Purling Paws

01/06/2026

...well, it is the fact that they are all going to the same home!

For small businesses like mine, the biggest compliment is to have someone become a return customer...and I have been lucky enough to have Lauren discover me, and to keep coming back.

Since her first purchase of a Gruffalo jumper from my pre-made collection on Etsy, Lauren has since commissioned me to create not 1, not 2, not 3, but 5 additional sets for her little ones (Christmas designs still to come!) It has been an absolute pleasure.

❤️❤️❤️ Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

28/05/2026

Here is a little video I put together to celebrate the completion of my latest custom order- a send in up-cycle featuring a special birthday design for Remy 💚
It was a pleasure to work on this piece, as we have 3 lovely birch trees of our own (and like Remy, I get hypnotised by them too!) so I was lucky enough to study the distinctive look of the bark and the floaty leaves 🍃- as my first full tree, I hope you agree I captured it pretty nicely 🌳.
I loved doing the ducks and rabbits too...so basically I loved all of it! Can't wait to see it being worn ☺️
Now...onto the next...

01/05/2026

Here it is friends: my magnum opus 😆

Imagine receiving this on your 4th birthday: a beautiful soft cotton cardigan, adorned with a design featuring your most special toys. Your mouse family are enjoying a picnic in the woods to celebrate, and your cuddly bunnies are there too. This is a piece of clothing that I am sure will be intensely loved and appreciated, and it has been made with the craftsmanship to last.

What an incredible gift to give to your daughter! (If I do say so myself 😋) I could feign modesty here but the truth is, I am ridiculously proud of this design as yes...I did get far too carried away perfecting every aspect of it as I went along. As this was an age 5-6 knit (for a tall, soon-to-be 4 year old) there was a lot of space to fill, and as a fellow mum of a soon-to-be 4 year old, I felt inclined to give this the care and attention I would for my own little girl. It took a lot of faith in myself to bring the initial sketch to life, from the early stages of crocheting the larger shapes, all the way through to the final embroidered details.

I just can't wait to hear how it is received by the birthday girl when the time comes 🥰

02/04/2026

Earlier this year we lost our lovely girl Tiggy. The heartbreak has been lingering on and the house still doesn't feel quite right without her presence. She was a constant companion, the chattiest feline I've ever known. We felt so much love and affection from her, and her cuddles, suckling my dressing gown (she was such a big softie), and the joy she brought to all who met her are so deeply missed 💔

When I set up my business and decided to name it Purling Paws, she was my muse. Every time I picked up a ball of yarn she found it irresistible to join me, especially laid in our garden soaking up the sun. If she'd had opposable thumbs I'm sure she'd have been a wonderful knitter!

We love you Tiggy.
Sleep peacefully now 😽

30/03/2026

🕶 🌞 🐚 🪣 🏰 🍦 🐟 🦀
A pair of complimentary seaside-themed cardigans, all ready for a pair of lucky siblings to wear! ❤️
With 17 motifs in total, this was a time-consuming order, but it is so rewarding to see them next to each other. I struggle to stop myself from tweaking and adding extra details when I am doing custom designs, and for this set in particular I was fussing about with the final details for far too long, but I think it was worth it 👌
I can't wait to hear how these go down with their owners!

30/03/2026

Here we have a pair of custom cardies, all ready for the summer holidays at the seaside! Lauren sent me a pair of neutral ribbed cardigans which were the perfect canvas for me to add some wonderfully colourful designs to. We decided on a mixed medley of classic seaside motifs, with beach huts on each front panel. Can you imagine how adorable these will look?? 🥹

09/03/2026

🎶 Ohhh I do like to be beside the seaside! 🎶

I had fun creating all the appliques for this little cardigan, but I probably find the beach hut the cutest 🥰

09/03/2026

My lovely customer Lauren requested summer holiday knits for her 2 children, so we went with a seaside medley of motifs which come together beautifully on this cardigan she sent me to embellish. I'm really pleased with how the colours pop against the brown, and it has been a pleasure stitching away and dreaming ahead to the sunnier months. Now, onto the next one ❤️

09/03/2026

20/02/2026

When I am creating clothes for little ones I am indulging in nostalgia for a far more innocent stage of life...when imagination was limitless, curiosity always wandering and the world around was fascinating. I want the things I create to capture the whimsy that we can't always cling onto as grown-ups. But as children, we should be surrounded by what brings us joy. So, why not give your little one clothing they can wear that they truly love and treasure? I hope that they will look at the yarn pictures on this knitwear like they do at the pictures in their favourite books ❤️

Every stitch I makep(with crochet hook and sewing needle) comes from the heart.

P.s. I definitely do think grown-ups should wear whimsical clothing too. But I am a children's clothing maker 😇.

✨️P.p.s. All the details in this video are from items in my Winter Sale. 25% off until 28th February!!✨️