now published in my Etsy shop. Here is the link- The Frosted Pearl Blanket Pattern Never again will I take a break half way through the process - (you’ll remember I took December off to make… Continue reading The Frosted Pearl Blanket Pattern is here
John’s Story
The handsome dude in this photo (see arrow) is my nephew John. This strapping lad is 24 but at the age of 12 was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. This of course came as a real shock to the family, and John who was only just reaching his teenage years. However, he put it to good… Continue reading John’s Story