Heligan Mishap
You must be wondering how Heligan is going…. She has been slow going – mainly because I’ve not had much knitting time – she is an awful lot of moss stitch! I have finished knitting all the parts though š She is currently laying on my dining room table having theĀ bazillionĀ ends tidied, neatened and tugged […]
Spending Too Much at Ally Pally
Oh Gosh – I’ve not blogged for a LONG time Ā – Sorry! Multitude of inadequate excuses include: Very busy at work (All going rather well though!)… Work trip to Budapest, Hungary to do some presentations to the teams out there on what I’m doing (Very successful work trip, fabulous city and OMG – The Boscolo […]
Yarn to Burn
I seem to be a sucker for buying anything for the house that has a knitting related design. First it was the knitted coffee mug from Sainsburys (I now use this mug every day at work – it always draws comment!)… From Then the Knitted tissues by Kleenex… From And now??? Yarn Candles!! A geeky […]
Metamorphosis of the Blue Mess
Oh! I forgot to show you that Blue Mess I mentioned in the Ā Heavenly Heligan post didnāt I? This is the afore mentioned Blue Mess From Amelia I will tell you of itsĀ metamorphosisĀ into quite a pleasing jumper š It started life as some ābuying up in the yarn sale frenzyā stash yarn of Navy Blue […]
Tension Hell-again with Heligan
GHAAAAAAAaaaa! šæ You know I said I had gotten to the armholes on Heligan? There was a helpful line in the pattern which said, “If row tension is correct, back will measure 25.5 cm from cast on edge…” I like notes like that in a pattern – they let you know if you’re on track…or […]
Heavenly Heligan
I was going to tell you about my latest finished garment but it is currently waiting to be pressed and sewn up and is looking like a very uninspiring, messy, navy blue heap!Ā Hmm – I guess that also means it’s not actually finished either š Iāll leave the navy blue heap until I have […]
String of Expletives
āString of Expletivesā ā¦Do my non UK readers know what it means? A String of Expletives is an outpouring of several very rude words and curses, one after another. That explains my recent knitting experiences perfectly. It also would make a great name for a knitting blog with the pun on āStringā!! The Blanket Jacket […]
It Looked so Much Better in the Picture…
SoĀ rememberĀ I mentioned the cardigan thing I wasn’t sure about? I am now sure – it’s hideous. I snaffled up 14 balls of Rowan Silk Twist in the sales to make the Blankey Jacket from Rowan Silk Twist Classics. This pattern… From Blanket Jacket from his book… From Blanket Jacket I was a little surprised when […]
Been Busy Yak Shaving
Ohhhh ! There has been so much going on around here and not much of it knitting š The short and snappy list goes like this… Starting my new job – going really well, Thank you š Stopping Ziggy falling in the pond (!) – once so far… Starting to get Kitty to come out […]
Inspired Another Modern Quilt Wrap
My good friend Mel, was wowed by my Modern Quilt WrapĀ (Click that link for all the details and links to where you can find the pattern) This one…. From Modern Quilt Wrap So much so she wanted to make one just like it with Kidsilk Haze. Mel has learnt to knit since joining our […]
It looks lovely, and ā„ļø seeing your 2009 self š!
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 šš
Wow, love, love, love it. I am a shawl person and have a few favourites that I take on holiday…