Enfin! I enjoyed knitting this, but it was a lot of knitting – I could’ve knitted a sweater for the same amount of knitting – well, almost. Et, voila (Kate Gilbert sitting casually yet glamourously sipping coffee outside a chic French cafe, I’m not!)And will I ever wear it? Well, maybe not as a shawl [...]

It all started with some Christmas money, buying a skein or two, and once I started, I couldn’t stop (worse than opening a packet of Hobnobs!) The orders from North America haven’t arrived yet – I’ll save that for a later post – but would you like to see the yarn candy which has arrived [...]

Happy New Year! Hope you all had a fab Christmas and are ready for 2008. I’m back and have been back a few days – the only thing keeping me from posting is a dreaded lurgy (who hasn’t got it or had it?) and a broken camera. I have so many photos to show you [...]

This is last year’s mantlepiece display for a bit of festive cheer – sorry you couldn’t all come round for some nice mulled wine and a few nibbles… Now, let’s see if I can remember how to blog – it’s been a while, hasn’t it. Are you in a Christmassy mood yet? We went to [...]