musings by Nicki Merrall from Being Knitterly
Happy New Year! The Old Year I’ve just read my post from a year ago (Beginnings and Endings), in which I commented on how little hand knit I had done for myself, or indeed hand making of any kind, since I had been designing and making machine knit samples for my MA. Well, during 2013 […]
It is nearly a year since I graduated with an MA in Fashion and Textiles from Nottingham Trent University. Now, together with some of my fellow Masters graduates (Brenda Baxter and Janet Wootton) I’m installing work for an exhibition, “Transitions”, which opens tomorrow. The exhibition reflects on the transitions that occur whilst working towards an […]
We are certainly having unusual weather this year in the UK. In January it was relatively mild, and many plants were flowering early (Spring in January?). Then winter set in and kept on going and the garden seemed to be hibernating (Snowtwig). Long overdue, leaves and flowers started to appear, then suddenly plants went into […]
Welcome to those who have followed Being Knitterly from its old location on blogger. I’m hoping the new location will help me to keep up-to-date writing blog posts, and the new website will make it easier to upload information about patterns and workshops. The last few weeks have been exceptionally busy. I’ve been finishing some new […]
Sometimes magic really does happen, especially when it snows. Everywhere looks different covered in white. Mysterious footprints appear; who are all these visitors you never see? One morning, after snowing all day then freezing all night, a small snowman appeared on top of a car, looking around for his friends. “It’s a good view […]
As the years have passed, I’ve grown to look forward to the seasonal changes we experience in the UK. I love the promise of spring, the abundance of summer and the colours of autumn. Winter is my least favourite season, although Christmas time wouldn’t be the same without short days and cold temperatures, which give […]
Happy New Year! Endings I’ve just finished a throw that I started almost exactly a year ago. The colours (green, yellow-green, terracotta and brown) were chosen to coordinate with the sofa. The throw is 225 stitches wide and was knitted in rows on circular needles with a long cable. This was a stash buster project […]
