What a fabulous weekend with so many fabulous people. A huge thanks to Alabama Whirly and Kiknits for all their help and great company. Just some photos today – or I’ll get shouted at as supposed to be resting. Alabama Whirly showing off our wares Rockpool Candy and me Alabama Whirly, MyTarPit (aka Mr Rockpool) [...]

This week, I have been under the weather, and missed two whole days of Skein Queenery. Club packages will be sent out tomorrow and Friday and I’m still on track for the shop update for Tuesday next week. Photos of Ivy League vest progress and finished Cloud Nine socks to follow.

First of all, thanks so much to everyone on Ravelry and Facebook for all your get well wishes. I’m sure all the good vibes must be reaching me as I’m feeling a bit better this afternoon – at least my fatigue not quite so extreme and my achy joints not quite so achy – now [...]

If you’ve got 3 minutes 15 seconds, watch this.

At last. I’m enjoying this so far (probably one of the rare few – still giggle inwardly when I think of the Lime and Violet podcast where Lime said she was knitting the Chevron scarf and Violet replied “Oh, I’m sorry”). It’s got great tv watching knitability in this pattern. I opted for STR Sherbet [...]

This tickled me. Skein Princess brought back this reading book for homework last week. Bet you want to find out what happened next… Suffice to say, the scarf helped rescue a boy who ventured out onto a frozen pond. Have to say, “knitting” is quite a tricky word to read for a little one.

Yay! I got my Ravelry invite this morning. (She does a victory dance in the style of an Egyptian!) Now I’ve just got to get some time to figure it out – have managed my profile so far, and included my favourite curse word?! Now have to work out how to register as a Yarnie. [...]

Woo hoo! Just checked out the antsy rating on Ravelry and it did take my original registration. I know this is only relevant and fascinating to me, but thought I’d post it anyway: Found you! You signed up on June 12, 2007 You are #8361 on the list. 1667 people are ahead of you in [...]

To support my etsy site, and for a bit of fun, I thought I’d have a go at adapting a Carosel socks pattern by Violet Green into ankle socks and see if they would knit up with one of my 55g skeins. So I reserved one of my Cupid’s Breath solid shade of pink for [...]

Once upon a time, about four Christmases ago, the Skein Prince saw some brightly coloured wool in a shop and wished for a teddy. Henceforth, `Colourful’ was born, according to my own made-up pattern. He started off all blue, pink and yellow and very fluffy. He’s been much loved, so much so, his hand has [...]