What to Do When Travelling for 20 Hours…
I am very brown and very relaxed. I’ve just come back from Mauritius! The lovely Ben and I have had an eventful year, job wise and needed to lay on a beach and do nothing… Almost nothing…There was some knitting 😀 As the title suggests the journey was about 20 hours door to door so […]
Mother’s Day Knitterly Fun
A ball of sock yarn seemed an inadequate gift to give my Mum for Mother’s Day. Hmmm… My Mum, an expert knitter of several decades, recently rediscovered knitting socks on four needles. A skill she first learnt as a child in school in wartime England. After a celebratory “Mum’s day” roast dinner, while I was showing her how to […]
Red Eyed Owls and Tweed
This story starts when the lovely Blacker Yarns asked if I’d like a sample of their new Westcountry Tweed yarn – I said, “Yes please!” The story ends with this little guy… For those of you who don’t know Blacker Yarns, They are ethical, UK producers of 100% Pure, natural British yarns, products and patterns. […]
The Ones I Missed
I’ve just been looking at writting my Blogiversary post, summarizing the year’s knitting, and realized with horror – there are some projects I’ve never photographed or blogged! So here is a quick and dirty blog post of the ones I missed, Completed Knit Reports at the end… The Little Red Hat… A project to use up […]
And Then I Stuffed It In The Washing Machine…
My knitting mojo in waning a bit – probably an early onset attack of my usual SKS (That’s “Summer Knitting Slump”) and my blogging mojo has suddenly been even worse! But I have been knitting…and using the washing machine 😮 Fortunately, the washing machine turned and untidy, gappy, unevenly knit, coarse garment into a soft, […]
Christmas Jumpers, Wine, Bloggers and Debbie Bliss!
Save The Children think I’m a popular and “on trend” knit blogger! In fact I am, apparently, one of the Knitterati!! With flattery like that, how could I say, “No” to their invitation to spend an evening with them and Debbie Bliss at their “Mary’s Living and Giving” shop in Primrose Hill, North London? Save the […]
Distracted by Cat Toys
I’ve had my attention diverted by cat toys. And string. Why on earth would cat toys be of interest to me when I don’t have a cat. Not since last year when Thug, and in February, Mewsley succumbed to old age? Could it be that we have adopted new cats??!! I would like to introduce Ziggy and Kitty. From Kitty […]
It’s Blocky and I Blocked It!
Oh WOW!!! I’ve finished the Modern Quilt Wrap and I am beside myself with the results. It definitely one of my favorite things I’ve made in a long time. (Yep the knitting mojo is back!) It has been finished quickly, mainly because it has that “I’ll just finish this stripe before making dinner, I’ll just finish this […]
And I Had Most of This In Stash!
I think my mojo must be well and truly back because I think my next project is gorgeous! Here’s a clue…You should be able to guess the yarn at least (if you know my stash 😉 ) From Modern Quilt Wrap So did you guess it’s Rowan’s Kidsilk Haze? What else would be such a “Mojo […]
I Like The B-Side Better…
I’ve really enjoyed the burst of creativity in making my Conservatory Cushion and I love the logic bound technique for combining the colours. Fabulous pattern 🙂 Here’s the finished creation… From Double Vision Cushion And in place in the conservatory… From Double Vision Cushion The slightly different gauge yarns I used (all apparently DK weight) […]
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