In the inspiring environment of St. Leonards, I’m moving towards a new chapter of KNITSONIK. The complex accounts required for trading as a Limited Company are no longer working for me so I’m un-incorporating KNITSONIK LTD and going back to being a sole trader. Before I hang up my director’s hat, I want to reflect […]
Instructions: using the KNITSONIK installation for Listening to Knitting Patterns
My KNITSONIK installation Listening to Knitting Patterns is on display from Friday 9 May 2025 18:00 – Sunday 1 June 2025 16:00 as part of the Curiosity Cabinet at St. Andrews Mews. You can go along during exhibition opening-times and play the patterns for yourselves, to hear knitting patterns as rhythms and pitches! InstructionsTo listen […]
Listening to Patterns
Please note, this post contains video content; if you’d like to see the videos you’ll need to read it on my blog rather than in your email inbox. Click Read on Blog at the top right hand of this email. I mentioned in my last post that I was going to be teaching a workshop […]
Knit Stars Flash Sale
…of buying and owning inspiring knitting content from Knit Stars at a reduced price for one week only.
Cover Versions: A Conversation with Kate Davies
…of the generative and transformative power of the cover song, and the form of the cover as a springboard to new and original creations.
Leavings
…of leaving Shenstone Road and Joey Muffkins.
The New Kitchen
Do you remember this post? It’s been a few months since we finished the kitchen refit and I thought you might like to see some photos. Let us compare and contrast the sink, old with new. I am really happy with the transformation of this area! We have refreshed the dingy brie-yellow of the walls […]
Overjoyed not Overwhelmed
Just popping in to say that the talk I gave at the John Arbon Mill Open Weekend has been recorded and uploaded for all the world to see. If you missed my talk and wanted to see it… now you can. Massive Thanks to JAT for making this viewable and shareable and to Nicky for […]
How a Postcard becomes a Project…
Three years ago I released the KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Playbook, one chapter of which details the superlative #KnittedCorrespondence adventures of my friends Muriel Pensivy (France) and Yumi Shimada (Japan). For #KnittedCorrespondence, Muriel and Yumi took the basic concept of celebrating daily life in stranded colourwork and evolved it into something gorgeous, social and ongoing. Working […]
Knit Loud by Labistrake
If you’ve been following KNITSONIK for a while, you’ll know how much I love the times when the KNIT and the SONIK come together. Today I’m thinking about two such lovely times, and I want to share them with you. First, and most importantly, my dear friend Muriel AKA Labistrake has published her first pattern […]