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Ashleigh-ellan’s Substack

The Tangle is a slow, sensory newsletter about knitting, history, and the stories we stitch into the everyday.

By Ashleigh-ellan Kavanagh

· Launched a year ago

One dress was made from a shipwreck. The other can reshape itself. Both are changing how we think about knitting.

Or: what happens when you've climbed the mountain and discover there's no signpost at the top.

A back-to-work dispatch on intention, creative boundaries, and making a quieter kind of progress.

Did I do it? Was 2025 a success?

Can your knitting get you accused of a crime? Could your crochet get you into court?

Can your knitting get you accused of a crime? Could your crochet get you into court?

Can your knitting get you accused of a crime? Could your crochet get you into court?

Why a sideways-knitted hat can say more about resistance, identity, and community care than you’d ever expect.

Ashleigh-ellan’s Substack

The Tangle is a slow, sensory newsletter about knitting, history, and the stories we stitch into the everyday.