Journal

In celebration of the 10 Year Anniversary of White Gum Wool (and almost 10 years of Augustbird and White Gum Wool collaborating), Nan Bray invited me to have a chat about my design process, creating colourways and my experience working with White Gum Wool. 

CLUBHOUSE LANE KNITTING PATTERN REVIEW Fingerless mitts fit for an Austen Heroine Sometimes I like to match my knitting projects with my reading material. If you asked me to pair a knitting pattern with a book I would choose Clubhouse Lane by Georgie Nicolson and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice,...

Augustbird Jane Austen Yarn Club November 2015. Well I have finished Augustbird clubs for the year! This post contains Jane Austen Club colourway SPOILERS!

I am happy reveal to you the September installment of the Augustbird Tea Time yarn club! If you are a club member and have stumbled into this post by mistake please be warned there are SPOILERS…

I'll admit I'm really not comfortable in front of the camera. When working on my recent Design Boobook Trail it was the thought of posing for the photos that held me up. For some reason, and I'm sure many of you can relate to this, as soon as a camera is pointed at me any natural ability I may have to move gracefully, smile or look natural goes out the window.

 

I’ve been working on another colourway for Nan at White Gum Wool. It’s called Ashmore and is inspired by the Ashmore Reef off the northwest coast of Australia.

I was kindly gifted this absolutely beautiful pattern Cranberry Autumn by Alicia Plummer to test one of my latest colourways, Winter Plain. I love the care and attention that Alicia puts into her work, the pattern comes complete with her Grandma’s recipe for Cranberry Pork which is a lovely, personal touch.

Knit a few rows, pick some lavender, knit knit knit.. I love summer holidays.  
One of my favourite pastimes is picking the fragrant lavender we have growing in our garden. It’s been so hot here this last week that the flowers have dried over night so now the house smells lovely and lavendery.