Brixton Purl

I have over the last few months sped up my designing significantly. I just published a 4th design in as many months, which is a lot more than I have managed to blog! I decided not to take myself or my knitting so seriously and 'just do it'. Don't sit around and wait for inspiration. When I curate pattern collections at work I look for what's missing to make the collection complete, and when I couldn't find the right pattern I was looking for, well...then I had to design it. I had a vision of what pattern I wanted, so I had to make sure there were such a pattern. Now I haven't ventured further that baby blankets and accessories yet, but I have started to feel comfortable as a designer and pattern writer. I know what I want, so I just need to figure out a way to do it. I have learnt a lot, and still have a lot to learn. For example, the design I released this week, the Midvinter hat (pictured below). I had a really elaborate idea for the decreases, but stru

The hot summer weather brought inspiration to my kitchen and I wanted a fresh salad with summery flavours. Top it with salty halloumi to restore the salt balance after a hot day in the sun. 2-3 servings 60 grams quinoa  (1 1/2 portions) 1 red pepper 3/4 Cantalope melon 1/2 Pomegranate Parsley Lemon Olive oil Halloumi Greek yoghurt  Prepare the quinoa as per instructions on the packaging and let it cool down. Squeeze 1 table spoon of lemon over 1 teaspoon of dried parsley to soak while preparing the rest of the salad. Cut the vegetables for the salad and mix together with the quinoa, pour the lemon and parsley over and add a splash of olive oil.  Cut the halloumi in thick slices and fry on low heat. Serve the salad with a dollop of Greek Yoghurt on the side!

New blog, new ideas and new projects. I have loads of ideas just waiting to come out and I thought this blog would be one of the places to let them out. I have no idea where this adventure is going to lead, but it will include knitting, crochet, embroidery, cooking and travelling. Curious? Me too! Watch this space to find out where this will take us!