Blog | Henny Penny Makes

Welcome to the HennyPennyMakes blog

I wanted to share my inspiration and some behind the scenes stories about being an indie yarn dyer and running a business

Show notes - Podcast Episode 3: A rainbow of socks

Welcome to episode 3 of the HennyPennyMakes podcast. You can watch the episode on YouTube here Where you can find me online: My hand...

Show notes - Podcast Episode 2: Guilty secrets

Welcome to episode 2 of the HennyPennyMakes podcast. You can view the podcast on YouTube here Where you can find me online: My hand...

Show notes - Podcast Episode 1: Can you tell I love colour?

Welcome to episode 1 of the HennyPennyMakes podcast. You can watch it on YouTube here Where you can find me online: My hand dyed yarn...

Henny Penny's favourite makes - Make Your Own Luck shawl

Colour and colour play is such a major part of my work and I'm forever looking for patterns (knitting and crochet) which give me the...

What's in your tin? (2019 Advent calendar)

A behind the scenes of our 2019 yarn advent calendar, the inspiration colours, creativity and fun

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness

A look into the inspiration behind a collection of hand dyed yarn colourways by Erin of HennyPennyMakes

Henny Penny's favourite makes - Love Note sweater

The Love Note is one of those sweater patterns that has a lot of hype and I think the majority of knitters will have at the very least...

January 2021

I know we’re a good way into February now but I though it would be good to keep track on what’s been occupying my time each month....

Semi solids

I love semi solids, they coordinate well with variegated and speckled yarns and are perfect for sock knitting when used for heels and...

HennyPenny's favourite makes - Promise dress

When I first saw the Promise dress by Heather of H G Designs Crochet, I absolutely fell in love! It was retro but fresh, colourful but...