January 2014 (8)

Wednesday, January 29 2014

You Choose!

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I have quite a few knitting projects on the go.  And no, I am not going to admit to how many .... exactly.  But a few.  Sari hasn't grown much since my last post about her.  Okay, to be honest, it hasn't grown at all!  Not because I have fallen out with her, but because she demands 100% of my  […]

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Thursday, January 23 2014

Retreat!

As many of you know, I have been organising what have been known as Knitting Retreats, but which encompass all things yarny and fibrey and woolly for the last couple of years.   This year is no exception.   These retreats are not knitting courses, they are retreats in the true sense of the word.   […]

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Sunday, January 19 2014

The Sari Adventure

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Earlier in the month I told you about some of the issues which arose while dyeing yarn for a beautiful pattern I'd seen called Sari, designed by Kieran Foley.  Well the knitting has begun!   In this pattern you're combining fair isle techniques along with lace knitting techniques, and I struck a  […]

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Monday, January 13 2014

So where does the inspiration come from?

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The first packages for the Post Office Run Yarn Club will be posted in early February.  Here are just a few of the pictures which may (or may not) form part of the inspiration for colours next month.  Initially I thought everything was looking a little dull and boring and I thought I'd struggle for  […]

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Saturday, January 11 2014

Beach Walks

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We were back on Stoer beach this week.  Once again the tide was low, and the beach was showing off its colours, so I had some fun with my camera.  Stoer beach has a history of constantly changing from being completely covered in sand to being completely pebbly. As storms come and go, so the beach  […]

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Monday, January 6 2014

The Post Office Run

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[caption id="attachment_7222" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Lochinver Post Office[/caption]It is nearly 7 miles to our post office.  I do the round trip of 14 miles 3 or 4 times a week, sometimes even more often.  Anne, our post mistress, is an utter gem.  She  […]

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Friday, January 3 2014

Dyers Problems

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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1025"] Pattern - SariDesigner - Kieran FoleyPhotograph - Courtesy Kieran Foley[/caption] Ever since I saw this pattern on Ravelry, (non Ravelry link)  I have been wanting to dye the yarn for it.   I wanted the challenge of dyeing  […]

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Wednesday, January 1 2014

Hello 2014!

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Stevan and I had a quiet welcome to the New Year.  We prefer to spend it at home, and at midnight we venture out and make our way to the top of the little hill in our garden to look out over Assynt.  Occasionally we see and hear fireworks celebrating the New Year, but generally it is pretty quiet  […]

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