...as featured in Knit Now!

Issue 16 of Knit Now magazine (in shops now) has a pattern for a cushion (what else?!) by yours truly. Called "Renwick", it features a simple cable design in two colours, with a twisted cord edging for extra opulence....

Very strange seeing my own design in a magazine! It uses 2 balls of New Lanark aran in damson and ochre.
Knit Now is a cracking magazine with some lovely designs, and run by lovely friendly people, so my first experience of submitting a design has been completely enjoyable from start to finish.

I become a yarn bomber... nearly!

Website orders are coming through for Christmas, and I've been asked several times to add a gift card. I'm happy to do this; in fact so happy that today I decided to create my own special CalKnits cards for Christmas orders. So it was out into the woods this morning with the dog, to take full advantage of a little smattering of snow and do a photo shoot with some of my Christmas Baubles.

 It was great fun giving them a day out - and they looked absolutely lovely adorning the branches of the trees adjoining a remote mountain biking path. So whilst the dog watched astonished, I took as many photos as I could, before the gentle drizzle became too persistent.

For a little moment I was tempted to leave the baubles in place, as a nice surprise for passing walkers and bikers... but I'm really sorry, I'm just not guerrilla knitter material, I'm far too possessive of things that have taken me hours to create! The final thing that swung it for me was the discovery of a large, inquisitive and very hungry looking sheep wandering through the woods - I was not prepared for my lovely knitting to become a tasty snack for a random sheep!



Maybe yarn bombing is better suited to the urban environment, maybe I'm not suited to yarn bombing, whatever, it seems I'm less guerrilla knitter, more selfish monkey!

Anyway, all Christmas orders now come with a special CalKnits gift card for free - simply add your message in the additional instructions box at the paypal checkout, or send me an email.
Merry Christmas!