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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 a year and a half old. Last October I married my husband Alex after 10 years of getting to know each other & I started my business a few 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, I then hand process all the items to help with quality and lifespan.

*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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You can't get cosier than a giant knit blanket. With options to choose your favourite size, stitch and colour there's over a hundred varieties in total so we're sure to create a blanket to suit you.

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This One Is For You
This One Is For You

This post won’t be for everyone and I’m sorry if it’s not your cup of tea, I wrote this one for me - on my blog - because I felt it was right to tell my side and not be bullied into silence. I hope you understand. <3

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17 Things You Can Blog About
17 Things You Can Blog About

Here lies literally every idea in my head worthy of a blog post, I pray it’s helpful.

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Join the Club
Join the Club

Our new Facebook group for LAD knit kit & patterns is 100% the best place to be! Come and join in the fun with this friendly community, get inspired and motivated, ask for help & share your snaps. (it’s pure knitting joy!)

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How to Deal With Criticism
How to Deal With Criticism

Having dealt with my fair share of random abuse from strangers on the internet I feel like I’ve got a pretty good system worked out for dealing with criticism these days. I thought i’d write it all down in the hopes you can learn from my mistakes (namely, firing off replies before I’ve thought it through #sassyaf) and remember - Don’t let the muggles get you down.

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The Trouble With Raising The Bar
The Trouble With Raising The Bar

It’s nearly always great to push yourself and try to improve but sometimes it’s OK to just be you and see what happens.

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Contemporary Craft Festival 2018
Contemporary Craft Festival 2018

A few of my faves from The Contemporary Craft Festival.

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

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Nobody can ever steal your crown because you, my darling, have earned it . (Unless your dog tries to take it in which case let him have it hun, especially if he wears it better!)l 🤣🙌🏼) . More info in my stories if your into that kinda thing. . #buildyourempire #yeahiknitmyselfacrown
The premises hunt finally seems to be getting somewhere and we’re working on a lease now. (Eeeek) As soon as it’s firmed up I promise to tell you more (I don’t want to jinx it now though 😂🙈) I’m praying it all goes well because I absolutely love it. I will however miss my ‘home office’ I don’t know it’s entirely appropriate to bring a bed to the new place? 🤔😜 . P.S I’m 99% certain that this is what people think ‘working from home’ and ‘having a small business’ actually looks like 😂👌🏼 #ifonly
I’m not sure if you know but *I’M A CYCLIST NOW* it’s the greatest thing ever. I cycle around in my child sized helmet (#smallheadissues) and sparkly bumbag saying ‘good morning’ to strangers and feeling like I’m active and ‘healthy’ (the biscuits don’t count if you’ve been active that day 🤷🏼‍♀️) . I tried running, rowing, stretching, spinning and swimming and I think I finally found my one.... at least while the weathers fair. I’m mildly concerned about what to do in winter... maybe I’ll finally try yoga again?? . If you care to see my active adventures I’ve saved them all to my highlights called ‘I’m a runner now’ (hopefully they’ll give you a bit of a lol if nothing else) . Happy Sunday pals! 💖🚲 #imacyclistnow
What a fun day speaking at ‘Preparing To Sell’ with @craftfestival. I was talking about Building Your Brand on Instagram which gave me an excuse to mention a few of my faves....I won’t go into the long list here... (*cough* @allthatisshe @sienna.and.i @_lisa_dawson_ @niatudorillustration @erica_davies @susiejverrill & @superlativelylj to name a few for their wonderful grids and brilliant stories *cough*) . Having got up at 6am for the first time in a decade I’m now ready for my dinner and then I’m off to catch up on 3 days of Love Island in bed. (No spoilers please!) . Hope you’ve had a marvellous day - we had RAIN here, I forgot what rain was it’s been so bloody sunny! Happy Thursday pals 🍪😘
It is genuinely too hot to function here. I feel like I’ve done no work for weeks. All my Christmas prep has been put on hold and I’m literally just knitting orders as they come in and ignoring allllll the admin and other jobs that are piling up 🙊 (other than the guilt, it’s genuinely marvellous 😂... all the best parts of the job plus ice cream) 🍦 One of my ‘to do’ jobs is order new postcards to put in my orders (I write my thank you notes on them) I’ve used this image on them for donkeys and wonder if it’s time for a change. I was thinking of perhaps using my ‘swimming in candy floss’ picture instead 🤔 ...as a side note, I’d love to pretend that it’s the heat that’s made me so indecisive but I’ve never been able to make small decisions like this so I can’t really blame the sun 😂
We’ve had such a bloody marvellous sunny weekend with friends - a wonderful wedding, catchups and lots of gin, plus I hear footballs ‘coming home’ 🤷🏼‍♀️🙈😂 And now it’s Sunday night and I’ve got my knitted layers out to recover and relive it all. I believe that’s Bliss. Happy Sunday you beauties 💕
Some people say summers the best time to get your knits out. I think that’s what they’re saying anyway 🤷🏼‍♀️ ☀️ Having such a seasonal business can be a bit stressful at times however this picture was taken today of lots of orders and projects that we’re currently working on. It totally represents our seasons ...such a hot day and we’re in our grotto, knitting blankets and scarfs and planning Christmas... and quite frankly having the best time 😂 👌🏼 Also, I’ve not done a borrower picture in ages, I feel like my little borrower self lost her way a bit but I really like this striped scarf that was growing from them. Maybe I’ll bring her back soon so that it’s ready in time for autumn? 🤷🏼‍♀️
Well, as of today LAD is LTD (translation: Lauren Aston Designs is a Limited Company 🎉) 💃 In reality it shouldn’t change much but you know I like to celebrate. (Any excuse to buy balloons) If nothing else (aside from a truck load of admin 🤦🏼‍♀️) it does mark a lovely step forward for us and feels a bit more ‘official’ (cuz we were only pretending until now 🤷🏼‍♀️🙄) 🍰 Sometimes I think back to 4 years ago when we’d recently moved to Devon and I didn’t have a job, friends or a clue what to do, and I feel so proud of what this little seed of an idea has grown into and so very grateful for what it has given me. A huge, gigantic, enormous part of that is down to you, yes you there, reading this. So thank you so much for This *wildly gestures around* if you weren’t here to buy my knits, watch my stories about milk, read my overly long captions or inspire me with your own creativity... well I’d be totally bloody lost! Thank you friends, I’m extremely lucky to have you, now everyone round to mine for a celebratory slice of cake 🍰🎉💕
So the most wonderful thing happened recently - @thecbnteam convinced me to start a Facebook group for my knit kit customers to post their progress and ask questions... I avoided it for a while for fear of it just being me metaphorically sitting in a FB group by myself and asking ‘how’s everyone getting on?’ Only to be met by a stoney silence & tumbleweed... but I did it anyway because she knows better than me so ‘go on then’. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Well now, I must admit that it’s the absolute GREATEST! I feel so delighted every time I go on and see everyone’s progress and how willing each of them are to help and share. With brand new beginners to amazingly advanced knitters everyone is doing so well - I’m like a proud mother 😂🙈 tonight’s pictures are a selection of the cardigans my ‘online knitting club’ pals have made... it’s so wonderful to see them all knit up, although now I definitely need to make one in every colour 🙊🤷🏼‍♀️💕 💃 If you’ve bought a LAD pattern or kit and would like to join our club you are so very welcome, I’ve put a link in stories or you can search ‘Lauren Aston Designs Knitting Club’ on Facebook. Hope to see you there! 💕 #LADknittingclub #mybigknits #youcansitwithus
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Oblong, square, colourful, neutral, big, small, linen... there's plenty to choose from when it comes to chunky knit cushions, but thankfully, they're always Merino.

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