Because Pat was making things at small size I decided to have a go at making the head of my Lady with an Ermine using the finest yarn we had in the house. It is very difficult to photograph illusion knitting. It needs to be seen in real-life to appreciate how it changes as you …
Month: July 2019
Sum Wear
You could be forgiven for thinking I am beginning to lose the plot. My latest design is for Barbie! This is not just any Barbie. This is Fibonacci Barbie. This is a project that has been languishing for more than 20 years. I started to make some mathematically-inspired clothes for a teddy bear, which I …
Moon Landing
It was in the week I went on my first visit to the school where I was to start teaching, in my first post, in September. Everyone was very excited. Strangely, I don’t remember watching anything at home but I do remember groups of the children huddled round televisions. Televisions in schools were still a …
Alan Turing
On July 15, Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, announced that Alan Turing will be the face on the new £50 note. You may not be surprised to know that we have Turing-related knitting. In 2014 the film The Imitation Game was released. It is described as a historical drama. Shortly afterwards I came across …