This is just a very quick post to show you a lovely project that has been completed by a skilled knitter, Sheena, who fell in love with my relatively new yarn, Na Dannsairean, which is a 4ply yarn, 85% bluefaced leicester and 15% donegal nep.[caption id="" align="aligncenter" […]
April 2012 (5)
Sunday, April 22 2012
The Ripple Effect
Sunday, April 22 2012. Archeology

Many of my regular readers will know the story behind the name Ripples Crafts, but for those who don't it was as a description of the ripples that I had so often seen appear within the crafting community - especially when someone in the community needed some help. More often than not the ripples […]
Wednesday, April 18 2012
Time away
Wednesday, April 18 2012. Ripples

Sorry to have been so absent from the blog for the last week or so. I have a good excuse though ... I've been on my travels. This time last Wednesday I was just settling down to a lovely evening with my friend Liz, and her husband Roger, chatting over the plans for the forthcoming shows in […]
Tuesday, April 10 2012
Strange cars and not so strange places
Tuesday, April 10 2012. Archeology

There is a strange car on the drive:and it is packed full of woolly goodness:I'll be off on my travels tomorrow morning, but Stevan will be staying behind keeping an eye on the shop site, along with the hens and dogs.
Saturday, April 7 2012
Coming up for a quick breath
Saturday, April 7 2012. Dogs

It has been a hectic couple of weeks, getting ready for the Trunk Show at A Fine Yarn in Darlington next Friday and Saturday, 13th and 14th April, after which I head straight to the Rheged Centre in Penrith for the World of Wool event taking place there. I have been dyeing, drying, twisting, […]