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Lots of muted semi-solids, cos that’s the kind of mood I’m in and then there’ll be more Cute Little Mini Squeens (see above). Thursday 28th January 8pm GMT – don’t be late! In the meantime, stocks of Lotus Yarns cashmere solid colours have been restocked including a rich new colour (see bottom of post). Leaves [...]
Can’t believe it took me sooo long – I cast on on 1st January and that was knitting almost every evening. I am a snail! Doesn’t bode well for Ravelympics. This photo is early in the morning – that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it! I used Noro Kureyon Sock yarn which I bought [...]
As I’ve been dyeing club yarn for the past three days and labelling and skeining it up today and tomorrow, I thought a brief interlude of vintage patterns featuring resting actors might bring a small smile for today. “You’ve never smoked a pipe before, have you, Cedric?” “You’re not wrong, Roger old chum, I’m just [...]
A select few bumps and batts to add to the yarn for tonight’s shop update All superwash BFL with tussah silk and angelina Cherry Velvet Pink Lady Apple Twilight Bronzed Rose Twilight Sunset
Due to frozen pipes in the SQirkshop, haven’t been doing a huge amount of dyeing lately, but I can bring you a good-sized update cos I’ve been hoarding a little just in case. Future plans are to have more skeins of everything and to replenish yarn for kits/patterns. Will update blog again tomorrow with photos [...]
The December Film Club was inspired by Love Actually. Sometimes, usually around Christmas time, only a mushy sentimental film will do. Love Actually fits the bill perfectly. So, with Christmas and Love as themes, it just had to be two shades of red, a deep wine colour and a crimson red dyed up randomly. And [...]
Quite a lot of snow came and dumped itself in our neck of the woods last night – so first day back at school got postponed in favour of sledging and building snow houses. I nearly had an unfortunate accident by inadvertently standing on the sledge at the top of a slope and twisting my [...]
Our Christmas holidays consisted of: Making a welcoming Christmas wreath Being disappointed at the size of my beautiful Gisela Graham tablecloth – wah! Making a Snowcat And a Snowbunny We’re just a little bit fed up with snow now But not when it looks this beautiful (view from the new loft room – almost finished [...]