If you’ve been following Emmaknitty for a while now these stars might look familiar to you… These Padded Stars were my frst real success in pattern writing – they’re simple but complex enough to be...
I know, I know… it’s absolutely not the season for baubles. But honestly, when is it ever too early to start thinking about Christmas? I’ve fully accepted that I’m one of those people who starts...
Velour/velvet/plush/chenille (there are so many names for it!) yarn is so hot right now, and although it’s normally seen used in Amigurumi and other handmade toys, I personally love it for statement bags and even...
Let’s face it, when you buy a new hot water bottle they always come with a really dreadful, itchy, pills-as-soon-as-you-wash-it cover, right? It’s a shame, because you can get some really cute ones (I remember...
Spring has just arrived (although you wouldn’t know it here in cloudy Northern Spain), and us designers are starting to plan our warm-weather designs, bags being top of the list for most of us! Yesterday...
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Can you remember what daily, boring, routine-based life was like before Covid-19 hit us all? Can you remember the school run? Can you remember having ‘normal’ problems, like the supermarket being sold out of your...
Every new season I try and change up my studio and refresh it a little with colours and items that I’m planning on using for my designs – it just helps with inspiration! I find...
I know, I know. It’s only been a hot minute since I posted the last Christmas tutorial, but I can’t help it if the Crimbo crojo is on FIRE, right? Last year on our yearly...
Anyone who has moved house knows that choosing the right decor, furniture and accessores to make your new home complete takes a while. We moved house two years ago to our wonderful pad here in...
Want to get back to basics? This simple knitting pattern for sustainable chunky cotton face wipes is a great way of using up scraps of chunky cotton yarn in a flash. Make a stack for...
Last week, as part of a huge rebrand of my Etsy store and some big changes for 2019, I made the rather huge decision to go plastic-free with my packaging choices. It’s the right (albeit...
