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Want to find the new stuff on Knitting-and.com, or read about my latest projects and discoveries? This is the place.

Ravelry Seizure and Migraine Warning

Please note that a large number of Ravelry users are reporting that the new site design is causing migraines, nausea and seizures. Ravelry owners and staff have taken the decision to leave the new design as the default, regardless of the harm it is causing to the health of some users.

Because of their decision to leave the problematic design in place where people can come across it accidentally, I have chosen to remove all links to Ravelry from Knitting-and.com and to warn people who may suffer from migraine, nausea and illnesses that include seizures as a symptom to stay away from the site until the owners decide that the health and safety of it’s visitors is important.

Sarah

Fun or Frightening?

I’ll let you decide!

Front cover of Fun Faces in Embroidery by Anchor School Embroidery. 1974

I have to admit, I like clowns. I also like horror movies and true crime stories, so make of that what you will 😉

Today’s free embroidery download is an Anchor School Embroidery leaflet from 1974. It has a complete design for a clown pillow, plus a sheet of features you can use to create your own faces. There’s some facial hair that would make a pretty awesome hipster pillow!

Check out Fun Faces in Embroidery by Anchor School Leaflets, 1974

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Embroidering on Polka Dot Fabric

Cover of Spot Embroidery by DMC, 1965

I have another free download for my fellow embroiderers! Spot Embroidery, a book of designs to work on polka dot fabric. Published in 1965, it’s full of fun designs based on backgrounds of different sized polka dot fabrics.

The designs range from all sorts of animals, to geometrics, flowers, and even pots and pans for the kitchen! Use them as borders, or motifs.

Check out Spot Embroidery by DMC, from 1965.

Sarah

New Lace Edging Patterns for Knitters!

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any new knitting patterns, so today I’m sharing ten at once! These are all antique patterns from my collection that I’ve updated into modern knitting terms, charted and test knit for you.

Knitted sample of lace for long curtains. Featuring lace lozenges and diamonds and a frilly border.
Just one of the new patterns available on Knitting-and.com today!

Click on the pattern name or the photo to go to the individual patterns.

I hope you enjoy this selection of lace edgings and insertions. I still have many more in my collection to add in the future.

Sarah