Category: My patterns

Distractions

August 14, 2016

My current big WIP is a Mandala Madness blanket, but this weekend I’ve distracted myself into a smaller project. My grandma is dying of liver cancer; it’s very aggressive, and it’s been a very quick decline. Before this year, she was healthy as anything and seemed likely to continue that way for a good many … More Distractions

‘You’re Demelza. God broke the mould.’

August 9, 2016

When I decided I’d like to try my hand at designing a blanket inspired by Demelza Carne, from BBC’s Poldark (2015) and Winston Graham’s novels, I was absolutely terrified. Inspired and enthusiastic, but terrified. I had never designed a blanket before. I’d designed – badly – a square that I then used in different colour … More ‘You’re Demelza. God broke the mould.’