Tales from the DIY Dungeon
I know this is a knitting blog, but here’s the deal. I’ll tell you about my exciting new knitting project in my next post if you humour me and listen to me brag about the DIY we’ve been up to… This was our Utility room, just after we moved in… From DIY 2010 From DIY […]
Catching Up
Oh Boy! I seem to have blinked and it’s been over a month since my last blog post – Sorry readers – I’ve been bad and neglected you π First I was busy with work – but in a good way. Learning new stuff, meeting new people but under some tough deadlines, doing long days […]
And something for the birds…
One of the great pleasure of my lovely new house is that there is a pretty tree and some shubs in the garden, outside of the kitchen window. The tree is the PERFECT place to hang bird feeders! I waste an awful lot of potential knitting time watching the birds and squealing when I spot […]
Hat Need
My sister has a hat need. I have needles, an obscene amount of yarn and knit skills. There’s only one way this can turn out π Given that my knitting has not been going well, I plumped for an easy option that I knew worked. Do you remember the Accidental hat? (Snug from Rowan 42) […]
The Wrong Kind of Wool
“Wow” said Ben, “Homebase have an offer of great big bales of wool. You’d like that wouldn’t you? Get your coat – that’s this weekend’s project!!” Sightly confused at the prospect of Homebase selling yarn, but eager to to buy bales of wool for a project, I followed Ben eagerly… Unfortunately, he had neglected to […]
Stash Relocation Project
The great house move has happened! We’re in the new house and we’re in that manic mood swinging place where one minute the house is fabulous and the next we’re despairing and wailing, “what have we done?” We bought from an old lady who clearly hadn’t been able to manage the house for some time. […]
Notions. Discuss…
Knitting notions…. Why the heck do we call them notions? The definition we are used to is “items for needlework”, small items used in sewing, e.g. needles, pins, thread, and buttons But a notion could be and idea, an impression, a perception, a desire or a whim….all rather romantic and whistful… A few buttons and […]
Ally Pally S.E.X. Update
Don’t get too excited!Β S.E.X. = Stash Enhancement Exercise. I went to the Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally to Londoners) Knitting & Stitching show on Friday, accompanied by my good friends, Judie and Anita, from the Guilty Knitters π I had extravagantly taken the day off work and decided on a generous budget.Β My extravagance was […]
It’s Very Green
Thug has been very busy preparing to move house. Fortunately he has still found time to help me with the finishing of Cheer. I would get mad at him sitting on my freshly blocked knitting but how could I resist this face? I did say Cheer wouldn’t take long but pressures of work, preparing forΒ […]
So Fed Up, I Went to Mexico….
I’ve been busy.Β I’ve been stressed with work. I’ve been trying to sell and buy a new home. I’ve not had any time off work since Christmas because I thought I’d be moving. π I was coping with all this. MyΒ house purchase/sale falling apart for the second time and putting right back at square […]
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…