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Friday, October 11, 2024

Winter 2024 poem collection

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Winter is a time for being snuggled up in front of the fire with a good book. Here is a collection of poems I have written over winter this year. 

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

It's our 6th Birthday!!!


The studio is buzzing, balloons are every where - It’s our 6th Birthday!!!
It's also 6 years since I started designing patterns and weaving stitches one at a time. Just over a year later I was diagnosed with two chronic illnesses within months of each other. Thanks for all of your support, comments and messages. I appreciate all of you and thank you for being here.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Cottage Life Summer 2024

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Hi friends, welcome to our cottage life update about things we have been up to and happening around the cottage. Things get hectic time to time due to the rollercoaster of ups and downs of chronic illness and flare ups that are unpredictable, summer is usually easier though.  I hope you have been well and enjoyed your summer too or if your in the Northern Hemisphere your winter.  Summer has now been and the days will soon get cooler and Autumn will be upon us before we realize it. 

Thursday, September 28, 2023

How to pass slipped stitch over (psso) in 4 easy steps


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Not sure how to pass a slipped stitch over? Do you need to know how to psso for a pattern or stitch? Here is a step by step tutorial to help you learn how to pass a slipped stitch over in 4 easy steps

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Guide on how to do long tail cast on


I can't believe after 10 years of knitting I've never learnt how to do a slip knot or how to to do a long tail cast on before 2018.  In this guide you will learn how to do a slip knot and how to do a long tail cast on step by step.  

Saturday, July 29, 2023

What's that stitch? Bobble stitch


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Bobble stitch is perfect for adding a bit of fun to any knitting project, it adds 3D texture.  In this tutorial I explain what a bobble is, how to do bobble stitch and  the different names for bobble stitch.  We've also included our free pattern for a  little bobble stitch gift bag and added our free printable handy stitch cards. 

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Book reviews February 2023

The words "February reads and reviews" with a photo of a wooden table with the book when you returned by Havelah McLat next to a bunch of peach roses underneath.

Here are my book reviews for March. I love to read and I've started keeping a list every month along with a reading journal.  There's a range of Amish books by different authors, a book about a clean winter romance book and a devotional. 

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

30 Knitting tips for beginners

Picture of a knitting tips sheet next to a ball of yarn and needles along with a pinecone.


Started knitting and wondering what you doing?  I've been there and understand I lost count of how many times I miss counted stitches, un picked knitting and threw knitting in the bin. To help you I made this handy sheet of 30 knitting tips, its also in a free printable downloadable pdf file.

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