How Many Sleeves?
There’s a regular “joke” in our house that goes something like this… Ben: “How’s the knitting going? Are you nearly finished yet?” Susan: “Quite well, Thanks Honey. I’m on the last sleeve” Ben: “The last sleeve? How many sleeves are there? !!” Ben walks away chuckling to himself and Susan rolls her eyes…. Then, of […]
Top Secret – Declassified
Do you remember, way back in March, how excited I was to be knitting as sample for KnitOnTheNet?Β I first blogged it in “Top Secret Project – Shhhhh“.Β The big downer of the project was that I couldn’t show it to you until the book it was for was out (understandable really!) Guess what, A […]
Fast ‘n’ Stripey
Once I’d finished my Hedera socks I needed some commuting knitting. I was mean to Ben. Look, Ben. Look at this lovely ball of yarn. You’d like a pair of socks in this WOULDN’T YOU?? “Urmmmm”, said Ben, looking scared “Is ‘Yes’ the right answer?” I graciously agreed to make Ben a pair of socks […]
Have you knitted a loo seat?
Forgive me readers for I have sinned. It has been two weeks since my blog post… I’m kinda convinced life is out to get me – just when I thought the dental trauma was sorted, I caught a heavy cold and have been knocked for six. All I’ve done is sleep, and drag myself into […]
Purple Scarfery
Well I said it was quick! π I’ve finished my “So Called Scarf” already. It was a great travelling knit until I got onto the second skein on Manos. Then it was too big to fit comfortably in my handbag. I then had to do more of it at home. Mewsley decided to “help” me […]
Even More Emily Blunders
Remember Emily? How I told you about how I’d gone wrong with Emily in this post ? Well, I have a day off today and had planned to get Emily sewn up. The sleeves were done and I had used the long drive toΒ and fro my friend’s at the weekend to knit the neck […]
CrackSilk Haze. I Can Stop Any Time I Want….
I’ve just visited a friend of mine who describes herself as a “Yarn Collector”.Β She is honest that she doesn’t always intend to use the yarn – she just wants to have it. Pet it.Β Stroke it. Love it. Of course, part of my visit was being proudly shown her new acquisitions.Β It was a […]
My So Quick Scarf
You may or may not know about “My So Called Scarf”. It’s a free internet pattern by Allison Issacs available from Imagiknit. It seems like everyone who has seen it has had to have a go and has loved it. Add my name to that long list! π My lovely sister Carol made me a […]
Hedera Training Complete
My Pink Hedera. I can’t believe these have taken 4 months to complete. I suppose they have never been my mainstream knitting, relegated to being a handy small thing for trains and planes. As they have been done entirely when I’m on the move I consider them “bonus knitting” from otherwise wasted time. But finally, […]
What Knitters with Stash, Fear Most
When I started my second Hedera Sock. I was irritated to find 4 or 5 points in the yarn where it appeared that one strand of the two had broken – lots of joins at the start of the sock π I dismissed it as a manufacturing problem. Then when working on Emily, I had […]
It looks lovely, and β₯οΈ seeing your 2009 self π!
WOW!! It looks s beautiful. I took don't knit shawls because I never wear them. Yours would be beautiful as…
Absolutely GORGEOUS ! x
Well done Susan, it's fabulous ππ
Wow, love, love, love it. I am a shawl person and have a few favourites that I take on holiday…