Vikki Bird Designs

When I was at university, I was the student who always took *all* my course books home during the holidays, planning on intensive revision ...

A few week's ago , I shared my Twisting Pathways Socks, which are published in The Sock Knitting Bible by Lynne Rowe. ** This week, I’m ...

In January 2021, or maybe it was February, certainly in one of the deeper, darker bits of the pandemic, and there was definitely snow on the...

How do you block your knits? I generally soak them in tap water for about 10-20 minutes (without any detergent), squeeze out any excess wate...

Earlier this year a friend asked how long it takes me to knit a pair of socks? Obviously, it depends on several factors: the size of sock, t...

Whether it’s the shade of a particular chocolate wrapper, amethyst geodes, or alliums growing in a flower bed, purple really is my favourite...

Beach knitting - simple afterthought heel socks Do you knit when you’re out and about? I almost always have my knitting on me - in the car, ...