Author: Knitter

  • Go to the mattress stitch

    I’ve discovered mattress stitch, or as June Hemmons Hiatt (in the enormous brick that is The Principles of Knitting) has it, running thread seam. The main annoying thing about that book is that she refuses to use common parlance, in favour of renaming almost everything. What is worse, is that the index then becomes less…

  • WIP Wednesday

    I’ve made a lot of progress on the cotton sweater for my son. The main body is done and I’m 20 rows from the end of the first sleeve. Sadly, one ball of yarn was not sufficient for the sleeve, so I’m waiting for an extra ball to arrive. The picture is of the main…

  • Blue, blue, blue

    I’m knitting away on my son’s birthday sweater. Nearly finished the main body up to the armholes. This evening I want to get most of the neck shaping done, so this will be a very brief post. My hands are constantly dyed blue from the indigo leaking off the Rowan Denim. Thankfully, soap tends to…

  • Birthday bragging

    In the midst of Knitting and Crochet Blog Week it was my birthday. Since the blogging topics for last week didn’t really include a “jump up and down and shout about all the nice stuff you have” topic, I thought I’d wait until this week to catch up. Mr H is away in Sheffield watching…

  • Crafting Balance and A Perfect Crafting Day

    Crafting Balance and A Perfect Crafting Day

    The topic for today is to talk about the balance between knitting and crochet, but I think I covered that in yesterday’s post, so I’m going to play my wildcard (3KCBWWC) and write on this topic instead: Craft Your Perfect Day My perfect knitting day would involve being on my own, away from the family.…

  • Improving your skillset – 3KCBWDAY6

    Here is the brief for today’s post for Knitting and Crochet Blog Week: How far down the road to learning your craft do you believe yourself to be? Are you comfortable with what you know or are you always striving to learn new skills and add to your knowledge base? Take a look at a…

  • Something a bit different – 3KCBWDAY5

    The challenge for today’s Knitting and Crochet Blog Week post is to blog something different. So here I have a cautionary tale for you, of the potential dangers of neglecting your stash. Please Knit Me (with grateful thanks to W.S. Gilbert) On a shelf by a window a little yarn ball Sang “Knit me, just…

  • A Knitter or Crocheter for all seasons – 3KCBWDAY4

    The question for today (3kcbwday4) in Knitting and Crochet Blog Week is: How does your local seasonal weather affect your craft? First, let’s set the scene: I live in the North-East of England, at the top of a cliff overlooking the North Sea. It is a mild climate, without great extremes of temperature. There is…

  • My Knitting Hero – 3KCBWDAY3

    Thank you to all the new visitors this week for all the comments. I’m really enjoying being part of the blog week, although I haven’t had as much time to read other blogs as much as I would like. I would like to introduce you to the lovely lady in the photo above. You probably…

  • Leftovers – 3KCBWDAY2

    This post is part of Knitting and Crochet Blog Week: The Photography Challenge Day. Welcome if you are here for the first time. I’m a big fan of knitting socks, but there is always the problem of what to do with those silly little leftovers. Here is a solution that I have found useful. I…