Eight-by-Six

As a King Cole ambassador, I'm lucky I get to play around with new yarn and new colours each month. The Cotton Top range is my latest yarn crush. This flecked, lightly textured yarn is available in vintage pastel shades of a cotton and premium acrylic blend (Mist, Teal, Lilac, Blue, Avocado, Stone, Rose, Grey, Cream, Pink, White). There is sure to be a colour or colours you will fall in love with. You can buy yours here at LoveCrafts and get 15% off your first order, even better value. A new project for June I chose the colour Stone (4221) because it's neutral and will be perfect with jeans, white t-shirt and my old converse trainers. A comfortable, cosy outfit for walks on the beach or just sitting around the house. Now I've finished this one I'm starting another in blue (4218) which is another colour thats pretty neutral. I bought my yarn online but I have been gifted the new colour Mist which will also be made into a jumper, probably the s...

Have you ever knitted a jumper/cardigan and then put it into the naughty corner because you can't bring yourself to stitch it all together? I used to be like that, spending money on good yarn, spending hours knitting it following a pattern only to shove it into a project bag (and hide it in the loft)! It really isn't that difficult once you get the hang of it. Mattress stitch is one of those techniques that once you master it you think how on earth did I ever get by without it! It's basically verticle seaming, creating an invisible join between the the front and back of your jumper (the two pieces of your knitting). You can use this technique for stocking stitch or ribbing, most jumpers have both so this is perfect. Honestly, a little practice and a lot of patience it will be a lightbulb moment so it really is worth the effort learning how to do it. The reason for my blog post today is because I posted a little video clip to show my Instagram followers the ma...