Thank you to everyone who mosied on over to the new yarn emporium to browse, register or purchase. I need to get restocked with hand-dyed but there’s still some pre-dyed cashmere and bamboo in there awaiting the right owner. We had a few PayPal issues over the weekend, but they have now been resolved. This [...]

A whole month without an update – and it’s not as if I’ve been sitting twiddling my thumbs! At last, I have some yarn for you. Summery colours, autumnal colours – something for everyone. Imminent update to take place on Saturday. **New yarn** – Flibbertigibbet in Encore (BFL/nylon) – 1 skein Rosy Cherub in Blush [...]

The next batch of sock clubs will be starting from September for a three-month period once again. I’ve emailed the original members to see if anyone would like to rejoin and they have until midday BST 7th August to confirm if they would after which date, I’ll open up any places left to anyone interested [...]

To save this blog from becoming the clanging blog of doom, tonight we have some photos of progress on the royal workshop/garage/shed/SQudio – call it what you want. We have been painting like mad for the last three or four evenings to get it ready for flooring, storage, worktops, Belfast double sink, hob etc next [...]

Ever been to a Knitting Hen Night? No, me either. Still it made a welcome change from the usual fare of L plates and cheap veils and was incredibly civilised. It was in a fantastic old crumbling red-brick house with fabulous architraves and fireplaces. Ella (fellow outcastian) made us feel very welcome and loads and [...]

After four weeks of searching newspapers, notice boards and online, we found a littly kitty and brought her home. She is a tortoiseshell and we called her Honey just because it looks like she broke into a honey jar and has is it smudged all over her little face. We are all in love with [...]