A Man in Assynt

In November 2010 there will be a special event in Assynt celebrating the life and work of Norman MacCaig. MacCaig was a teacher and a poet who loved this part of the world, and wrote numerous poems about Assynt.
Now I know many people who read this blog have connections to Assynt, and so I’m putting [...]

Weekday Walks

Sunday Walks haven’t been as regular as they should have been recently – mainly because for the last few weeks either the weather on Sunday has been very rainy, or else I’ve been working in the visitor centre.   So this week Stevan and I finished work a couple of hours early and set off for [...]

New!

One of the new range of yarns is now up in the shop.    This 50/50 merino/silk mix has lovely drape and great stitch definition and will be ideal for some of the beautiful shawl patterns that are currently available.  Perhaps an Ishbel, or a Brandywine?  More colours will be added over the coming days.

Exciting News

For those of you who will be in, or near, Edinburgh on Saturday 27th February, you may be interested to hear that Ripples Crafts will be holding a Trunk Show at K1 Yarns, 89 West Bow, Edinburgh from 11.00am to 5.00pm.
I am very excited about this visit to K1, and I hope that as many [...]

Shop News – End of Range Clearout

With all the doom and gloom around about the Royal Mail strike, I decided now would be a good opportunity to hold a little sale in order to spread a little cheer instead.
I’m moving out the Merino/Tencel yarn to make room for some new lines, and so from Saturday this yarn will be reduced in [...]