Today’s Retro Monday features a Patons Bluebell pattern booklet from the early 80s. There are eight patterns in this booklet but I’m only going to talk about the four that are most interesting. Actually there are only three that are interesting – the fourth is not great but it’s on the same page as…
Retro Monday – Lee Target Sideways Knit
Another super-busy week for me this week with more interstate travel. Last week I was in Sydney and later this week I’ll be in Hobart. While in Hobart I hope to take some pictures of my favourite yarn shop – The Stash Cupboard – to share with you. I have manged to make three hats…
Interstate Knitting
A very quick post today as I’m spending a few days in Sydney for work. When I travel interstate for work I catch a bus to the airport. It takes just over an hour, so I decided to make the best use of my bus time by winding a freshly dyed skein…
Shop Update!
Finally my shop update has begun. I’ve added six new yarns to the shop! I still have a lot more to add but I’m running behind schedule. It turns out I need a lot more photography practice – so I need to re-photograph most of my pictures. Given the delay, I’ll keep…
New Yarn for Easter
New yarn is on the way! (Finally). I’ve been dyeing up lots of yarn and putting together some adorable tea cosy kits for my online shop. Everything will be ready to go at 9am Easter Monday morning (Melbourne time). From 9am Monday 28th to 9am Tuesday 29th of March, (Melbourne time) if you use…
Retro Monday – Chunky Cardigan
Today’s Retro Monday features a chunky cardigan for men. Unless men’s fashion has a dramatic turnaround, I can’t see this style flourishing outside of a hipster wardrobe anytime soon. Something about shawl collars on menswear just feels wrong for me. If you do a Google image search for “shawl collar men’s cardigan“,…