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Cotton for Summer

There’s something about May that nudges me toward cotton. Maybe it’s the longer evenings, or the way the light is a little bit brighter. Maybe it’s simply the shift in...

Planning a Holiday Shawl

I’ve fallen head‑over‑heels for every shade between pale peach and deep terracotta. It feels tied to the season: brighter mornings, longer evenings, and that soft apricot glow the sun gets...

Attempting to knit a sweater

I’ve been quietly working away on something that feels like a small milestone in my knitting life: my first proper sweater. Or, more accurately, my second attempt at my first...

My 2025 temperature scarf

If you’ve never come across a temperature project before, the idea is simple: assign colours to temperature ranges, then knit or crochet a row each day based on the weather....

Welcome 2026!

Happy New Year! I love January — even with the grey UK weather, it always feels fresh and full of possibilities. After spending 2025 leaning into process rather than productivity,...

Casting off 2025

This year wasn’t really about how much I finished. It was about how I made things — slowly, with pauses, rethinks, and the growing confidence to frog something the moment...