An adult baby surprise

If you are a serious knitter you will probably know immediately what I am talking about and for the non-knitters I am not talking about an unexpected pregnancy! Elizabeth Zimmermann is the guru of knitting.  The first article I knitted using her instructions was a Baby Surprise Jacket.  If you link to this Pinterest page…

Some self-help books for knitters

I have posted before about the book on the left of this picture but I haven’t talked about the one on the right.When I was working out how to do the skull jumper for my daughter I realised that I didn’t really have enough knowledge to work it all out for myself unless I went…

Cricket time means a chance for more knitting.

You know that summer is well and truly here when the Test cricket starts.  We have recently finished an enthralling test between India and Australia and what is more, the second Test starts tomorrow. I can watch the cricket without feeling guilty about sitting inside on a beautiful day as long as I have something to…

A wonderful knitting handbook which supplements Elizabeth Zimmermann

The Knitter Knitting Masterclass with over 20 technical workshops and 15 beautiful patterns edited by Juliet Bernard This is one I borrowed from the library but I will need to buy a copy for myself as I found so many good tips within the covers of this book. Joining wool has always given me a…