Archive for the ‘knitwear’ Category

…stray sock sewing

When is a sock not a sock? (no there isn’t a punch line)   n. SOCK…a cloth covering for the foot, reaching to between the ankle and knee and worn inside a shoe.   Socks are not just socks, well not in the parallel, slightly twisted, world of the creative creature. Ever wondered where the [...]

…the seasons are changing

I’m sure most of you are in denial…just as I am, but unfortunately it is true, it seems the English weather has failed to rise to the occasion once more. However, stepping off the catwalk in spring/summer and onto the autumn streets, not much has changed. Despite the appropriateness to the cold weather, sheer and [...]

The Knitwear Diet

As we edge optimistically towards Spring knitwear is slimming down along with the rest of us….at least that’s the plan for most people after festive indulgencies. It takes on a more ladylike silhouette…(again not dissimilar to our own aims!) We are encouraged to replace our bulky oversized knits with layers of longline slender ones teamed [...]