People often assume learning to knit will be near impossible, they tell themselves all sorts of stories in their heads about how they are not capable, not smart enough, not creative or crafty enough to learn how to knit. Having taught people from all over the world at ages from 5 - 65+years old,  I can assure you all that internal messaging is absolute rubbish. Everyone  can knit because, and this is where I need you to lean in and swear to keep this to yourself, knitting is

Hello and welcome fellow knitters of all levels, to my knitting on a budget top tips blog post. We are all here because we love to knit, or want to learn to knit but the current price increases of... everything (!) may be impacting your knitting choices. Knitting on a budget is easy and manageable. Worry not, this blog post will cover my tried and true top tips for knitting on a budget and they will work for you. When Were You Knitting on a Budget? I started knitting as a jo

Welcome, aspiring knitters! I am so happy you have found this blog post. Learning to knit is an exciting and rewarding journey, but, in the early stages, it can also feel like wrestling with a tangled ball of yarn and chopsticks all at the same time. Fear not, everyone has this experience at first and most importantly, this initial feeling does not last long. In fact my beginner knitting lessons have people feeling considerably more confident with what they are doing (aka kn

I started knitting at the age of 22, it was meant to be a fun way to pass the time while waiting to be called onto set - I was a TV and Theatre actress in the UK. However as soon as I started learning to knit, I was hooked. I literally could not stop. My first scarf was ridiculously long, un-wearably long because I couldn't stop...I also didn't yet know how to cast off until a friendly crew member on a BBC drama took pity on me and showed me. I have continued to knit almost e

Later this week I will be launching a new knitting class on the website, 'An Introduction to Circular Knitting.' 3 different ways to knit 'in the round' for all your circular knitting needs and ambitions. In honour of this new knitting skill class I thought we should talk about what circular knitting is and why it is such a helpful toolkit to have in your proverbial knitting bag. Normal knitting, as you know, involves rows . We knit across the left hand needle and then rota

Becoming a knitter puts you in very good company...and I don't mean mine! Firstly you will be able to easily find fellow knitters all over the world to knit with at Knit Nights in local yarn stores (pandemic restrictions dependent). This is something I would do often as my work as an actress took me travelling to places like Lithuania, Romania and New York. It proved to be a lovely way to meet new people and learn about a city from the people who actually live there by turnin

Like all hobbies/pursuits and activities Knitting comes with its own language. Not as complicated as 'Klingon' but as a Beginner Knitter...

When you start knitting patterns you soon become aware of all the 'stuff' that is required to have in your Knit Kit (not an official...

As indicated in the title, this post is about Father's Day, if this is a painful day for you I support and respect your choice to avoid reading this post. Father's Day is coming up, Sunday 20th June and many of the lucky vaccinated of you may well be able to actually spend it with your Dad. For those of you, like me, for whom travel is still tricky, I have a new, unique and memory making Father's Day gift suggestion! Instead of socks, golf balls or a gardening book, why not

I think it's been about 2 years since knitting came into my life. To give you a little insight about where I was at that time in my life,...

A row of knitting is when all stitches on your knitting needle have been worked. Many of my students refer to them as a line of...

My name is Alice and I am a yarn addict. Wherever I travel (obviously we are talking pre-pandemic) I have to find a local yarn store and...