It’s a brand new year. And it’s been a while since I’ve been around! So what better way to leap back onto the blog but with a new knitting pattern release. The Embellish Baby Blanket is live on Ravelry now! The Embellish Baby Blanket takes its name from the delicate repeating embroidery stitch pattern. The knitting pattern […] The post The Embellish Baby Blanket – a knitting pattern appeared first on Shortrounds ..read more

I’m so excited to share my latest pattern with you. The Cirrostratus Shawl goes live on Ravelry today! This cosy yet light shawl takes its name from the clouds that form at high-altitude in those beautiful wispy blanketed layers. You all know I have a thing for textures in everything I make – and this […] The post Cirrostratus Shawl – a knitting pattern appeared first on Shortrounds ..read more

I was in two minds as to whether I should share yet another reading challenge for fear of running over old ground. But I had such success with my 2017 reading challenge, I had no reservations continuing in the same vein for 2018. Once again Popsugar released yet another inspiring list of 40 book prompts […] The post Another reading challenge?! appeared first on Shortrounds ..read more

It’s been a whole 18 months since I last shared a ‘Who I’m following on Instagram’ post. So I thought it was high time I ran through a few new accounts I’ve been loving lately. I still follow these top knitting accounts I shared way back in July 2016, but in the last year and […] The post Top 10 Knitting Instagram Accounts – an update appeared first on Shortrounds ..read more

I’m sorry in advance for putting such lovely yarns right under your nose. But I’ve been fortunate to find some absolute beauties in recent weeks and just had to put them all in one handy place. Ready for a pay day / ‘Yes I made it through Dry January!’ / ‘Darn I messed up Dry […] The post Yarn buying enabler extraordinaire appeared first on Shortrounds ..read more

It’s been six months since the release of my Hessian Shawl. (Woah, I blinked and half a year went by!) I’d always planned this pattern as a two colour project, with a feature panel to really play with hand dyed, speckled yarns. So I’d never considered I’d make a single colour version. But second time around, when it […] The post Hessian Shawl – a mono version appeared first on Shortrounds ..read more

Back in this post from February 2017, I set myself a handful of knitting goals in the hope of building my skills as a knitter and stumbling upon new fibres and producers. So 12 months on….how did I do? Host my own knitting workshop Well this is a great start! First on the list and […] The post Knitting goals 2017 – how did I do? appeared first on Shortrounds ..read more

Happy 2018 everyone! If you haven’t already discovered this amazing #2018makenine doing the rounds on Instagram, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? I think this is a great alternative to setting resolutions for the new year. When do we ever really stick to them? So I’m 100% jumping on this bang wagon and setting myself nine ‘makes’ […] The post #2018makenine appeared first on Shortrounds ..read more

It’s unbelievable to me that it is December 2017. This year has delivered the highest highs and the lowest lows for me in all of my 30 years. I turned 30 this year, and rather than shy away and fear the big 3-0, I’ve welcomed it, I mean…I knit, live most of my life in my […] The post Turning the back page on 2017 appeared first on Shortrounds ..read more

It’s that weekend again! And if you head on over to my Ravelry store at any point this weekend, I’m offering 25% off all patterns until midnight GMT Monday. All you have to do is enter ITSTHATWEEKEND25 at checkout and you’ll receive your discount. I’m going to put it out there. BLACK FRIDAY divides opinion. […] The post Black Friday x Small Business appeared first on Shortrounds ..read more