Enfin! I enjoyed knitting this, but it was a lot of knitting – I could’ve knitted a sweater for the same amount of knitting – well, almost. Et, voila (Kate Gilbert sitting casually yet glamourously sipping coffee outside a chic French cafe, I’m not!)And will I ever wear it? Well, maybe not as a shawl [...]

It all started with some Christmas money, buying a skein or two, and once I started, I couldn’t stop (worse than opening a packet of Hobnobs!) The orders from North America haven’t arrived yet – I’ll save that for a later post – but would you like to see the yarn candy which has arrived [...]

I thought you might like to see some yarn for a change, instead of reading my whitterings and bletherings about birthdays, presents and the like. Shop update tonight includes:Pink Champagne – worsted merino from Uruguay which I’ve called Cushy Regency Rose – big skein (1500 yards) of laceweight cashmere/silk – guest yarn Paris Green – [...]

The January sale was a huge success and all the cashmere/silk sold out well within the week which is fab. The shop is looking pretty bare and I’m working to restock it – there will be another mini-update this week, but I’m away at the end of the week for more birthday celebrations, so it [...]

Happy New Year! Hope you all had a fab Christmas and are ready for 2008. I’m back and have been back a few days – the only thing keeping me from posting is a dreaded lurgy (who hasn’t got it or had it?) and a broken camera. I have so many photos to show you [...]