Sunday, March 9 2014
Sunday, March 9 2014. Archeology
If you're old enough you'll remember the days of Our Cilla hosting Surprise Surprise on ITV. Well the surprises won't be quite as overwhelming as the ones Cilla used to spring on folk, but hopefully the surprise you get if you order one of my Surprise! Surprise! packages will be a good one.It'll […]
Monday, May 13 2013
Monday, May 13 2013. Archeology
This past Friday saw me and my Ripples Crafts yarn heading towards Glenrothes in Fife, towards the new venue for Scotland's Knitting Only Show which some of you may remember has, in the past, been held at Perth Racecourse. Rothes Hall had many advantages over Perth Racecourse, but I think the main […]
Sunday, April 21 2013
Sunday, April 21 2013. Knitting
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 […]
Friday, August 31 2012
Friday, August 31 2012. Archeology
I'm mentioning this now as I will be away for a couple of weeks in September, and it is happening in little over a month, so you may want to make plans to visit Inverness on Saturday 6th October 2012.I am very excited about this event. There are some really exciting stallholders, and you can see […]
Saturday, July 14 2012
Saturday, July 14 2012. Lambs
Firstly, I've updated the shop this evening with some Silk/Merino 4ply yarn. This is one of the yarn sthat was used to make Terpsichore Street, designed by Rosemary Hill. My personal favourite in the batch I've put up is this one:I should remind you that anything marked as Assynt Jewels cannot be […]
Saturday, May 19 2012
Saturday, May 19 2012. Knitting
One of the questions I get asked most often at shows when helping folk pick yarn for a multi-colour project is "which colours do you think go together?" I find it awfully difficult to advise, as I know what colours I love together, but I'm reluctant to press my opinion on to others. But […]
Tuesday, March 27 2012
Tuesday, March 27 2012. Ripples
Running a small business is never easy, and I am always trying my best to keep costs to an absolute minimum. I have always been very transparent when it comes to postal charges, and these have always been charged at cost. I have not added an additional charge for the packaging as I have built the […]
Sunday, February 12 2012
Sunday, February 12 2012. Assynt
I've been thinking for a while now about what name I can give the new silk which, I hope, will be up in the shop this evening. It is luxurious and silky (obviously!) and lustrous.Every time I wondered about a name I kept getting an image in my head of the luxurious, silky moss that is to be found […]
Tuesday, January 24 2012
Tuesday, January 24 2012. Scotland
We have been treated to the spectacle of the Aurora Borealis over the last few nights. Perhaps it has not been the incredible display like you get in more northern parts, but a sight nonetheless:[caption id="attachment_4922" align="aligncenter" width="640" […]
Sunday, December 4 2011
Sunday, December 4 2011. Assynt
Given the cold temperatures and the icy winds that are currently blasting Assynt, there can be no doubt that autumn has passed and winter is here. There is snow sprinkled on the tops of Quinag, Suilven and Canisp and the biting wind makes walking and talking hard. On today's walk there was no […]
Saturday, November 5 2011
Saturday, November 5 2011. Assynt
Celebrating the failure of Guy Fawkes to blow up the houses of parliament by burning his effigy has always been a bit of a mystery to me, but I have never failed to be thrilled by watching fireworks. My earliest memory of fireworks are the ones that my aunt and uncle used to arrange for us in their […]
Saturday, September 10 2011
Saturday, September 10 2011. Assynt
Today we had a quick trip across to the east coast for an important meet-up. We often travel across to Tain, in the east, to do our main shop of the month. If there was a competition for "supermarket car parks with the best view" this one would have to be up among the winners:The Lidls […]
Thursday, August 25 2011
Thursday, August 25 2011. Scotland
If I'm entirely honest, it hasn't been the best summer that Assynt has ever experienced. It hasn't been awful, but just a bit ....... bleh! But this morning summer arrived. Bright blue skies, sunny and warm, and, the true sign of summer, midges.While working on my shed on the club yarn for next […]
Wednesday, June 1 2011
Wednesday, June 1 2011. Archeology
Just popping in here to say that I've amended the price of the greetings cards to include P&P. I was having trouble getting the correct postage price for the cards, and the P&P was too much, so I have decided to include P&P in the price shown. I don't want to make any profit from the […]
