Gimme Five: Chunky knits

Nothing suits the autumn & winter months much more than chunky knit textiles – whether it be fashion or homewares. It adds warmth, softness, texture & tactility to a room. A roaring log fire, comfy armchair, good book, hot chocolate… and a chunky knitted throw. What could be more perfect?

Chunky knit pouffe foot stool, various colours: £39.99, eBay
Pure merino super chunky throw: £120.35, Etsy
Everyday wool ochre cushion cover: £190, Conran Shop
Rowan Big Wool 100g: £7.86, Deramores
Neo mix rug: £201.00, Love the Sign

O is for… Orange

This week’s blog is a small homage to a glorious colour. O just had to be for orange.

We are big fans, and judging by our popular photos on Flickr and items that always sell well on H is for Home, so are a lot of you out there.

Orange has the wonderful ability to look warm & cosy in the winter or lively & fresh in the summer.

Orange objects really catch the eye. It enables them to shout loudly in a collection of other brightly coloured pieces.

Alternatively, it’s perfect as a highlight colour within a muted décor or against natural materials.

We’ve given a few different chairs the orange treatment!

We did a G is for… Garden blog post a couple of months ago having just planted out some annuals. Our French marigolds are doing well with all the sunshine & showers we’ve been having.

Till next week! x

Granny Glittens and Her Amazing Mittens!

We hope everyone out there had a lovely Christmas.

Now that the festivities are over, we can concentrate on the H is for Home shop website launch.

We’ve spent the last few weeks tying up loose ends – we’re very happy with the site design and the database bit functions so smoothly even Justin can operate it! Thanks again to our web builder Mike and design company Sputnik.

The short delay in launching has given our army of knitters (all one of her!) some extra time to produce some great stuff for the shop.

We’re always very excited on our frequent trips to see Shirley, our amazing craft knitter and very own Granny Glittens. We share tea, home-made cakes and a natter. For anyone who’s not familiar with Granny Glittens, she’s to be found in The Tall Book of Christmas available at Amazon, a charming 1950s collection of children’s stories, one of which is entitled Granny Glittens and Her Amazing Mittens.

Shirley’s always got a box of treats waiting for us to collect. We supply the wool, old buttons & vintage fabric sourced from charity shops, markets etc; she supplies the skill, time & love that go into making these wonderful goodies.

She hand knits, crochets & sews all kinds of things – from pan grabs to cushions – they combine beauty with functionality. Below we’ve got a sneak preview of some of the most recent things Granny Glittens has conjured up!

The website’s coming soon (promise!!)
Adelle & Justin

this week’s haul!

pan grabs – no more burnt fingers!

hot water bottle covers

collective noun for teapots?

H is for Home Harbinger

Tag: knitted

Gimme Five: Chunky knits

O is for… Orange

Granny Glittens and Her Amazing Mittens!