Have you done my KNITSONIK Bullet Journaling Course? It is a course that shows you how to organise everything in your life in a dot-grid journal in a way that works for you, that is just for you, that feeds your creativity, that keeps all your important things in one place and – very importantly […]
Do you remember this post? It’s an interview with Beverley Dott AKA Fair City Knits. Bev and I have stayed in touch since those early days of bonding over finding inspiration for stranded colourwork in everyday life, and I’m thrilled that the last design in KNITSONIK & Friends: Colour to Knit is one of hers. […]
Today I logged into the Slack group for the KNITSONIK & Friends: Colour to Knit Club to check in with what people are making and was greeted by this glorious version of Flombre, knitted by Marilee. It never grows old to see my designs transformed through someone else’s colour choices, and I found it beyond […]
Just popping in to say that the talk I gave at the John Arbon Mill Open Weekend has been recorded and uploaded for all the world to see. If you missed my talk and wanted to see it… now you can. Massive Thanks to JAT for making this viewable and shareable and to Nicky for […]
When I was writing about Bam & Pops’ visit to Shetland, I remembered that in 2019 – to commemorate the tenth year of Shetland Wool Week – I’d researched and written a piece for the Annual, celebrating Shetland Wool Week hats and the knitters who make them. I asked if it would be OK to […]
Back in the spring my Mum (Bam) mentioned that she and my dad (Pops) were planning to go to Shetland this July. Since my parents only planned to be in Shetland for two days, I wanted to prepare them for their trip so promptly sent them Volumes 1 – 3 of the fantastic Shetland Wool […]
Today in the KNITSONIK & Friends Colour to Knit Club I was finally able to launch Flombre – Flowers + Ombre – a super matchy accessory set of cowl, hat and mittens which 1. celebrates the interplay of light and shade on flowers 2. utilises the wondrous gradient powers of John Arbon Textiles’ Knit By […]
Hello! Today I want to tell you all about Cheers! – the second design in the KNITSONIK & Friends: Colour to Knit eBook (publishing online in the KNITSONIK shop on August 1st, 2022). Cheers! by Nolwenn Pensivy is a glorious ode to variegated yarn, stranded colourwork and beverages of choice: what is not to love? […]
Massive shout out to everyone at John Arbon Textiles for putting together a brilliant Mill Open Weekend last weekend: it was a real treat to be involved and to see so many friends after so long. The marketplace was just the right size where you can find moments to chat, and where there’s enough space […]
Just popping in to share two things. 1. my friends at John Arbon Textiles are having a Mill Open Weekend (MOW) in just over a fortnight, woohoo! 2. I will be giving a workshop as part of this, and also a talk. These are my only face-to-face teaching and public-speaking engagements of 2022 and I […]