Author: Amy

Hello, it’s been a while… I’ve been so busy with Christmas craft fairs and been very busy at my day job (I work in a nursery). Since January I’ve had a couple of big orders, including a massive order of 42 bees!!! So, I thought I’d take the time to jump on and have a […]

By Amy Simpson So, it’s been a while, it’s been so busy at work and the gardening season is here, which means that I’m spending more of my free time out in the garden, planting my flowers and vegetables. I have still however been finding time for crafting, Etsy orders have been slow, but I’ve […]

By Amy Simpson (disclaimer; I am not sponsored by any of these products or companies… these are genuinely things that I love and couldn’t knit without.) Hello to my fellow crafty people or anyone else reading this blog, So, www.amyknittedbits.com is a year old today. I’m proud of my website, Etsy and blog and all […]

by Amy Simpson So, Christmas was such a busy time (but totally amazing) time, I had a whole load of orders, plus two craft fairs in December and I spent lots of time catching up with my beautiful family. The first craft fair (the one I was preparing for since October), was AMAZING, I loved […]

By Amy Simpson Since my last blog, big things have happened in the Amy’s Knitted Bits world. I have only gone and booked myself a stall at a craft fair! I have also had a sudden influx of Etsy orders for my knitted cats, which is amazing. I have been working really hard to try […]

by Amy Simpson I work in a nursery as my day time profession and to celebrate the birthday of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, we were set the challenge of making our rooms Hungry Caterpillar themed. In true Amy style, I decided to go all out! I got the crochet hook and sewing […]

by Amy Simpson On Christmas morning 2020, I opened this absolute beauty of a calendar and thought it was the most creative and brilliant idea ever. It has a different pattern each month, ranging from cardigans to napkin rings to cuddly rabbits, a whole variety and things I often wouldn’t think to make. I love […]

I have always loved reading since I was a little girl, especially fiction. When I discovered my love for crafts, I also discovered a whole world of “Knit-flick” and “Sew-Flick” (basically fiction based around the theme of knitting or sewing). I just love to get lost in an imaginary world of craftiness and what better […]

By Amy Simpson One thing that people often ask me is how I manage to do so many crafts and work full time. Literally, crafting (especially knitting) is my therapy, it’s the thing that I do to stay calm and take my mind off the stresses of every day life. I also find knitting really […]