My favourite things to knit are accessories. Gloves, hats, shawls, bags and scarves. They are portable and I can finish them before I get bored and want to cast on something new. Although with gloves, sometimes I lose momentum with the second glove, (same with socks). But spring is approaching – actually,…
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Crochet Skills
Yes, finally I learned to crochet. I didn’t get a chance to have a lesson with Geoff’s mother while we were away at his birthday weekend. But she did bring some “how to” books which filled in the mental gaps I had when it came to crochet. Finally I can make a…
More Destashing and a Bit of Designing
Long time no post. Sorry about that. Annual leave finished and I had to go back to work. Must buy a lottery ticket one of these days so I can quit work and spend my time swatching and talking to yarn. I’ve spent the last two weeks destashing my knitting magazines, sorting…
Yet Another Lazy Post
I’m madly finishing the Giant Brown Man Jumper today (I hope) so until it’s done there will be no newsworthy knitting. Instead, here are some pictures I took when I went for a walk this morning. There is still a month left of winter but it’s 20 degrees Celsius here today and…
Gratuitous Pictures of Soft, Squishy Things
A bit too tired to blog today. So here are some photos of things I’ve been enjoying looking at, patting and generally declaring undying love for over the weekend. Cobey. The original Little Yellow Cat. Softer than any yarn but not machine washable. And here is my haul from the recent Quilt and…
Some Sheep are Better in Pies
Sheep are great. They make wool, they make lamb chops and they make milk for cheese. They also produce cute little babies that make you go “awwwww…… wook at the wittle wamb….” With so many talents its understandable that some sheep would specialise. So merinos specialise in producing fine wool, texels focus…