Not a knitting fan? Not a stitcher? It does not matter, the annual autumn Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace is well worth a visit just to marvel at the talents of today’s textile … [Read more...]
Pattern for Fish and Chip Baby Jumper and Hat
This is my modified pattern: Jumper Pattern (Knitted all in one) Using double knitting wool and No.4mm needles Cast on 44 stitches Work 18 rows in [K2, P2 rib] Work 30 rows … [Read more...]
Jumpers for “Fish and Chip” babies
At the last local WI meeting we were asked to knit jumpers for "fish and chip" babies in Malawi. Apparently some of the new mothers are so poor that their babies are wrapped in newspaper. I was a bit … [Read more...]
Chelsea Flower Show.
"Would you like to go to the Chelsea Flower Show? Our treat" "Yes please! When is it?" Of course I would like to go. I had only the vaguest notion about the event. I imagined it to be a bit like the … [Read more...]
World Wide Knitting in Public Day – WWKIP Day
June 13th marked the tenth anniversary of World Wide Knitting in Public Day – a.k.a. WWKIP Day. If you browse their website you will see that the event is celebrated in over 50 countries. I first … [Read more...]