Finally! A long awaited blog update and images from The Knitted Home!

I've finally been able to emerge from the baby haze (lovely Beatrix was 3 months on Friday!) long enough to update my blog which is in dire need of attention. I have a list of things to add as long as my arm but to start with here are some images from The Knitted Home- my first book of which I'm very proud x

This is the cover used on the English and Finnish editions (above).

This is the cover used on the Australian edition and the same image is used for the North American edition but the title is Knits At Home- so each country's is slightly different!

You can buy the book at www.amazon.com or ask at your local bookstore.....

Perfectly Warm Hands!

Our latest November mailout!

Last date for international 'Made To Order' online orders is midnight (British time) Thursday 22nd November so if you don't live in the UK and want something that we don't have in stock get your skates on and order or it won't be knitted in time for the last post!!!!!

Click here to see what we have in stock!

Procured Design Loves Ruth Cross Bedsocks!

Thankyou Jake of Procured Design for featuring our lovely cosy Hand Knitted Cabled Bedsocks!

According to the lovely Jake who clearly has great taste (and yes- he does shop for his girlfriend with us!) our bedsocks are a Winter Essential for the ladies in your life.........

Below are our slouch socks - another duvet day must and in stock now!

Still not flattering- come on High Street get your own designers.....

And again- a couple of years ago it was strikingly similar mug cosies popping up everywhere and this year it's knit effect Deer / Stag Heads...... 

So the competition is on- 5 points to anyone who can find any other (than the two we've spotted already) retailers who have a version of the below for sale this year.... Also- 5 points to any designer who can prove they had created a white knit covered stag/ deer head (like the old school taxidermy ones) which was published online or in the press earlier than February 2011....... the more similar the better!

Above- mine

Below- the most recent company to sell this strikingly similar item who is maybe not that 'Proud to back British' when it comes to British design!  Another 5 points if you can work out who it is....

It's a start!

For my Woolmark commission (for their London showroom piece) I've recently been knitting lots of stripy blobs.....it's a glamourous life.....Anyway I have finally started sewing them on so here's a quick snap of the centre of what now seems like an absolutely enormous canvas. 

On the downside I definitely need a lot more blobs (possibly fuelled by a box set or two), on the upside my eternally picky husband likes it so much that he wants one for the house! Now this is important as generally we have a surprising lack of my work at home (despite me sneaking in bits every now and again)- so to actually ask for one from the pickiest man/ man with the best taste ever is really a big deal! I must be doing something right....

What I Need Vs What I've Got...

So, for my latest project for Woolmark (an installation piece for their new London showroom) they have chosen this design.... it's 1m x 1m so actually has a lot more 'blobs' than is shown in the sketch.... I think they'll vary between about 4cm and 8 cm across each..

 This is a 'blob' prototype, knitted on four needles using Rowans DK- I'll make up the sizes and colour layout as I go, but I think I need between 350 and 450 of these to cover the piece....

 So that's what I need- what I actually have is 48 balls of yarn and about 2 weeks...better get knitting! (still- don't the colours look lovely)

And again! This time it's Good Housekeeping!

Yet more fans of the cosy mug.......

Buy your mug cosy here! perfect gifts for people who have everything!

50 Shades of grey..........

Just a quick update to say we've got lots of new stock arriving and some really gorgeous greys we've got to snuggle up with this winter- Ignore the unbelievable rain and dark nights and embrace some chic woolies..... :)

Hand Knitted Super Soft Merino Wrap In Rich Bruise Colour- mmm lovely! - £118

Click here to buy the Shell Wrap online!

2 Button Hat in Flannel Grey - Hand Knitted in the UK with Supersoft Lambs Wool and Finished With Stag Horn Buttons- £55

Click here to find hat for sale online!

Long Fingerless Mittens in our Beautiful Drab Bronze colour, Super Soft and Super Cosy- entirely Hand Knitted in the UK- £44

Click here to buy the mittens online!

Last. Minute. Changes.....

are literally the last words a hand knit designer ever wants to hear! And they very quickly explain why I've spent virtually the whole of the last 10 days knitting like a crazy woman- next time a rug is proposed as a Last Minute Change I'd like to think I'll say no, but experience tells me I'll probably just say yes again (not that I can't resist a challange of course!).
However the mission is now well and truly accomplished and alongside the lovely Ben, Sarah and Ollie we spent all of Friday in a lovely house- (see below!- Sarah and I are saving up.....) making some lovely photos, which if all goes well should end up in book 2........ unfortunately I cant disclose any of these just yet so watch this space!

In other news it looks like my first book 'The Knitted Home' is going to be published in France, Finland and Australia as well as here and in the states......how exciting!

Professional rug tester available

I have finally started work on the new book! Very exciting but a lot to do in a short time........ am about to start a yummy rug and have just done the stitch/ colour swatch- I went to take a quick snap on the floor in the sun and who should immediately curl up on it but Bertie.
I assume this means he approves........................either that or its just a good place to rest your tail?