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Wildly Adventurous
This is a guest blog post by my amazing friend Helen at Albion Nights. How much time do you spend outdoors? Did you know that throughout June The Wildlife Trusts have been running a campaign called 30 Days Wild? The…
103 Million Ways to Learn to Crochet
Do you want to learn to crochet? But don't know where to start? It should be easy to learn to crochet these days - there’s information everywhere you click on the internet. In fact a quick online search yields (about) 103…
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…