Interview with author Havelah McLat

Welcome back to book news today, I have our second author interview for the year . Today’s author interview is with Havelah Mc Lat ahead with the launch of her book The Silent Journey tomorrow (23rd March 2026 - Havelahs time).

Interview with character Catriona from Remember My Royalty

Welcome back to book news today, I have another interview this one is with character Catriona from Remember My Royalty we discuss life in Scottland, living during the Texas Revolution and about her life. 

Interview with author Hannah E. Griggs

Welcome back to book news today, I have a different post for you than the usual book news, come and read the interview with the author of Remember My Royalty Hannah E. Griggs ahead of the book launch of her next book. 

Book spotlight on Remember My Royalty by Hannah E.Griggs

Hannah E. Griggs new book Remember My Royalty a story both teens and adults will enjoy is going to be out soon, today I thought I’d share a bit about her new book, where you can buy a copy and some exciting things coming up soon.

January Reads And Review

 Here are my book reviews for January . I love to read and I've started keeping a list every month along with a reading journal.  There's a range of classical fiction books, a few romance books, non-fiction books and a devotional. 

Interview with Emmy from the Autumn Court

Today’s interview is with Emmy, the little girl who was made an honorary princess in the AutumnCourt, if you’ve seen my free short story campfire you will probably remember her from there. This is an interview ahead of the next short story in this series about Emmy’s story. 

Cover Reveal and ARC opportunity for The Silent Journey by Havelah McLat

Hi welcome to our first book tour at Fortress Brae Library and thank you for coming to today’s cover reveal for The Silent Journey by Havelah McLat, ARC opportunity and more.The Silent Journey is a middle grade historical fiction with disability representation. 

2026 goals and words of the season.

Hi friends, I can’t believe it’s a new year already!!! Thanks for joining me here today and I appreciate you all sticking around as my health continues to be up and down, managing and coping with 10+ chronic illnesses can be hard at times. In today’s post I’m sharing my 2026 goals on of which is to spend more time blogging here, my word of the year and more. 

Campfire celebration

When I attended the Kings Daughter Writing Camp in March this year I went to the motivational meadow and found photo prompts to create a story from, I choose two of these and decided to created a short story about the Autumn Court and their celebration.  

What's that stitch? Andalusian stitch

Andalusian stitch is a nice easy stitch which uses only knit and purl stitches, making it perfect for beginners.  Come and learn what this stitch is, how to do andalusian stitch and get few project ideas for using this stitch.  

Winter 2024 poem collection

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. 

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.

Cottage Life Summer 2024

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. 

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

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. 

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.  

What's that stitch? Bobble stitch

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. 

Book reviews February 2023

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. 

30 Knitting tips for beginners

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.

Autumn leaves chunky scarf

Autumn leaves is a super chunky scarf knitted on 10mm needles, suitable for beginner knitters or knitters looking for a quick and easy project. The end of summer brings autumn, the cool wind blowing and the leaves turning shades of red, yellow, orange and brown. This is one of the beautiful things about autumn along with the crunch of the leaves beneath my feet. It reminds me that summer has once again come to an end. 

Book Reviews August

I haven’t done too much reading this month and only read a few books. I read only 1 nonfiction book and 4 fiction books, 1 a series and one from a new author I hadn’t heard of. Her book is so amazing, if you haven’t read it you’ll want to!!! Whether you still wish it was summer, love summer so like me decide to read it in winter time or another season.