A year in making 2015

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Well I know I say it every year, but things seem to get busier and busier. I have really enjoyed my making this year. When I look back at last year’s post I note that I mentioned that I was not working on a book – but had an idea. As I speak I am rushing towards a deadline with that imagined book – how joyful to have a dream come true.

There seem to be more toys in the image collection. The little bunny in a bed set and the take-away play house had been an ambition for a while, so I am glad I got to make them this year.

I seem to have done more collaboration work for websites and yarn companies this year. All of this is non-paid work and in fact it would make more economic sense to work more with magazines, but that is just how it has all worked out.

At the beginning of the year I did some designs for Debbie Bliss. I was so thrilled with how these worked out and it is a joy to see the pamphlets in various yarn shops. In fact I have used the zig-zag pattern myself for several project. A personal highlight was seeing Debbie getting an M.B.E. from the Queen, which I believe is well deserved and a real boost for the knitting industry as a whole.

One of my favourite projects the ‘Garden Route Blanket’ during our South African holiday. This is definitely a road-trip project. When it returned from Black Sheep Wools a couple of weeks ago it held so many memories.

So there you go – not too unproductive. A year of colour and fun, which has removed some of the pesky deadlines and allow me to make when and if I can. I wonder what 2016 will hold.

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  1. Such a joy to work with you in 2015 and looking forward to seeing more of your fabulous designs in 2016!

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