Over on Substack last week, I wrote about the joy of doing nothing with your knitting for a while. Letting the needles rest and enjoying the pause between seasons. And I still believe in that. Sometimes we need the breathing space.

But if you’re starting to feel itchy fingers and want to shift out of that aimless, project-less space, this is the blog for you. Autumn and winter are often the most productive, cosy months for knitters – gifts, big projects, new cast-ons calling from the stash. And the best way to enjoy them without stress is to get a little gentle planning in now.

Searching for autumn knitting project ideas or just need a soft nudge to pick up your needles again? Here’s how to break through the late-summer knitting listlessness and set yourself up for a productive, enjoyable autumn.

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How many times have you said to yourself “I’d love to knit more, but I just don’t have the time.” If I had a skein for every time I’ve said that…

The sad truth is most of us don’t have big, uninterrupted stretches of time just lying around, waiting to be filled with colourwork and cables. But what we do have is “dead time” – the in-between bits. The waiting rooms, the traffic jams (as a passenger, naturally), the no-man’s land between ‘coffee ordered’ and ‘coffee arrived’. And that’s exactly where the knitting magic can happen.

Turns out the secret to knitting more isn’t finding time, it’s noticing it. So rather than sitting there like a lemon (or more likely staring at your phone) get in the habit of carrying a project bag like it’s an essential limb – and fill your “dead time” with some knitting!

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Knitting can be a waiting game.

Not only in the sense that you can spend hours and hours on just one piece. But also in that you can stash wool and sit on it for years.

I looked back at when I bought the wool for the Pickles Slitted Sweater. Guess…15th April 2014!!

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