Have you seen the Owls jumper? No? Click through and have a look. We'll wait.
Isn't it gorgeous? Designed by Kate Davies, who blogs at Needled, the Owls sweatshirt pattern is free to download and is becoming something of a phenomenon and – we hope – driving more readers to this lovely blog.
Kate has just unveiled her next design – you'll have to pay for this one, but as you can see in the image above, it's gorgeous too – so it seems like the perfect moment to talk about the rest of her work.
Influenced by her a day job as a writer and academic, Kate's blog often approaches knitting, textiles and making from a different angle than other blogs – perhaps with a broader view, perhaps with a sense of the history of an item or technique, and always with her own joy in research and the juxtaposition of different ideas shining through.
To a lot of people the word 'academic' conjures up dusty rooms and dull texts but as Kate's blog shows, in this day and age you can have a passion for 18th century textiles and a sense of fun.
All in all, this is a fun and informative blog and we look forward to seeing what designs Kate comes up with next.
Read a great blog? Write a great blog? Tell us what it is and why you like it, and you might see it here next Friday.
