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Square eyes
A little project from earlier in the year I thought I’d share… Knitting blankets in 4 ply yarn is slow going, but when that yarn is Kureyon Sock it’s so worth it. Mitred squares blanket in Noro Kureyon...
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Sparkle Fibre
When I saw Fyberspates tweet last week about adding new Sparkle fibre to their shop I was unable to resist. Pretty colours, glitter, merino & silk? Obviously I ordered two batches. It did not...
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New shop!
It’s been a while in the making (and not helped along by the broken arm) but we now have a proper shop, just on time for Christmas! For now, there are a few handmade goodies and a small quantity of...
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Christmas sweater art
If you happen to be passing through East London for your Christmas shopping, why not pop in to KK Outlet gallery on Hoxton Square and marvel at their exhibition of alternative Christmas sweaters, Oh...
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Festive touches
Work is over for 2011, time to relax! I don’t have a Christmas tree, but the pagan tradition of decorating the house with greenery is one that I follow. I created a display for my fireplace with holly,...
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Handspun mittens
Gifts have been gifted and I can now reveal what became of my recently spun yarn. Fingerless mittens turn out to be perfect for accommodating the unevenness of handspun. This pair were knitted from the...
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Marvellous buttons
The Christmas break has given me a chance to finally sort through the vast collection of vintage buttons I inherited. I posses more buttons that I will ever need and I would prefer them to be put to...
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Berlin
I escaped the cold, grey, rainy British January for a few days to an even colder, greyer, rainier, but amazing and inspiring city, armed with brand new camera. Berlin is maybe my favourite city (apart...
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Poems of Colour: Knitting in the Bohus Tradition
Poems of Colour: Knitting in the Bohus Tradition I’ve had my eye on this book by Wendy Keele since discovering Bohus sweaters on the Bohusläns Museum website. I don’t remember how I came across it but...
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Baby wrap-cardigan revisited
It’s not often that knit my own patterns after they’ve been published. After all the test and sample knitting it’s nice to move onto other projects. Enough time has passed since I designed my Baby...
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Mending knitted socks
These KoolAid dyed Jaywalkers were my first proper pair of socks. Despite not being a fan of the pattern (they have no stretch and had to be re-knit several times to get them big enough to get on and...
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Bohus in development
With my Bohus Red Palm swatch finished and blocked I can see how the texture of the purl stitches has softened and how the colours blend into one another. Bohus Red Palm swatch I can also tell that my...
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Three needle bind-off
Three needle bind-off* is an excellent technique for joining two pieces of knitting horizontally. It is especially good for shoulder seams because it gives a neat, non-bulky join, with the...
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Disaster at 60°
Some of you may remember this: It now looks like this: There are no words. Posted by suzie for It's a Stitch Up, © 2012 Post a comment | Permalink to Disaster at 60° It's a Stitch up on Facebook |...
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New pattern: Nordic ski sweater hot water bottle cover
The original Marius® © motif was designed by Unn Søiland in Norway in 1953, and it is protected by copyright. Since my first Norwegian hot water bottle cover was born in December, they’ve been selling...
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FO: Pink Bohus hat
Finally, I have a new hat. This project took weeks of research, planning, buying of pink yarn, swatching and buying of more pink yarn; but only a few days of knitting. I just love it. It’s based on the...
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Olek exhibition at Tony’s Gallery
As soon as I saw photos from Olek’s crocheted room at Tony’s Gallery in East London, I knew this was something not to miss. This is the New York basked artist’s the first UK solo show, for which she...
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It’s a Stitch Up is smart-phone friendly!
You may have noticed that It’s a Stitch Up has a new website, which is one of the reasons things have been quiet lately. The new site has been a long time in the making; we’ve done an much-needed...
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Stitch London Stitch Crawl 2012 – this Saturday!
Nordic Ski Sweater Hot Water Bottle Cover Stitch London’s annual Stitch Crawl takes place this Saturday, 9 June, to celebrate the Jubilee and World Wide Knit in Public Day! Pop along, win marvellous...
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Stripes and ribs
You could be forgiven for thinking that not much knitting has been happening at Sparkle Towers, but this is not the case. I have a new pattern in development (more about that soon) and a couple of...
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