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Alternative yarns
I'm often asked about the yarn I use for my blankets and if I can recommend any alternatives. I designed both the Homage to the Granny Square and the Wallflowers blankets using Rowan Felted Tweed. (and no, I don't get paid…
In the Spotlight with Fruity Knitting
If you know me at all you'll know I tend to freeze like a rabbit in headlights when someone points a camera at me. So when Andrea from Fruity Knitting said they'd like to interview me for their fabulous YouTube…
AI and The Last of the Innocents
“We are probably one of the last generations of Homo sapiens. In a century or two we’ll either destroy ourselves or, far more likely is that we’ll use technology to upgrade ourselves into something different” Yuval Noah Harari Humans are…
Off Grid Textile Workshops in Portugal
This is a guest blog post by my super talented friend and colleague: Nicola Orpen M.A at Texatelier Hello I’m Nikola Orpen and I am a practising exhibiting artist and educator. I am so very impressed with the beautiful crochet…
Breathing Space: Crochet Retreats with The Mercerie
One of my greatest pleasures is connecting and bringing people together, in virtual spaces and in real life. But as a rather awkward introvert myself I’m super sensitive to group dynamics and understand the importance of spaces that feel friendly, welcoming…
Why Originality is Overrated
“You're very creative, where do you get your ideas from?” This is a question I get asked a lot and I generally reply with an incoherent mumbling of unsatisfactory explanations by which time the person who asked the question has…