And the last shop update of the week includes: Faded Roses in Finesse – a brand new extrafine merino/silk laceweight Sweet Mint in Finesse Lantern Parade in Elegance Rose Red in Plushness Faded Roses in Plushness – 6 skeins Winter Hedgerow in Plushness

Some more skeins added to the shop: Limoncello in Elegance Pumpkin Pie in Elegance Lantern Parade in Elegance Purple Turtle in Elegance Iceberg in Plushness Golden Plum in Plushness

Skein Princess is delighted with her first pair of hand-knit bedsocks. I used the Sock Buddies pattern from Fab Feet and Cosy Toes by Anna Tillman. They have little pockets knitted into them as she’s a hoarder and she loves to tuck away precious little “treasures”. I still have to knit a pair of white [...]

Ten-years-old he may be, but Skein Prince is definitely getting through more knitting than me. This week he tried his hand at illusion knitting, using this pattern called Hedwig Illusion by the lovely Marian at Freshisle Fibers. It’s a washcloth!Looks like it’s brown and stripey. But tilt it a bit, and a Hedwig owl appears. [...]

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 [...]