The transition from winter to spring seems particularly noticeable this year. We are spending more time in our garden, and I’m taking time to notice the changes in the shrubs and trees while I slog my way around the park getting my early morning exercise. Our experiences of early 2020 will vary enormously, but nature is continuing to do its thing regardless.
It seems particularly apt that the latest Mason-Dixon Field Guide should launch today with the theme “Refresh” – focussing on seasonal transition and the perfect knitting to accompany that change. Field Guide No. 14 Refresh contains four beautiful patterns from our great friend, Carol Feller.
Read moreDo you struggle to keep your tension even when you knit stranded colourwork in the round over small circumferences? Lots of people do!
I’ve mentioned the trick of working inside out a few times in our books and here on the blog, but I’ve never shown in detail what I mean by this, so in today’s “not totally gratuitous excuse for more photos of my nearly-finished cowl”, I’m going to take you through it.
Read moreHave you ever wondered how to get rid of a jog in a colourwork motif? Here’s a tip to sort that out for you…
Read moreKnitting is fun, isn’t it?!
I am having one of those joyful periods where all of my projects are so exciting that I can barely put them down long enough to eat, let alone to clean the bathroom or go to work!
Read moreWell that was SO MUCH fun!
Read moreI believe that there are new things to be learnt all the time in knitting. It’s what keeps it interesting for me, and that buzz from learning something new is what I thrive on. If I’m lacking in mojo it’s generally a sign that I’m stuck in a rut and need to shake things up.
What could be better to inspire me to try something new, than a new book? Here are five book ideas that I’d be thrilled to unwrap this year, and maybe you would too?
Read more…sometimes you have to geek it into submission!
Do you ever get that panicky feeling when you’re working on a knitting project? Is the hat going to fit? Have I got enough yarn? Is the scarf going to be long enough? Sometimes a project just messes with your mind, and you just feel like it’s not going to be right.
Read moreThe new Mason-Dixon Field Guide (No. 7 Ease) has landed here at Arnall-Culliford Knitwear Towers! These little books are crammed with joy – joy just oozes out of them! They each contain a few patterns and heaps of reasons to stop what you're doing and cast on.
Read moreJen mentioned in the launch post that Ann and Kay of Mason-Dixon Knitting will be writing the forward to A Year of Techniques. Having talked them through the concept and given them a look through the fuzzy snapshots we have of the samples, I think they're as excited as we are. As our Stateside cheerleaders, we asked them to take a break from high kicks and put their pom poms (knitted, obviously) down for long enough to answer a few questions.
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