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After the gentle introduction on Sunday, Monday was the day that Retreat kicked off with a bang when I revealed the new ...
03/09/2026

After the gentle introduction on Sunday, Monday was the day that Retreat kicked off with a bang when I revealed the new design to everybody!

Meet the Rylands Vest!
Fair Isle, Cables, Garter Bar turns & self-made Yorkshire buttons (using kits from - so many challenges in one vest

My mission was to create a simple design - I failed miserably 😂

The yarn is gorgeous Sheepsoft Bluefaced Leicester & Masham wool from

Monday was all about choosing colours, knitting swatches & practising techniques. All ably assisted by the super talented &

Followed by a great session on Monday night with .and.the.elements on breathwork and movement for releasing stress & tension - I think everybody needed it!!!

Follow along to see how everybody is getting on ....

We kicked off our 2026 Yorkshire Machine Knitting Retreat on Sunday afternoon!15 lovely machine knitters from all around...
01/09/2026

We kicked off our 2026 Yorkshire Machine Knitting Retreat on Sunday afternoon!

15 lovely machine knitters from all around the world had a relaxed start with time to settle in to our gorgeous venue followed by an Indian feast and a "show & tell" where I was gifted the most amazing Hebden Houses sock I have ever seen

Follow along all this week to see what we get up to!

01/09/2026

How did you spend your Bank Holiday weekend. I was busy setting up for our 2026 Yorkshire Machine Knitting Retreat - ably assisted by Jenn!

Follow along with us all this week …

50 Shades of Blue!!I’ve still got things I wanted to share from our trip this Summer. So much of it was about time spen...
11/08/2026

50 Shades of Blue!!

I’ve still got things I wanted to share from our trip this Summer. So much of it was about time spent outdoors, fresh air and sunshine. I returned home with a full tank of Vitamin D ☀️

We were blessed with amazing views and great weather - and you can never get enough blue skies right?

Here is a selection from

🩵 Niagara

💙 for our Retreat!

🩵 Jasper

💙 the roof the Canadian train

🩵 Maligne Lake - what a backdrop for our Garnet Ganseys!!

💙 Mount Doug/PKOLS on Vancouver Island

🩵 Clover Point Parkrun

💙 Crater Lake NP

🩵 Our cabin at

💙 Hearst Castle

Even though a lot of our train and road trip across Canada & the US was all about the great outdoors and some stunningly...
04/08/2026

Even though a lot of our train and road trip across Canada & the US was all about the great outdoors and some stunningly beautiful National Parks, there was also a fair amount of textile and architectural inspiration to admire along the way!

It started right at the end of Retreat with our visit for a tour of

On the opposite side of Canada I snagged some great “local” Canadian milled yarn from p on Vancouver Island (as well as a bit more tea!!)

But along the trail down the US West Coast, I also got to check out

🤩 beautiful interior paintwork and textiles at the Ahwahnee in Yosemite NP

🤩 Kaffe Fassett heaven at Cafe Kevah .bigsur

🤩 gorgeous fabrics and true craft heritage in Portland

🤩 stunning architecture & interiors

If you’re struggling with your knitting mojo right now here are 5 things I would do to try and get fired up again🔥 Clean...
03/08/2026

If you’re struggling with your knitting mojo right now here are 5 things I would do to try and get fired up again

🔥 Clean your workspace and organise your yarn stash - nothing gets me thinking about all the things I’d love to knit than flicking through all my old books and magazines and seeing all the gorgeous yarn I’ve picked up along the way

🔥 Pick a friend or relative whose birthday is coming up later this year and choose a small, manageable project you could knit to gift to them

🔥 Go through your pile of WIPs and sort them into finish/hold/bin - pull back the yarn from the ones you don’t want to complete anymore and put it back into your stash. Pick one from the finish pile and just “Get it done”

🔥 Get inspiration from a knitting buddy - chat to somebody else about what they have been working on. Sometimes seeing the excitement from them talking about their work lights a tiny fire for you - but beware of comparison-itis!! Don’t beat yourself up that they are doing so much and you are doing nothing. Just listen to how they feel when they talk about their work - this is what you want to capture

🔥 Try a completely different craft or hobby. Sometimes using your creative juices on something else helps to unlock things. I got the idea for my Hebden House Fair Isle pattern when I went on a quilting workshop!

🔥 Go for a walk - sometimes you do just need to step away from your machine and see where your free mind takes you ...

What have I missed? Do you have anything you do when you're trying to get your mojo back??

I’m trying to show up a bit more over the summer - have you noticed?!But (!!) the MKC isn’t all about me so I wanted to ...
28/07/2026

I’m trying to show up a bit more over the summer - have you noticed?!

But (!!) the MKC isn’t all about me so I wanted to also shout out all the amazing machine knitting designers & tutors who I get to work with through the MKC every year

There is so much I DON’T know about machine knitting. Honestly - does anybody know it all?!?

For a start I’ve only been doing it for 23 years - so I get to learn loads more + get a ton of inspiration from all these guys too 👇

If you’re looking for machine knitting inspiration & knowledge then check them out 👉 swipe through to see gorgeous work from

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👉 @‌fairislewithmarie

👉 @‌anotherknittedthing

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If there are other stars doing great things with knitting machines here I’d love to hear about them as we are always on the lookout for new & inspiring tutors!

I’ve got so much I want to share from my travels in North America over the Summer! Including this snapshot of all the k...
28/07/2026

I’ve got so much I want to share from my travels in North America over the Summer! Including this snapshot of all the knitting buddies I got to meet up with whilst I was over there - and this is all on top of the 17 lovely members who I got to spend the week with on Retreat!!

I also caught up with the awesome members of the Burlington Machine Knitters Guild, my machine knitting partner in crime aker on Retreat, my very oldest friend of all time on Vancouver Island, as well as MKC members & pals in Victoria, Portland, San Francisco & Southern California.

I feel truly blessed to have the chance to travel to the other side of the world and be able to spend time chatting about yarn, knitting, machines and more from lovely people who “just get it”!

27/07/2026

I can't do the knitting for you, but I can provide you with a pattern that you're excited to knit. We're busy beavering away right now on a brand new pattern for the UK retreat next month!

I thought I’d share a quick photo of the skirt I made for our trip to Canada & the US. I don’t normally share anything ...
25/07/2026

I thought I’d share a quick photo of the skirt I made for our trip to Canada & the US. I don’t normally share anything here that’s not about machine knitting. But - SHOCK! - machine knitting isn’t everything 😱

I got the gorgeous fabric (cotton/linen) and the Merchant & Mills pattern from when we were up in Edinburgh in April and I earmarked it as a project to make for our trip

Needless to say, I didn’t start it until the week before we were leaving and I was still sewing on the buttons with less than 24 hours to go … but I did it 🙌

And I love it!! It feels great and fits well - even after 6 weeks of travelling. And I get lots of nice comments whenever I wear it. Which is often. Always the sign of a successful project

I’m trying to get back into my sewing groove as it’s nice to have something that doesn’t have to become “work”. So now for my next sewing project which is a cool vintage coat/jacket

I picked up the vintage pattern and an offcut of fabric from when we visited last month and I think it will be a great add to my Autumn wardrobe

I have a sneaky feeling that most machine knitters have at LEAST one other textile related hobby as well - for me it’s hand knitting and sewing. And I’m just starting to embark on embroidery too.

But I know a lot of machine knitters who also spin, dye, weave, crochet … I guess a love of textiles is a love of textiles!

How many yarn/fabric related hobbies do you have?? How many more do you dream about?!

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