I am a big reader, I always have at least one book, normally 2 or 3, on the go at any one time. Usually, I read books on my Kindle. It's so light to hold, I can read in bed at night without needing a light on and it's super convenient for taking with me when I leave the house however over the last few months I have been picking up more and more physical books. I love this for me as I have so many physical books on my bookcases that are just begging to be read. The only proble

The Rainbow Drops blanket is perhaps the softest, snuggliest blanket I have ever made! I designed this blanket using Yarnsmiths Chenille DK which is a new yarn to the Yarnsmiths range and available exclusively at Wool Warehouse (not an affiliate link) You can read my honest review of the yarn here. For this blanket pattern I selected 9 stunning pastel shades of the Chenille DK and paired them together in a colourblock style to create a beautifully eye-catching pastel rainbow

The Sunburst Granny Square is such a lovely design with many uses. These squares are perfect for beginners who have some familiarity with traditional granny squares and love their style but are looking for something with a bit more flair. Whether you make these squares in one colour, use a variegated yarn, stashbush or create sunflowers they always look amazing! You can use these squares to create a blanket, summer bucket hats, market bags, cardigans, jumper or even as littl

Are you looking for an eye-catching Christmas Jumper to wear this festive season? Then I've got you covered! The Candy Cane Lane Sweater is made using chunky/bulky/5 weight yarn so it works up nice and quick. In a couple of evenings you can have this sweater finished ready to dazzle your friends and family at your work Christmas party or festive family get-together! Add Candy Canes to just the front or to the back too, it's completely your choice. Fancy adding something else

Here is part 2 of the Christmas Pick 'n' Mix Garland! If you missed Part 1 you can find that here. In Part 1 you can find the instructions for the following motifs: Mini Xmas Wreath Holly Stars (small and large) Santa Hat In Part 2 (this blog post) you will find the instructions for these motifs: Candy Cane Snowflake Christmas Tree Xmas bauble If you would like to have the full instructions for all 8 motifs (plus an exclusive 9th motif - gingerbread man!) and instructions fo