Sunday, February 23 2014
Sunday, February 23 2014. Knitting
I seem to have finished quite a few WIP's (Works in Progress for the non-knitters reading this) this month. First of all I (almost) finished Floriston. The knitting part is complete, but those of you who know me will know what I'm like when it comes to picking up a sewing needle. She has just a […]
Saturday, February 15 2014
Saturday, February 15 2014. Assynt
I've been thinking about the colours for the Post Office Run club yarn due to go out at the end of this month. Here are a few of the photographs which have been giving me some inspiration for colours.Signs that spring isn't far away - new growth:The gorse is beginning to bloom:I'm lucky to pass by […]
Thursday, February 13 2014
Thursday, February 13 2014. Knitting
This week a really special little parcel dropped into the post box. And I really mean little! I wasn't sure what it was, and my first view made me none the wiser:It came to me from Chris Smith, at A Fine Yarn in Darlington. Chris stocks my laceweight yarns. As I unwrapped the surprise package, I […]
Sunday, February 9 2014
Sunday, February 9 2014. Knitting
It has been all about colour this week. I have been putting together new colours on the Warm Hearted Aran base, some of which sold out very quickly! The most popular colourway was Festive Lights, a colour which, up to now, I've only done on the Reliable Sock Yarn base, but which I decided to test […]
Monday, February 3 2014
Monday, February 3 2014. Knitting
The photo below showing a rather crumpled red cardigan indicates that Floriston is finished! Well, the knitting is finished - she has still to be tidied up and blocked. But essentially, the really hard part is done.And so over the weekend I had the luxury of casting on Strokkur. I have decided on […]
