Little Yellow Cat Yarn Advent Calendars for 2021 are now available to order! I’m so happy to introduce my Yarn Advent Calendar 2021. I spent quite a while working out what colour theme to use and I’ve decided that this year’s theme is Maypole. Drawing on colours from European folk embroidery, blue…
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Soft Socks
It’s November and Christmas is only 53 knitting days away. That means 7 weeks to turn out at least five pairs of socks. I made a start this week, casting on a pair of Angee socks by Cookie A. I used a skein of Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles in the colour Banana…
The Gift
Earlier this year I made The Gift – a baby cardigan for a friend expecting a baby. I”m not being overly dramatic by calling it “The Gift” – that’s actually the name of the pattern. I made this in May for a “mystery baby” – a baby whose gender is a secret…
Gloamin’ Tide MKAL
I’ve just finished a slightly weird but very enjoyable knitting experience as part of Ysolda Teague’s Gloamin’ Tide MKAL. I must admit, I’m really impressed with the end product. An MKAL is a mystery knit along. You receive a pattern in installments over a period of time as you knit along with others…
Quick Work in Thick Wool
Believe it or not, I finished a project – the very unimaginatively named “Quick Work in Thick Wool“, short-sleeved jumper. I’ve been working on this one for about six months. I promised myself I wouldn’t cast on any new projects until I finished at least two UFOs and I actually did it!…
Planina Wrap
Last week I finished up one of the most enjoyable projects I’ve knit for a while – the Planina Wrap. Planina Wrap is a pattern by Shara Lambeth and it’s available on Ravelry for $4.00. Shara designed this to work with a yarn advent calendar, but it’s a perfect stashbuster too. I…