I’ve been madly knitting away on this Textured Shawl (Ravelry link) as I figured it would be the nicest way to show off my handspun. As I knit, I realise how much of a beginner I am with spinning as there are some slubby bits and worse still some very overspun thin bits that have [...]
I’m hoping to bring some green cheer to my poor Minnesotan friends who seem to be completely covered in snow. I finished my lovely jade green socks which are just perfect as it is still a tad chilly here. I also finished my wristwarmers which I’m very pleased with. They were very quick to crochet [...]
I had intended to finish my bag and have it ready for today but it remained stubbornly damp so I’m having to show you some other bits and bobs. I had a chat with my designer friend and she recommended a much more pleasing idea for a handle and is going to give me some [...]
I was ever so pleased to have finished these socks. Some vanilla quickies that resided in my handbag for emergencies! When I was spinning in the gallery, I heard about a spinning group that doesn’t meet too far away and went along this morning. I hadn’t been before because I don’t like trying new things [...]
Six years ago, pao gave me a spinning lesson for my birthday and treated me to a wheel later in the year but it never really caught on for me as I found it difficult and couldn’t really remember what to do and was a little shy about going to a group etc. And I [...]
I have more on the go than usual for two very good reasons. 1. More hospital appts and waiting and 2. (More importantly) showing B knitting at the weekend. B is my lovely friend’s gorgeous daughter who refers to me as the knitting lady. I thought it would be fun for her to see some [...]
I created myself a little secret sock club a while back where I wrapped up a load of stash yarn and now I dip in from time to time to knit a surprise. This time I picked out some Rowan 4 ply. There is quite a bit and I last knit Anna socks which I [...]
(or more accurately, how far I will go for some Brittany Birch needles) Recently, the Royal Mail put up the price for postage of small packages inland and I discovered that a little package of Brittany Birch needles ordered on the internet would cost the same as said needles so economies of scale and all [...]
There is something very beautiful about socks. Quite often, I will be quietly knitting some when I catch someone staring out of the corner of my eye and wondering quietly to themselves what I’m doing. Other times, curiosity will get the better of them and they will come right out and ask. I suppose that [...]
I am so happy I finished these vanilla socks. The yarn is a very beautiful On Your Toes gifted to me by Jeanne. Yay! They are beautiful, warm and lovely to wear as the yarn contains aloe vera. Fancy I’ve also been working on my Betty Mouat Cowl but I’ve got a problem. I love [...]