Sunday, March 23 2014
Sunday, March 23 2014. Assynt
March can sometimes feel like it is Monochrome Month in the Highlands. Colour hasn't returned to the hills yet, and they still look grey and brown. Photographs taken during March sometimes reinforce that sense of monochrome-ness: Skies tend to be leaden and the sea grey:and even the splashes of […]
Thursday, March 18 2010
Thursday, March 18 2010. Ravelry
When you start something new, as I did a couple of years back when I began Ripples Crafts, you simply have no idea what paths such beginnings will take you down. Now while I'm accustomed to walking, sometimes the paths are interesting, but completely outside of your normal walking zone. I found […]
Thursday, July 2 2009
Thursday, July 2 2009. Lace Club
My Mum recently sent me some great photographs. She'd been digging out old 35mm slides and converting them to digital photographs, and there was one of me when I was very young (3 to be precise):That's me, second from the left. Then, a few years later and slightly older, but looking like the total […]
Saturday, June 27 2009
Saturday, June 27 2009. Ravelry
Stevan here - Helen's festing wool today again, but she did send a picture of her stand. I'm sure she'll give you more details when she gets back, but here's what it looked like at the start:-Helen doesn't know I've given you a sneak look at the stand, so don't tell her, or I'll be in trouble […]
Thursday, May 7 2009
Thursday, May 7 2009. Assynt
Did I hear someone say "more lambs, please?". Okay .... just a couple more. These are beautiful hebridian lambs. The camera had difficulty coping with their colouring, but I have to admit, they are lovely!And finally, the last lamb picture. This one was taken this morning just as I was […]
Wednesday, April 8 2009
Wednesday, April 8 2009. Dogs
Today was my first day of being let loose on the public in the Lochinver Visitor Information Centre. To say I'm feeling slightly confused after the first day of being open is probably putting it mildly! It was a bit of a baptism by fire given that in addition to trying to get to grips with the […]
Friday, March 27 2009
Friday, March 27 2009. Music
Well, there I was thinking spring was definitely on the way, and winter decided to bite back. We've had a week of strong winds, driving rain and sleet. The poor dogs have not had a decent walk all week (although they've not exactly been hammering down the door to go out either), and we're all […]
Friday, March 20 2009
Friday, March 20 2009. Ravelry
It has often been commented that I should work for the Scottish Tourist Board. You know how I love to promote this part of the world - I mean, what is not to love about the north west of Scotland? Stunning scenery, lovely people, and great weather (well okay, perhaps that last one stretches the […]
Thursday, March 12 2009
Thursday, March 12 2009. Dogs
Most people know that we have two dogs. Quite a few people also know that our two dogs are like chalk and cheese, or as we prefer, angel dog and devil dog (aka "trouble", "monster", "rat", etc etc)! Lexie (aka angel dog) is one of the most placid, good natured, well […]
Tuesday, March 10 2009
Tuesday, March 10 2009. Knitting
Now anyone who knows me knows I have a particular fondness for purple. And for lace knitting. So the chance to combine the two for a display piece for Woolfest was too good an opportunity to miss! And when my Spring copy of Interweave Knits arrived (thanks Anne!), there was the perfect shawl. The […]
Sunday, March 1 2009
Sunday, March 1 2009. Scotland
Earlier this week when I was hard at work in the workshop, Stevan took the dogs for a walk in the mist. It was quite a warm day, given it was February, but the mist had descended shrouding all the tops of the hills around our home. He came back with some great photographs, but the best was probably […]
Friday, February 27 2009
Friday, February 27 2009. Music
Just a brief note to say I've added some Tencel/Merino Sock yarn, and some Blue Faced Leicester spinning fibre to the shop page. The Tencel/Merino mix is made up of 50% tencel and 50% superwash merino. The fibure is 100% BFL. More will come over the next few weeks.
Sunday, February 22 2009
Sunday, February 22 2009. Blogroll
Sorry, there'll be a slight delay getting the new yarn and fibre up on the site. This weekend has been taken up with adminy type things - not my favourite! Here's a preview of one of the fibres that I'll be dyeing next week. This one was going to go up on the shop, but I decided to spin it up […]
Thursday, February 19 2009
Thursday, February 19 2009. fibre dyeing
It's been an odd week. On the one hand I've had one major problem with a delivery that's giving me a real headache, and on the other hand there has been fantastic little gems that have occurred. It puts things into balance.First gem, another picture of socks in the January club yarn from one of […]
Sunday, February 15 2009
Sunday, February 15 2009. Blogroll
Ambermoggie has kindly given me a Kreative Blogger award. Thank you! You said awfully nice things about both my blog and my yarn. I have to say I thoroughly enjoy writing my blog. It started as a knitting blog (in my head) but quickly grew into something quite different. It has to be said that […]
Thursday, February 12 2009
Thursday, February 12 2009. Music
It's only the 12th February, and some of the overseas members have only just received their club yarn (colourway "By the Fireside"), but already I am receiving photo's from members of either a sock in progress or a completed pair! And yet another blogger has a photo of a finished sock. […]
Tuesday, February 10 2009
Tuesday, February 10 2009. Links
The cold snap in Scotland continues. The snow is still lying on the ground and the temperature struggles to get above freezing during the day. Despite the cold weather we've had another visitor to the bird feeder corner. A little thrush. She really is so pretty.And what, dear readers, should one […]
Sunday, February 8 2009
Sunday, February 8 2009. Scotland
This morning dawned very cold and we awoke to a good dusting of snow. It makes the world look so pretty, especially when the sun is shining, making the snow glisten. Canisp looked like it was a mini volcano this morning, with the snow blowing off the top of it.We had to have a run into Lochinver, […]
Thursday, February 5 2009
Thursday, February 5 2009. Scotland
Between Stevan's lectures today we've had quite a bit of fun. Fortunately we have a suitable sledging hill close to the house, and Peggy and Lexie are both exhausted from running after the sledge and chasing (and then killing) snowballs. I'm not sure what it is about a snowball that offends a […]
Wednesday, February 4 2009
Wednesday, February 4 2009. Music
There has been a large update in the shop, with new shades added. Not all are quite as bright as the Crushed Cherry shade above.
