Hello, my friends – back from holiday and looking distinctly peely waly (that means not at all tanned, which would be so unfashionable anyway) after a rainy, dreich week in Staffordshire – I’ve so much to say about the cosy cottage and the places we went and the inspirational photos to show you, but they’ll [...]

I started on two Branching Out scarves this week. I decided to make one for my mum’s 70th on 3rd July (not long to go – was this a mad plan?). I’ve started one in Blue Lavish:And one in some Sumptious I kept back:I love the colour and stitch definition of the first one, but [...]

I’m all antsy at the moment and can’t settle down properly to any decent knitting. Sock Wars is looming and I don’t want to start anything in my queue until I get started on that. I read that many participants have read the gauge, selected the yarn etc. Nope – not got that far. Instead, [...]

OMG, so much has been happening that I have neglected SQ blog. First of all, I’m about 2/3rds through my second Chevron scarf using SQ Lavish in Fragrant Stocks and Turtle Dove. This will be winging its way down to Devon for the Hillcrest Studio Opening next week as another example of how my yarn [...]

Y’ouch! Went for my first mammogram today. After all those blog posts I read in October about checking your boobs etc, I took myself along to the GP and turns out I have a second benign condition to add to my first benign condition, which was diagnosed about nine years ago. The squished-boobs scenario was [...]

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 [...]

First, I got some yarn to show ya – this little lot was listed in my etsy shop last night. This is Raspberry Mocha in Wisp:This is Steel Orchid in Lavish: Dolly Bunting in Lavish (2 skeins sold – 2 left) From the Twelve Days of Christmas collection, we have Partridge Pear (left), Turtle Dove [...]

Would you like to see some more yarn temptation? For those of you on yarn diets, I say “pah” – blow the diet – indulge your passion. Life is for living. And for those of you on stashalongs, I say “nah” – forget about it – stashes are for adding to. (I kind of apply [...]

And I CANNOT wait! We leave in the wee small hours of the morning and I have my Richard and Judy Summer Reads picked out – The House at Riverton by Kate Morton, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday and How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper. Not sure how many [...]