Knitting Up North

Printed Textiles, knitting and crafting

Back again…

Naughty me, I disappeared again.  When you’re off work the days and weeks just merge and I’ve now got to the point when I’m not sure what day it is sometimes!  Things have been bubbling along, I’ve been in the studio when I can, just trying to keep doing things.  Printing anything that requires lifting [...]

So many patterns, so little time…

I had an extremely productive morning today – I made the Rooibos dress!  I was so excited through the whole process, I just couldn’t wait to see the finished product. I also had that slightly apprehensive feeling about whether the bugger will fit or not!  No worries on that front though – it fits really [...]

House decoration musings…

As you know I moved house 4 weeks ago and in an effort to ‘get excited’ about owning my own house I’ve decided to start looking at how I can decorate the rooms.  I’ve mentioned this before but I don’t have the ‘house buying gene’ as I haven’t as yet got excited about the prospect [...]

I miss sewing…

I had a fabulous day planned today – a mega sewing day with 2 strappy tops made with my lovely new fabric but it didn’t happen, boo hoo.  Instead me and the hubby spent all day tidying the spare room which more or less hasn’t been touched since we moved in a month ago.  The [...]

One week to my next fair…

It’s only one week to my next craft fair – Love Craft and only two weeks until Spring Fling – and usually at this point I’d be running around printing like a crazy lady and getting ready but I’m not – it feels so strange! I’m still preparing myself for the possibility that I might [...]

Sublime stitching…

Here are the pictures as promised and also a couple of bonus pug shots – the girls were just being too gorgeous!  Here is my stitch sampler first: I went for quite bright colours for this – my favourite bit is the lime and orange tic-tac inspired border!  Here is the Born to Stitch embroidery, [...]

Day two and bored…

It’s only day 2 and I am so bored sat at home!  I’m definitely a doer as opposed to a ‘rester’.  Whenever I’m ill I always get like this, a lot of people always say they enjoy the rest but I don’t, I feel so useless.   I’m now on some fab pain killers and [...]

We’re moving!

Our offer on the house we really wanted was accepted so we’re moving!  With a bit of luck in 2-3 months we’ll be in our own house – let’s just hope the survey doesn’t show up anything nasty!  It was the first house we looked at and is on the road I’ve wanted to live [...]

  • Tutorials:

    Craft Fair Banner Part One

    Craft Fair Banner Part Two

    Light Box tutorial coming soon...