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 [...]

Ok, what have I got for you this week? Hmmm… eventful week. Having problems with blogger so have to keep it short, sweet and photo-heavy. I’ve been a busy girl stocking up the shop before I go on holiday next week .This week’s yummy yarns are, in no particular order: Caramel BlueLime Violets (sold)Someone who [...]

I realised it was high time I invested in a ball winder after a lovely customer asked for some skeins to be wound into a centre ball pull. I did it loving by hand – what do you think? Summer Bunting and Garden Party Some weekend dyeing:And drying: And some labelled up skeins ready for [...]

Ok, this obsession with yarn and knitting is getting out of hand. Spent way too much time over at Ravelry – that place is amazing but sucks up time – was up til 2am on Saturday night just checking it out, adding photos of my projects etc – though half of my finished stuff has [...]

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. [...]

Since the kids are away staying with grandparents in Holywood for ten days (boo hoo, yay, boo hoo, yah – mixed feelings as you can tell), I spent five whole hours last Sunday trying to get a big batch of cashmere/silk dyed up. All will be listed on etsy by the end of the week [...]

I never thought I’d see the day! My little girl on tv and actually wanting to be interviewed! And on the radio and in the newspaper – all in one day. Another weird day. We were in Newbury Library to pick out new books for the Big Wild Read when the librarian came up to [...]

Here’s this week’s offerings to gradually appear on etsy before the end of the week: This one’s called August because today was the first real sign of summer we’ve had and these hot summery colours remind me of a bright summer’s day. This is in the soft cashmere/silk 4 ply. Next is Plum Tree, also [...]