I’m quite proud of this. It’s the first bit of spinning I’ve done with my wheel fixed and working properly and I finally feel comfortable with spinning and really enjoying it, so much so, I’ve signed up for a course with the local guild to learn more. The fibre was from limegreenjelly – 100% merino [...]

I have just a wee skinny shop update for you tonight – a kind of tempter to save you waiting for the bigger full-fat update coming very soon. It’s very little, mostly of single skeins, but some of the semi-solid skeins would be very suitable for all those brand new Cookie A-style sock patterns out [...]

When I was recently up in Scotland, my mum dug out this old Patons Bazaar booklet full of knitting patterns we’d both made back in those days. This was the bunny she made for me that partially inspired Flossie Bear from this earlier post. She knitted him in dark turquoise and red body with a [...]

I’m ashamed to say that I managed to turn this beautiful skein of Socks That Rock Lemongrass Into the ugliest sock I ever made.So ugly, it will remain an orphan as I don’t feel inclined to make a second one.Beautiful yarn + gorgeous pattern = ugly sock. Sometimes the chemistry just isn’t there. But I’ll [...]

Welcome back after the Easter break and there’s loads coming up in Skein Queen land in the forthcoming weeks and lots to look forward to. More on that later. For now, here’s what we’ve been doing this past week: Meeting my new nephew Easter Egg hunt – actually outside – in short sleeves Bracing walks [...]

Help! I can’t stop spinning. Especially when such temptation as this arrives in the post. The lovely and very generous Rockpool Candy got wind that I was under the weather and sent me these utterly gorgeous batts called the Hippy Dippy Ice Cream Mix and containing merino, banana, soya, silk and silk waste and get [...]

I’m delighted to be able to introduce the first in a series of Skein Queen Featured Knitters. As you probably know by now, I get very excited at seeing what you knit with SQ yarn, so this is the perfect opportunity to see some of your beautiful creations. Our very first Featured Knitter is Maki [...]

Well, the shop update is done – there’s still some yarn left as I write. I’m going to take a three-week break for Easter to try to get over this post-viral fatigue thingy and to go to Scotland. The club yarn, will of course go out towards the end of April. Right, let’s see what’s [...]