Saturday was the last of my spinning course lessons sadly. I learnt so much from Linda and Albert – advocates of starting with the fleece and preparing it using traditional techniques, then dyeing it (they use natural dyes), hand carding the fibre and finally spinning it. Linda is a seasoned knitter and crocheter and Albert [...]

Must… not… become… too… attached. What’s that? You don’t want to see any more kittens? You want to know about yarn? And fibre? Well, the next shop update is scheduled for 11th June and did I say before that it’ll be a big one. Happens to coincide with the two-year anniversary of Skein Queen, so [...]

Isn’t he (pos. she) cute? We’re keeping this little one. Two and a half weeks old. I can’t get over how big the kittens have grown in such a short time. They’re trying to escape from the box and Honey’s not too happy about that. The all black kitten is going to a good friend [...]

Thanks for all your interest in our new arrivals. Honey is a brilliant mum and they are thriving and getting bigger by the day. We have a home for the all black one, and a possible home for the black, white and ginger one and are keeping the little tabby. I’m trying not to get [...]

I haven’t got a huge amount of fibre to bring along to Socktopus on Sunday (I have got lots of yarn), but I thought I’d show you some of what I have got – any name suggestions are welcome. The top one sort of reminds me of my Apple Cider colourway. What do you think? [...]

Honey had her kittens last night – three of them. They’re very dark in colour – one black, one very dark tortoiseshell with a bit of ginger and white on her leg and one tabby. If you look very carefully, you can see the tabby one in the bottom right-hand corner. The kids are thrilled [...]

Just finished these Noro mitts for a recipient-who-cannot-be-named as yet. They are such an easy, quick knit and I love the colours. I’ve knitted them before, but without the wrist cuff. The pattern is by mimoknits. And I made them using magic loop which I’d never done before. I love the method for speed and [...]