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Easy Patterns for Knitted Easter Egg Cosy

  I have designed and knitted these egg cosies a year ago as an example of an easy project for beginner knitter and to promote Yarn Over Coffee. Over the year they have become very popular and this is possibly my favourite photo for Yarn Over Coffee. This year I have been a bit more organised and finally written down …

Lessons for January 2015

Happy New Year everybody. What are your new year resolutions? My knitting and crochet ones are: Use up some of the yarn in my stash Finish unfinished projects Knit more projects using beads Knit some lovely tops for my daughter So far so good, I have just started a cardigan for my daughter which has beads on in and the …

Family Christmas Traditions

Ah, time for a cup of coffee, rest and a break from one of my family christmas traditions. What tradition is that, do you ask? Well why don’t you make a cuppa for yourselves, have a guess and read on to find out. I love Christmas. It’s not just the presents, the food, the music, the getting together or the …

Lessons for December 2014

I know we are all going to be very busy in December and learning to knit or crochet is probably not the top priority. But just in case any of you would like to take some time out from the pre Christmas rush and relax with cup of tea, cake and some new friends and a new hobby, I have …