April 2013 (10)

Sunday, April 28 2013

Assynt Jewels

Photograph Courtesy Claire Petersen

This morning I woke up to an email in my inbox which had attached to it two lovely photographs of a project completed by Claire Petersen.[caption id="attachment_6380" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photograph Courtesy Claire Petersen[/caption]Claire came to Scotland  […]

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Saturday, April 27 2013

Spring has sprung?

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Despite it being the end of April the weather still isn't behaving as though spring is here.  It is decidedly chilly, and this morning there was a new sprinkling of snow on the hill tops.  But the daffodils are looking stunning in full bloom, and the days are lengthening beautifully now, with the  […]

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Sunday, April 21 2013

Busy Weekend

A splash of colour

Being self employed means that weekends, as a concept, don't really exist.  That's the down side.  The up side is that you get to take a day off when you want.  However this weekend was very much a working weekend.  Stevan and I headed off to Drumnadrochit yesterday, which sits on the banks of Loch  […]

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Wednesday, April 17 2013

Light and Colour

Rain clouds threatening

I've been busy in the dye shed this week, and I've been coming up with a few new shades.  But more of that in a moment.Today we went for a short walk, as the rain clouds were threatening:[caption id="attachment_6352" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Rain clouds  […]

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Monday, April 15 2013

He doesn't often get a word in ....

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Stevan picked up on Lizzie's comment regarding pronunciation after my last post.  To a certain extent the names are there just to make it easier for you to find yarn on the website if you want to buy it again, but what he had to say was interesting, so I thought I'd pass it on:Lizzie was asking  […]

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Sunday, April 14 2013

Shetland Yarn gets an Old Name

Pattern: Stevenson Gauntlets (Colours of Shetland)  Designer: Kate Davies

It was pointed out to me this week that sometimes it can be difficult to find particular yarn bases on my website quickly, as I don't always print the name of the yarn base on the yarn label.  As a result, I'm slowly working through the different yarn bases which I dye at Ripples Crafts and giving  […]

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Friday, April 12 2013

Quiet, but Busy!

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I'm sorry it has been so quiet on the blogging front.  It doesn't mean that nothing has been happening at Lockhart Towers - quite the opposite.  It has been an extremely productive week.  I have been busy in the dye shed producing stock in both new and old colours.  But more of that later.We have  […]

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Sunday, April 7 2013

...Made in Assynt

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Yesterday saw the first ...Made in Assynt market for 2013.  And what a good day it was!The day always begins early, with a very empty looking hall:But before long stallholders get to work on their individual stands and the hall, and stands, start to take shape.  Here was mine - much smaller than the  […]

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Tuesday, April 2 2013

Business, then Leisure

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Before I get on to the leisurely walk we had today, I'd like to discuss the new postage rates that are in force.  Through discussions with our post mistress, Anne, in our local Post Office, and through acquiring new bags for posting, I have managed to package yarn in a way that keeps the increase to  […]

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Monday, April 1 2013

Machine Knitting

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Quite a few of you has asked me via the comments, on twitter and on Ravelry, about the knitting machine which I have.Well, to start off with, it is old!  We think we got the machine in around 1984/85, so probably around 29 years old.  It has travelled all over the place with us, from South Africa to  […]

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