To the tune of that famous Jackson 5 number: Don’t blame it on the needles, Don’t blame it on the tension, Don’t blame it on the knitter, Blame it on the boucle (You have pao to thank for that little ditty). I have just completely frogged a whole morning’s work when I realised that I [...]
Back in June, I was meant to go on a sponsored walk in aid of Cancer Research but I was quite ill at the time with a nasty virus which clung on and on and on. I have promised that I would do this walk and now the summer has passed and I still have [...]
Now that my Sock Kit Swap partner Rebecca has received her package – I can post about my first ever attempt at felting. The bag was a quick knit using Lamb’s Pride Worsted in the Coffee colourway. I used Polly’s French Market Bag I made it a little longer in the body and the handles [...]
Now I’ve downloaded the photos from girlie cam, I can proudly present my neutral project: The ribs and ruffles scarf. The yarn was a birthday gift from Lynne, do check out her shop as she has just put some exciting new colours on sale. The pattern was a one skein pattern called Ribs and Ruffles [...]
Lizzie asked about what I bought at Medieval Madness – well, it took great restraint to gather up all the wool and run off happily to another tent to cuddle it. pao will probably post some photos somewhere of me cuddling purchase right after parting with the paltry amount of cash for it. It wasn’t [...]
I know I was reading Alistair Cooke but I spotted this in the library and read it last night as I needed my Ranger/Morelli fix. Besides, it would be rude to run up a library fine, wouldn’t it? SRP Book 16 Twelve Sharp Stephanie is back at her Cousin Vinnie’s bail bonds office again and [...]
Whilst pao and I were in Sandwich yesterday, we couldn’t fail to spot the big banners advertising the Medieval Madness fair this weekend so we got up early and headed back down there. I thought we had arrived too late for the parade as we set off from Canterbury at the time it was meant [...]
I meant to post these pictures last week but as you know last week was not my week. When I got up Saturday morning, I found that my normally lush green leafy beans, looked like this: Thankfully the slugs decided that they wanted that particular set of bean plants and left the other two sets [...]
This loveliness has been waiting for me to cast on since July 6th and today was the day. I spent the last couple of days winding it into balls and photocopying the pattern just in case I lose it. On Wednesday night, I looked through my needles as I thought I’d just cast on to [...]
In the words of Martin Luther King: “Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” The most prevalent thought over the last four days was only 4…3…2…1… more days. Now I just have to get rid of this awful headache.