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

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How To: Paint a Leopard Print Wall
How To: Paint a Leopard Print Wall

How to paint a wall leopard print - it’s super easy and looks INCREDIBLE (if I may say so myself?!) Using minimal paint and hardly any time (or skill!) we transformed a room. Here’s a time lapse video and instructions to show how easy it is…

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Shameless Market Research
Shameless Market Research

I’m asking for your help with some shameless market research this week. A 2 Minute tick box so that I can tailor my blogs to really give you value…

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Why I won't help you copy my business 2.0
Why I won't help you copy my business 2.0

“Where do you buy your wool?” and other questions I won’t answer… Here’s why.

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LAD Q&A
LAD Q&A

A quick Q&A to make up for all the unanswered DM’s filling my inbox! Everything from Harry to Sales chat, you know I love a natter!

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How To Communicate With Your Customer
How To Communicate With Your Customer

Our latest Toolkit discussed the difference between Tone and Language and help you to really home your brand voice to communicate with your customer effectively and authentically.

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Things To Knit!
Things To Knit!

Here’s all the ideas for things to knit with your subscription boxes - heaps of free patterns and my top tips for adapting them….

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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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Just a friendly reminder to be your weird self 💖 you will never please everyone and THAT IS OK, you don’t need them...they’re not bad people they’re just not YOUR people 👌🏼 Your people will understand and love you for whoever you are and that is everything 🙌🏼 🐶 P.S. I know it looks like Harry isn’t my people here 😂 he is, he’s just the Captain Holt to my Peralta (niche)
Ad | Contains Gifted Items... 😍 I cannot tell you how excited I am about my newly decorated office... 😆 The studio is a rental property so there’s a chance we’ll only be here for a few years and because of that I’ve been a bit (read: really) weird about spending money and time on it but I finally caved - mainly because I wanted to try painting a wall leopard print and didn’t want to potentially ruin a room in my house so thought I’d give it a bash at work. Turns out it was the greatest decision I’ve ever made in my life (and you KNOW I’m including decisions like starting a business and getting married in that) I’m OBSESSED! 🐆 Once we’d painted the wall I realised I had to get some decent furniture in to do it justice and it was then that I had the incredible opportunity to work with my dream interiors shop @westelmuk who kindly sent me some INSANELY BEAUTIFUL pieces for it. I honestly feel like the luckiest gal alive, do I REALLY get to work here?! 🙊 😍 I won’t bang on about it all on here but if you’re interested, I’m currently working on this weeks blog (hopefully out tomorrow - I’ll link in my stories when it’s done) which will include a How-To of the Leopard Print wall, before and after pictures and more info about what we’ve done (because I just can’t stop talking about it) 🐆 I will shut up now, I just wanted to say - isn’t it CRAZY what a huge difference it makes to spend time in a room that makes you happy? I get much more work done (I think partly because I actually want to be in there now since it’s much nicer than my home 😂💪🏼) . Credits: 🖌 paint for leopard print - Gifted from @duluxuk (more info coming soon on the blog!) 🏠 Pink Blanket, turquoise blanket, round glass vase, rug of my dreams - all Gifted from @westelmuk #mywestelm . Everything else tagged 👌🏼
There’s a *chance* I’ve taken it too far.
Donut mess with Harry 🙊 . Using emojis, tell me what foods are your favourite? 😍 . Mine are 🍩🥓🍸 (not necessarily together but I wouldn’t say no!) And they make me feel... 🤤💃🏼🤪
ANSWER: Leopard Print 🐆 QUESTION: (basically every question ever asked but specifically in this case...) What should I knit next? . I’ve painted it on my wall and hung it in my wardrobe so it’s about time I knit it for my sofa! And it’s giving me ALL the feels 💁🏼‍♀️💃🏼 . The ‘Wild Child’ leopard print cushion knit kit is available to Pre-Order on the website (link in my bio and stories) and more animal prints will follow shortly. It’s a whole range, we’re calling it ‘Born To Be Wild’ ...I might wee I’m so excited. . I REALLY HOPE YOU LIKE IT AS MUCH AS I DO! 🙊💖🐆 . P.S I promise it’s not as hard as it looks 😂🙌🏼
I’ve got big plans this weekend, I’m aiming to put more pictures up around the house so that this isn’t the only corner that looks finished 😂🙈 . That may not sound like big plans but I have piles of pictures and art sitting waiting for it’s time...I’m so indecisive I panic I’ll put them in the ‘wrong’ spot so they spend their days on my lounge floor instead, cuz that makes sense 🤦🏼‍♀️ NOT TODAY! Today that changes and they’ll get upgraded to a wall (I’ve said it on the internet now so it must be true 😜) tell me I’m not alone here? 🤞🏼🙏🏻😂 do you do it too or do you whack them up straight away? . ...Ok, maybe they’re not ‘big’ but I’ve got ‘plans’ this weekend. What are you up to? Tell me it’s more interesting than that 👆🏼😂🙈
It’s been a hard week. ☕️ *Its Wednesday. And I had Monday and Tuesday off. And I was at a spa. Maybe I’m just lazy.
Good Morning M’darlins! Hope you’re well? I know Earth Day was nearly a week ago but I feel like actually, 🌍 Earth Day is Everyday 🌏 now we’re all so much more conscious. I’d love to know one of the things you’re doing to reduce your impact on the plant? (Purely so I can copy you 😂👌🏼 there’s no judgement here 💖) ⠀⠀ I know I have a long way to go and there’s more I could do but here’s a few bits I’ve been doing to try and reduce my impact. They’re all really small and easy changes but they all add up don’t they 💖💪🏼 ⠀⠀ With the business we’re currently looking to change all our packaging to plastic free/recycled/biodegradable hopefully in time for Christmas. We’re reducing our bin collections, and obviously recycle as much as we can. With our knit kits we try to encourage people to make their own clothes from scratch with a natural fibre and in turn, improve their mental health whilst being kind to the planet 💖 ⠀⠀ Personally, I’m trying to shop for clothes a lot more consciously. When I can, I buy from ethical shops and when my bank balance is low I only buy clothes that I LOVE and feel confident I’ll wear again. I’m trying to ‘shop my wardrobe’ a lot more than buying new. We try to buy food more locally with less meat (which is my biggest sacrifice tbh 🥓🥩🍗🍔) and we use containers and beeswax wraps to store leftovers/lunch (rather than sandwich bags and clingfilm.) We have reusable water bottles and keep cups for tea. Have swapped liquid soap for organic, natural bars of soap. (I’m also trialing a shampoo bar but not fully sold/swapped yet) and replaced cotton wool pads for a cloth to cleanse my face. I’m sure I’ve missed some but this caption is probably long enough now 😂🙈 please let me know yours so we can tread more carefully together 🌏❤️ happy Sunday x
Well amazingly I’ve kept my promise about reading a bit more this month! (The 4 day weekend and tropical temperatures possibly helped 🤷🏼‍♀️😂) so I’ve nearly finished ‘Gone Girl’ and would love to know your recommendations for what to read next? I love a good kidnapping, comedy or anything with intrigue but can’t be doing with anything too scary or predictable romances... if no one dies and/or everyone lives happily ever after is it even worth publishing? 🤷🏼‍♀️ (welcome to my dark side 😳) My update on Gone Girl will be shared on @girlswhocanbookclub soon if you care to take a peek 🤓 Book: Gone Girl by @thegillianflynn Teapot: @fenellasmithlondon Blanket: @laurenastondesigns (tap the picture for product info)
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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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