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I plan to update the shop tomorrow evening – starting somewhere between 8pm and 9pm BST. Here’s what I’ve got in this week’s collection: Horse Chestnut in Elegance (2 skeins) Golden Caramel in Wisp (2 skeins) Apple Cider in Plushness (2 skeins) Mermaid’s Tail in Plushness (3 skeins) Snow Reflections in Plushness (3 skeins) Lemony [...]
Ola! Check me out with my Spanish. First lesson was tonight and already I know the days of the week and the months of the year. And then we had to do a test at the end on the BBC website that the teacher said would be really, really hard and she was right, we [...]
Why no yarn in the shop? Well, this little feast of Plushness will be on its way to Socktopus and will be for sale at Ally Pally. The first installment of Squee! Sock Club went out and seems that all the club members have received their little purple parcel, so here’s the Plushness club yarn [...]
A bright, crisp Saturday morning beckoned us as we set off for our annual trip to London, this year to mark my birthday (did you know I was 40?! I promise, this is the last you’ll hear of it.) Let me introduce my friends: Sandra and Debs Sonia Unity And Jo After much debate it [...]
Life is running away with me again – no time to say hello, goodbye. What news, what news? Loads going on in the yarny world this week. All I can say for now is that there will be a bunch of Plushness on sale at Ally Pally at the Knitting and Stitching Show which runs [...]
You may be interested to know, I’m planning to update the shop this evening (starting around 8 or 9pm BST) as I have a little bit of yarn for your delectation. A nice little lot of Wisp in rich tones and lots of sock yarn, including a new base I’ve christened Elegance – an absolutely [...]
You may or may not have heard already, but I’m 40 this year (and you only tuned in to see if there was any yarn yet!) Well, in the worst bit of timing on my part, I’d arranged the garden party for yesterday which clashed with one of the most anticipated yarn events in the [...]
…but it was a good day last Friday. I woke up to loads of cards and pressies and after being persuaded to come downstairs, had to run round the house breaking all the “You are 40″ tapes criss-crossed over the doors! Yes, even the porch and my car were covered in them (as if I [...]