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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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Featured
I'm On't Telly!
I'm On't Telly!

I’M ON THE TELLY! (well I will be on Friday) for Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas! Hope you can tune it (kind of) x

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Chunky Knit Gifts
Chunky Knit Gifts

The ultimate Chunky Knit gift guide this week, from Ready Made knits to DIY kits, stocking fillers, Big Presents and kits based on ability. If you’re after a Chunky Knit present this year, here’s how to do it…

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2018 Black Friday
2018 Black Friday

Here’s all you need to know about our last ever Black Friday Sale (and a nice rant to make your Wednesday grumpy :p )

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Gift Guide 2018
Gift Guide 2018

I thought I’d share a few of my faves to help with your Christmas Shopping. They’re a talented and lovely bunch who deserve all the Christmas Sales…. YAS Small Business Love <3

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Hello New Work Home!
Hello New Work Home!

A quick whizz round our new work home, we’ve still a lot to do but its SO BRILLIANT to have some space!

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2018 Christmas Collection Launch
2018 Christmas Collection Launch

The new A/W (Christmas) Collection has just launched and here’s an introduction to every new product and kit… I REALLY REALLY hope you like them!

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

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“Harry! Hey, hey Harry! Harry look at mummy 🙏🏻 Harry? Harry love me!” . He’s still super mad at me because we don’t work from the bed-office anymore. I drag him out in the mornings from his bed (which is actually our bed 🤦🏼‍♀️) to the new studio. I know when he’s done for the day because he sits staring at the door or licking himself until I give him a chew. He’s great at keeping up moral, opening boxes, sniff testing deliveries and suddenly remembering that someones in the room (‘you’ve been here 3 hours but I totally forgot! Let me randomly jump up and say hai!’) but he’s a bit slap dash on customer service I must say and his order packing’s atrocious! . 🙊 Happy Tuesday pals, thanks for your orders, you’re keeping us busy and we love it! 😁💖🎄
My word!!! You’ve all made me so deliriously happy I can’t begin to tell you. Thank you so so so much for your kind comments, messages and orders since my TV debut 💁🏼‍♀️🤣🙈 I’m so insanely grateful (and very relieved I wasn’t a total idiot on telly... thankfully they cut the bit where I did the worlds CREEPIEST wink... I honestly don’t know what came over me 😂 it was a full blown dramatic, mouth open, head tilted 😉...followed by 😳😬😂🙈) . But yes, Thank you! I wanted to take a new #scenefromtheceiling picture to illustrate my love for you but my dear husband purchased the worlds largest Christmas tree so I actually could fit a ‘scene’ on the floor and the tree blocks out all hint of natural light anyway 🤷🏼‍♀️😂 so here’s an old one that has nothing to do with it what so ever... HAPPY SUNDAY. I. Adore. You. 💖💖💖
‘Film a short video’ they said. ’Just talk about a product, it’ll be easy’ they said . No wonder I’m nervous about my tv debut tomorrow! Stories I can do but turn the camera on for reals and it’s a shambles 🤣🙈 here’s the product I was supposed to be talking about and swipe across for the outtakes of a little something I filmed for @notonthehighstreet ⚠️ warning: there’s some swears 😬🙊🤦🏼‍♀️
Evening friends! I have a super exciting announcement tonight but I’m also a little terrified! ... I’M GOING TO BE ON THE TELLY! . On Friday (7th) at 5pm on channel 4, you’ll find me on Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 😱🤪 . I’m equal parts excited and petrified (you may remember my outtakes from previous filming 😳🤦🏼‍♀️🤣) but it was such a blast and I’m so delighted. I’m also incredibly grateful to the production team who stuck with me despite me throwing myself off a bike and checking into hospital just as we were due to film 😬 and who were so kind to me whilst filming when I was a little worst for wear post-op (both body and mind 🙈) but I’ve been told the editors are wizards I’m sure it’ll be great! . Wish me luck and tune in on Friday (no don’t! Ok do! Nah, maybe don’t, OH FINE 🤷🏼‍♀️🤣) #handmadechristmas
🎉*Giveaway*🎉 It’s 100% time for a giveaway, my way of saying THANK YOU for being so bloody wonderful! This time I think we need some colour so the prize is this mustard Lap Blanket and all you have to do is tag your team, to enter... ✔️tag someone who’ll be into it ✔️ follow along IF YOU WANT TO (no obligation hun) ✔️cross fingers and toes . Everyone is welcome to enter! Giveaway will end at 7pm (GMT) tomorrow (Monday 3rd) and I’ll announce the winner on this post. Good luck my beauties! 🤞🏼🥰
It’s that time of year again when I have the ABSOLUTE PLEASURE of working with @elizabethardenuk Each year when they get in touch I can never believe my luck, this incredible company who I’ve grown up knowing, who’s face cream I used to ’borrow’ from my mums stash are one of the kindest and more supportive customers I have and it blows my mind. . For the last few years we’ve had the honour of making them piles and piles of stocking (and other things 🙊) for their Christmas PR list and with A-LOT I’d help from my magical team it’s been so much fun to work with such an institution. . This is a picture from last year because we’re just about to send off this years products and I don’t want to ruin the surprise in case anyone is lucky enough to be on their list. . I just wanted to publicly acknowledge that I’m living the dream and so grateful to have the best customers, whether it’s hundreds of stockings for EA or a tree topper for Mildred from Kent, I adore you. 💖 . P.s. massive sidenote - the stockings pattern and knit kits are finally on site for those who have asked 😂🤷🏼‍♀️
Tropical or traditional? . My favourite knit so far this year is this bat-shit crazy stocking. It’s an example for one of my knit kits so I just went mental with colours and embellishment and I like it so much more than I expected.... but all my decorations are red and gold, super traditional 😂 I’m contemplating some fabulous tropical decorations for one room this year and going all in with flamingos, pineapples, kitsch fabulousness... just in one room, making it totally different to the traditional dec’s in the rest of the house 🤷🏼‍♀️ what do you reckon? . Are you more Traditional or Tropical when it comes to Christmas decorations? (I think I’m a ‘traditional’ wanting to be ‘tropical’ but don’t have the guts 😜🙈) it all feels ever so complicated now 😹😹 . Photo: @georgiadelotz location: @the.blonde.blog
Oh. My. Goodness. You never fail to amaze me. Thank you for your beautiful orders on Friday and over the weekend 🙌🏼 I’ve had a long day (and a late night ahead of me) in the studio prepping and packing them, I’m only wishing I’d remembered to bring some dinner 🍔 I thought I’d be home by 4pm... I WILDLY underestimated there 😂 . Another big Thank You to everyone who came to the artisan market yesterday. I had a lovely day meeting customers and catching up with pals. (The brilliantly bonkers @kyleighspapercuts, gorgeous @stitchsperation and magical @sallysshed to name a few 💖) all in all, I feel incredibly lucky to be surrounded but such incredible, supportive humans both on and offline. I don’t not have a picture for this and didn’t have time to take one so... here’s a wreath 🤷🏼‍♀️😂💖 (which reminds me, I have 10 to make! Off I pop...) HAPPY SUNDAY! 😘
Ok here goes - this is the last year I’m taking part in Black Friday, it used to be fun and I really enjoyed it but now it’s just annoying and greedy (why is it an entire month rather than one casual Friday now?! I want to speak to the person in charge... but they’re probably busy in the sweatshops ordering more shit to sell for 50p the month before Christmas 🙄) 🤮 ANYWAY, There’s more about it on my blog but essentially every year when it’s quieter I knit blankets & a few other bits that I fancy making for the pure joy of it and I sell them in occasional sales (like Black Friday) at reduced prices in the hopes that some of you beauties who might not be able to afford them at their normal prices (deffo no shame there, I couldn’t afford them 😂🤷🏼‍♀️) can get a special one off. It’s a ‘Thank You’ for sticking around...and I still want to do that, but not at this time of year. Because a) it’s FUCKING BUSY before Christmas and I don’t need to be doing extra work for no money and b) it’s got really weird and gross with so much consumerism and greed that it creeps me out. ⏰ So tomorrow morning at 7.30am on my website there will be some blankets, a few scarfs and a couple of treats in the DIY section for my makers 💖 All the details are in the blog, it normally sells out pretty quick as it’s just one-offs so maybe set an alarm if you want something. 👯‍♀️ This isn’t about Black Friday, this is about you being wonderful and me giving you something back. Only next year, we’ll do it at a different time, I think we should do a Yellow Wednesday?👌🏼(but also, I’d already made the blankets and don’t have anywhere to store them 😂) p.s this is last years photo, I’m keeping this years stock top secret 😜
I’ve been trying to upload an outtakes video for ages but my WiFi isn’t having it tonight so I’ll save that joy for another day (there’s a preview in my stories if you’re keen 🙈) . For now, I’ll just leave you with this mug shot and a tune... 🎶 it’s beginning to look a lot like Chri....the season everyone rips of my Original Chunky Knit Santa Hat Design, falalalala lalalala 🎶 I think that’s how it goes? . Here’s to all the original creative businesses smashing it and dealing with the copy cats at this busy time of year, you’ll always be better m’darlins because you’re actually creative 🤷🏼‍♀️💖🎅🏼
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