The Fated Knitter

04/10/2026

Back to the blanket... I am trying to sew the ends in as I go!

30/09/2026

Another month has passed? 🧐

I'm not sure in what time frame the world is skipping by in now, but somehow I managed to finish something for this months update 😆

https://www.thefatedknitter.co.uk/journal-entry-september-2026/

13/09/2026

6 years today since the On A Whim Cowl was published 😱

I do miss hand dyeing yarn for my cowls. I thoroughly enjoyed making the new colourways. I still get to enjoy making new designs though.

https://ravel.me/on-a-whim-cowl

21/08/2026

Hi there 💗

Woo hoo! It is finally available - the Delicate Rose Cowl! 🌹

Inspiration for this came from our garden which has several rose plants, the oldest being a Queen Elizabeth that is over 30 years old and planted by my husbands grandmother. The rose to the bottom left is one of this years blooms from that rose bush.

It is available on both Raverly and Gumroad:
https://ravel.me/delicate-rose-cowl
https://thefatedknitter.gumroad.com/l/delicaterose

Have a beautiful weekend ❤

Turn your stitches into the Delicate Rose Cowl - a seamless stranded colourwork design. Worked entirely in the round from the bottom up, this intermediate design features a small repeatable leaf trellis pattern, and a more challenging rose stem pattern that tests longer floats.Inspiration for this c...

16/08/2026

Hi everyone!

A quick Minecraft related project that I made for my eldest son.

16 squares of crochet + join as you go method = Nether Portal.

The recipe I used is easy for a beginning crocheter and used 3 skeins of King Cole Glitz.

Check out the pattern for free on my website:
https://www.thefatedknitter.co.uk/nether-portal-blanket-recipe/

Best wishes,
Sam xox

Check out this easy beginner crochet pattern to create a Nether Portal for the Minecraft loving children in your life!

09/08/2026

01/08/2026

My favourite stitch marker maker has reopened 🎉 www.fripandbib.com

😍 🎉 FRIPPERIES & BIBELOTS IS OPEN AGAIN! 🎉😍

😴 It took me a little longer than anticipated, with still working a job four days a week, but I'm hoping as the shop grows again I can gradually drop some days and commit more to fully to f&b again!

🎉 There's a brand new ringOs colour way to celebrate reopening, Opalite, gorgeous opalescent coloured beads on lovely neutral matt gunmetal rings.

👀 The beady eyed among you will notice that ringOs XL and ringOs Mini haven't been restocked. I just ran out of time and didn't want to delay opening any longer. Minis will definitely be in the next restock and XLs are under review as I'm having supply issues with the larger beads at the moment! But you have ringOs, ringOs Allsorts and ringOs Traffic Light Lace available plus Simple Solid Rings!

😢 🇪🇺 Unfortunately I am unable to ship to the EU at present. New customs changes to to the EU are proving difficult with intermediaries to handle them expensive and until I find a workaround I am unable to offer this. I am still posting everywhere else and UK customers now have Tracked 48 as the standard option for all orders! 😊

Thanks for being so patient with me! ❤️

31/07/2026

Grab a glass of something cool and find out what has been on my needles this month 👀

Welcome to July's journal entry - grab a glass of something cool and read about the wild adventures this month!

27/07/2026

Hi there!

Another busy morning. The sun is shining and the bees are buzzing around the flowers. And the Honey Bee Cowl has been published!

This was inspired by seeing my boys watch the bees flying around the flowers in our garden as they collected pollen.

The cowl is knit in the round from the bottom up. It starts with simple ribbing that prevents the cowl from rolling up, but without distracting from the colourwork. The colourwork starts with a small repetitive honeycomb chart before moving into a larger centre panel with a flying honey bee surrounded by pollen. It then ends with some more of the relaxing honeycomb and ribbing.

It uses two contrasting colour DK weight yarns, and uses less than 100g of each colour which is great for stash-busting.

To get the pattern head over to either Ravelry or Gumroad. For those reading this post, use coupon code HONEY50 at checkout to get a 50% discount until the end of Friday 31st July 2026 UK time.

Ravelry link: https://ravel.me/honey-bee-cowl-5
Gumroad link: https://thefatedknitter.gumroad.com/l/honeybee

Best wishes and happy crafting,
Sam xox

25/07/2026

Hi there!

Although I am getting up more and more, though still only for short moments at a time, I am still on bedrest for most of the day.

I have gone most of this week without pain medication for the internal healing, though the dizziness from the haemorrhage is what keeps me down most of the time.

This week I have written up a long overdue pattern, and finished knitting a new baby blanket design. I have been wanting to try the Icelandic Bind Off for quite a while and finally found a use for it in my own designs.

Check this video out to see how the Icelandic Bind Off is created:

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