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40mm needles + super soft & hypoallergenic merino wool = Endless possibilities

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The Contemporary Craft Festival 2019
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You can't get cosier than a giant knit blanket simply choose your favourite size, stitch and colour and we’ll knit it for you. We also have cushions and footstools and other ready made knits all made on our super big needles here in Devon…

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Guess who got a hammock on her Big Deck... THIS BITCH DID 🙋🏼‍♀️ We’re all super excited about it, Harry especially, he thinks it great, he’s definitely not bored of it already...anyway, if you need me I’ll be swinging in my hammock, on my decking, ignoring the dog giving me sassy side eye and clicking my fingers until someone brings me a cocktail 🍸 CHEERS PALS! . P.s if you’d like to see me nearly fall out of said hammock there’s footage in my stories (that knocked me down a peg) 😂👌🏼
OH HELLO! Whilst glued to Wimbledon I designed and made a new product this weekend. Here she is! A wee colourful wall-hanging with as many pom-poms as I could fit on her. (Should be out - as a knit kit - ver ver soon) . The options are pretty endless when it comes to what can be written on these bad boys so you can imagine my ‘to knit’ list is bonkers. Let me know if you have any preferences/slogans you want knitted up, ideally 3 or 4 letter words (so many 4 letter words🙊😂👌🏼) . Swipe 👉🏼 for my ‘yes YOU, you can!’ picture, a close up and my version of the 💪🏼 emoji 😂🙈 #toomuchtimeonmyhands . Hope you’ve had a brilliant weekend pals! Happy Sunday 💖🎾
Us when people say they don’t like dogs...😑 . Sorry I’ve been a touch quiet, I’ve come down with a cold and basically lost my voice (Alex is delighted) 🙈 think I’m on the mend now though thankfully. I’ve been spending a lot of time on our new deck and have some BIG DECK PLANS... can’t wait to show you! 💖 hope you’re well pals, what’s your news?
Just a couple of Wild Things hangin’ out with a bunch of knitting like ‘yeah we like leopard print, what of it?’ . Also big knitting news - the Rainbow Zebra print cushion kit is now available on the website 🌈🦓(Links in stories) profits will go to Pride (year round) to support our LGBTQ+ pals 🏳️‍🌈
Guys, I made a super big, multicoloured wreath for @notonthehighstreet for their Christmas In July press event tonight and it was so much fun! Im thinking about hiring myself out for weddings and bar mitzvah’s tbh. . Got to dash, there’s free food 🤷🏼‍♀️👌🏼🥂
So it’s been a year since I bought my bike, which means it’s been nearly 11 months since I fell off my bike, broke my arm, had an operation to fix my arm, couldn’t use my arm, started occupational therapy to (again) try to fix my arm, started seeing a counsellor to try to ‘fix’ my head and generally try to stop crying at the sight of a bicycle. What an 11 months that was! Also, can you BELIEVE I was only a cyclist for 1 month?! Ffs 🤦🏼‍♀️ Hilarious. . I’m pleased to report that I have got back on the bike, I’m going very much at my own pace but I’ve done a few (very short) trips around the block and one 10 minute ride by myself. I don’t like to wang on about it too much (partly for your sake and partly because I’ve spent a fortune on professional help and don’t want any unsolicited advice no matter how kind the intentions 💖) but sometimes I think it’s important to openly acknowledge how far we have come and also I thought I’d take the opportunity to offer some unsolicited advice (HYPOCRITE!)... . In case anybody needs to hear it...Your mental health is just as important as your physical health and is worth investing in, whether that be with our time or money. It doesn’t have to cost the world, you could download a Mindfulness app or see a therapist, you could start knitting** or read a book, whatever works for you and your budget just know that you are worth investing in 💖 . (*I do know that an app can’t fix everything but I hope it makes sense where I’m coming from) . (**not a plug about knitting - it’s just great for mindfulness and anxiety) . Take care my loves, and thank you for your continued support 💖🌟
Just sitting here waiting for summer like... ⏱⏱⏱🍾🥂 . We’re having another deck put it just outside the back doors, it’s a bit bigger than we’d originally planned so our gardens going to be 80% Deck, 15% Grass and 5% Dog Poo but I’m SUPER excited! We’re having a pergola put up over it and I’m going to string loads of festoon lights, get some big hanging chairs and (if I have the patience) grow beautiful plants up it 💖😍.... also the other advantage to having a huge deck is that last night I got to text pictures to everyone I know and make ‘deck pic’ jokes (like ‘dick pic’ but PG and y’know, not an assault for the viewer) for instance ‘have you seen my big deck?’... By the time it’s finished I’ll have run out and it’ll just be ‘insert knob joke here’ anyway, if you fancy (slash whether you want me to or not 🤷🏼‍♀️) I’ll probably share updates on The Big Deck over on stories so you can see it’s erection (🙊 couldn’t help myself #sorrynotsorry)
GUYS I MADE TROUSERS AND A MATCHING BAG!... and Harry can hardly contain his excitement 🙄😒 I was going to post something to do with work but I’m beyond pleased with myself (I know, I hide it well 🤣) so thought I’d just share the joy. @thecbnteam and I had a sewing day at the studio - we forgot the iron so everything’s massively creased and doesn’t sit very well but who cares?! 🤷🏼‍♀️ WE MADE CLOTHES! . Do you make your own clothes? I think I’ll make a dress next? (I want to do a jumpsuit but don’t know I have the skills 😂) And at some point get back to knitting 🙊 Hope you’ve had a WONDERFUL day 💖 . P.S I’ll clean the mirror tomorrow 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 (that’s a lie)
‘Maybe I should just sit on the desk surrounded by all the animals print cushions?!’ Just another day in the office then 🤷🏼‍♀️😂👌🏼 . I’ve been working all weekend on some new knit kits and limited edition colourways (HELLO RAINBOW ZEBRA! 😍) and also avoided IG a bit. Sometimes I just don’t fancy being on here, it’s not that I don’t love it or that anything’s wrong, it’s just that occasionally you want to be in the real world with your mental case dog and your greasy hair and not have to show up to anything...y’know? . Then today I heard the news about how IG are going to trial removing likes from posts. It doesn’t make up for the fact that Reach is about as illusive as Santa Clause these days but I think it could be positive and hopefully, dare I say it... a bit liberating- what do you think? Good, bad, pointless? . P.S new knit kits out super soon - the original leopard and zebra are already on the website as kits and patterns 👌🏼💖 hope you like them! Take care pals 🤗
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About

A Brief introduction  to anyone I'm yet to meet; I knit from my studio in Devon. I drink far too much tea & eat way too much junk food. I'm besotted with my Cockapoo Harry who's three years old. A few years ago I married my husband Alex after 10 years of getting to know each other & I started my business 4 years ago having moved to Devon when Alex was offered a job at the airport & the rest is history...

A bit about my work - I use 100% Merino Wool which has to be the greatest material ever. Colour is everything, whether it's fabulous brights or fine neutrals, each one is effervescent in it's own way. I mainly make soft furnishings (particularly blankets) but like to branch out a bit too. Everything is hand knit on giant needles, then hand processed to help with quality and lifespan. I also have a growing DIY section for anyone who wants to have a bash themselves!

*and exhale* If you'd like to know more then there's plenty more waffle on the About page and in my Blog, Happy exploring! 

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