WIP Amnesty Day 2019 and the Tale of Jenny’s Cardigan

Friday 19th April 2019

This year, for the first time, we held a WIP amnesty day.  Instead of the usual 7 or 8 attendees, we had 14 knitters here and so we used both downstairs rooms.  The concept was:  bring a WIP or...

Hat Workshop, 7 March 2020

Wednesday 30th January 2019

I am celebrating my new website by launching a new event for 2020.  Hat Day, which will be on 7 March 2020.  Here it is. A hat is a humble accessory.  But I love them because they are fast to...

Winter Trees Fairisle Throw Pattern – now available

Friday 9th November 2018

This is new!  Here is the...

Workshops! Spaces!

Tuesday 29th May 2018

Hello there, welcome to the ghost-ship Court Cottage.  The workshops have succumbed to an epidemic of cancellations – so there is a lot of space here in June. This weekend, you can come and...

Moons and Stars

Monday 26th February 2018

I thought you might like to see the final images of the designs for the Moons and Stars events which are new for 2018. Here is the lap-blanket: And here is the Cowl: The blanket is steeked.  Both...

New Workshop Dates for 2018

Friday 10th November 2017

I have added 2 new dates to the Court Cottage events – these are repeats of events that quickly filled up.  There is a repeat of Gift Knits, and this is on 22 September; and a repeat of Moons...

2018 Courses

Tuesday 31st October 2017

The 2018 courses are now live here. Next year, as trailed, we will be teaching: Cables, Bobbles and Beads – for the absolute last time!  In March. Slip Stitch Colour Work Socks from the top...

Knit Camp 2017 and 2018

Saturday 14th October 2017

I think this has been the longest I have ever gone between blogs.  That is mainly because Knit Camp 2017 happened last weekend and most of the 4 weeks prior to that was given over to the final...

2018 Courses

Saturday 16th September 2017

The events for 2018 are now all decided and in the diary and I will add them to the website in October.  If you are on my mailing list, you will automatically get an alert as they go live.  If you...

Knitting Code

Friday 18th August 2017

  Recently I have been writing and editing a lot of knitting patterns.  I am always doing this anyway but this year there is Knit Camp and also we have had the busiest year of teaching ever,...