Organizing my stash one day I was shocked at how much wool I had… some full skeins and other bits leftover from earlier projects. I felt inspired not to waste anything and to make something I could use and love so I designed Snow Road Throw.

There is a special kind of joy when winter is finally here and it is cold enough to wear that beautiful scarf that you spent all those hours knitting. You wrap it around your neck, feeling grateful for its warmth. The colour and feel of it make you happy and there is an amazing sense of satisfaction that you made this wonderful thing. (And nobo...

There is a painting of a Spanish queen in El Prado museum in Madrid that stayed with me long after my visit. I read about her very difficult life and it moved me. She was called intelligent, passionate, obsessive, even crazy and I wondered what she was really like underneath all those labels that society and history had given her. So this is my...

Madrid is an amazing and vibrant city where everyday rituals are infused with beauty. That is where the inspiration came for this market bag Madrileña. Each lace pattern in the bag reflects a different design echoed throughout the city and as is typical in Madrid, patterns from different times and of different styles are mixed fearlessly and re...

Walking through the old city of Amsterdam on a December night, the charming homes that line the canals look so lovely decorated for the season. There is that wonderful feeling of Christmas in the air. These ornaments are a little piece of Christmas in Amsterdam that you can bring into your home for the holidays.

Celebrating love, this pattern is free until the end of Valentines Day with the code AMOR.

Inspired by magical scenes of Christmas in the snow in Scandinavia, these Santas are knit on straight needles in stockinette stitch in one piece and then seamed. Two patterns included - one for Santa bundled up in a heart pattern suit and the other for Santa in a cozy Nordic reindeer sweater. Final size is about 12.5 cm (5 in) high. Hang them f...