I’ve been knitting up a storm so far this year. The longest project so far has been a jumper for my father-in-law (using this old favourite). It took me about four months to complete.

Since then I’ve taken on projects that were quicker. Like this cosy for my hot water bottle, as last winter I was sick of having to wrap and pin it in a makeshift tea towel cover.

I also wanted to do more challenging projects. This girl’s cardigan involved quite a bit of lace knitting, which was new to me. Luckily it was relatively quick to do – it took only a month.