easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in knitting on Jan 4th, 2009
Nicola came to visit yesterday, to try on the mock-up for her wedding dress. Thankfully it all went very smoothly, and tomorrow I can start cutting silk! She also came bearing Christmas gifts, which turned out to be a bag full of Rowan Colourscape Chunky. The colourways are designed by Kaffe Fassett, and mine is [...]
Posted in knitting on Sep 16th, 2008
Today I had a Day Off. I didn’t sew anything for anyone, I stayed in bed and read a good book, and I sat on the sofa and began to knit a new cardigan.
Oh, and my credit card may have accidentally fallen down in the general direction of some new wool.
My copy of Rowan magazine [...]
Posted in inspiration, knitting on Aug 30th, 2008
This week I seem to be absolutely drowning in wool. Not that this is any kind of complaint, you understand!
A friend of mine was having a clearout of her yarn stash, and kindly passed on a few goodies that she thought I might like.
These are two sock yarns. The purple one is by Opal, and [...]