At last, they’re finished. I started these Saartje’s bootees all the way back in January! I’d seen the pattern on yarn pirate‘s blog way back – before her little boy was born, I think, and never had a reason to knit them – but now… I’m in full baby-knitting mode. They were going to be [...]

The last installments of both Winter Clubs are now in the post as February is rapidly drawing to a close, so if you are a club member, look out for your latest serving of pudding or latest Unfortunate skein – it should be with you very soon… Here are January’s offerings: A single helping of [...]

What a fantastic day! See alabamawhirly‘s full-size Ishbel (by Ysolda Teague) shawl in the background made from one skein of Encore with a contrast edging. Some yarn Some knits Some of the gloves by alabamawhirly are for sale in her Knit Happens etsy shop. The Zig and Zag pram blanket is a free pattern by [...]

The table The sock yarn (well, a small selection of it) The favourites Plumage in Glister Tortoiseshell in Plushness The panic – just have to go down to Farnham this afternoon to set up – oh, and did I mention I hadn’t put any prices on yet… I should probably add that I haven’t got [...]

Just had a very lovely family day today. Was supposed to be doing more getting-ready-for-Unravel on Saturday, but as I’ve worked solidly for days, weeks… and thoroughly neglected my family, I thought it wouldn’t hurt to spend one day this half-term with them (though that leaves not a lot of time for more skeining and [...]

The best laid plans of mice and men… so much for my careful plans to have four days of dyeing this week to allow plenty of preparation for Unravel. Tis a sad tale of woe and misery: There’s a rather vital ingredient to the dyeing process called citric acid. I’d ordered several kilos well ahead [...]

All day, every day, I look forward to around 10pm when I can finally sit down and start my knitting for the day. This scarf was no exception, and every day for about a week, I sat down at 10ish and knitted a few rows until it was finished. I designed it to be easy [...]

I’ve been doing a little fibre and yarn acquisition of my own lately: This BFL roving is from the lovely Juliet at Artist’s Palette Yarns. She has some yummy stuff in her shop and I love her colours. This is for when my spinning wheel finally arrives. Who knew it took so long to send [...]

We very rarely get more than a smattering of snow in these here parts. And the schools NEVER close because of snow. It has been a very strange week this week. The primary school has been closed for one day, and the secondary school for three whole days!! View from my bedroom window at 4am [...]

And the last shop update of the week includes: Faded Roses in Finesse – a brand new extrafine merino/silk laceweight Sweet Mint in Finesse Lantern Parade in Elegance Rose Red in Plushness Faded Roses in Plushness – 6 skeins Winter Hedgerow in Plushness