Always swatch first!
On Saturday I decided to knit the Elsie hat from Rowan’s Cork pattern book. Cork knits up quite fast on size 8mm needles so it was finished on Sunday evening. Continue Reading →
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I love getting packages. Just this week I’ve had yarn from Martina in Germany, my Colinette that I ordered back in early December, some Lopi and Mission Falls pattern books Continue Reading →
Books…
Some books that I’d ordered from Amazon out of Xmas money arrived today. I’ll try and include links to them tomorrow. Feeling a bit tired right now. 45 Fine and Continue Reading →
Hand in Glove
I always liked that Smiths song. Last year I was smitten by socks now my love for gloves may surpass that. I began knitting some fingerless gloves from Koigu late Continue Reading →
Knitting in Vogue
The winter 2003/04 issue of Vogue Knitting arrived in the post today. I had been eagerly awaiting it since I read Rob’s review of the scarf patterns. They’re not all Continue Reading →
No Muppets Were Harmed in the Making of this Scarf!
I wore my new eyelash scarf to work this morning and one of my colleagues asked me if I’d killed a muppet to make it! Mahnuhmanah!
Colour
I have been meaning to organise my yarn by colour for a while. Last year I visited a yarn store in Amsterdam where the yarn was stored in that way. Continue Reading →
Fair Isle
Ever since reading Wendy’s blog I’ve wanted to try fair isle. She seems to knit them in her sleep, her work is so amazing. I’ve still been intimidated by steeks Continue Reading →
Not So Good
I went back into work today and the first thing that I did was say hello to my friend Liz. As I rasped out “Hello” I realised that my voice Continue Reading →
Better!
My cough is a lot better. I’m grateful for this because the cough had really worn me down. Now I can get on with things again, like knitting a second Continue Reading →