April 2014 (6)

Sunday, April 27 2014

Sunday Walks

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Today has been a glorious spring day in Assynt.  We still have to be careful with Lexie's paws (although we're hopeful that her new treatment will sort the problem) so we went for a walk which we knew would be gentle underfoot - not too much rough bracken or heather.  So we headed off to Eadar a'  […]

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Wednesday, April 23 2014

An exciting collaboration

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Those of you who follow me on Twitter will know that I've been dropping hints about a trip away that I've had this week.  Well, I can now reveal where I've been and why.  A drive of 3 1/2 hours found us deep in the Spey Valley here:Knockando Mill - dating back to 1784 when it was known as the Wauk  […]

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Sunday, April 20 2014

Knitting - some of which may be purple

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I have been busy knitting for some newcomers to the family.   First, a little dress.  I came across the pattern for this dress in Darlington when I was visiting A Fine Yarn for the trunk show.  The pattern pamphlet is great value, and has a range of both patterns and sizes, ranging from newborn to 6  […]

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Monday, April 14 2014

And the winner is ............

Nameless Hat Five

 I'm sorry it has been so long since Woolly Wormhead and I asked you to come up with a name for her hat which she has designed in Ripples Crafts Warm Hearted Aran yarn.  It has been a busy few weeks, and there were a couple of small delays on the finalising of the pattern, so we decided to hold off  […]

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Friday, April 11 2014

The first quarter of The Post Office Run

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3 months have passed and 3 parcels of The Post Office Run Club Yarn has been sent to knitterly homes around the world.  So I thought I'd do a round up of the scenes and photographs which inspired the monthly colourways, as I did when I devised The Orkney Collection which is still available.February  […]

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Tuesday, April 1 2014

All set!

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The Wool-mobile has been collected from Inverness:and is packed with barely room for my suitcase:Tomorrow will find me heading south down the A9 to pick up my friend Lizzi, before heading further south to Darlington to prepare for the Trunk Show at A Fine Yarn on Skinnergate in Darlington on Friday  […]

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