In what may be the longest and laziest knit-along ever, I’ve finished my Ashburn shawl! I actually completed it in June or July last year, after casting on in April 2017. It just took me until January 2018 to block and photograph. Ashburn is a pattern by Melanie Berg. I would definitely…
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The Year of Yarn
Three days into the new year and I’m already planning my dyeing schedule for next Christmas. I lost momentum last year after three different versions of the ‘flu, so I’m excited to be back into dyeing and knitting. I missed having the energy to dye new yarn or to make anything more…
New Sock Yarn – July Shop Update
Good news for your yarn stash! I’ve just updated the shop with lots of new sock yarn. Some colours are very limited with only one or two skeins, but I will be dyeing more in a few weeks so if you miss out let me know and I’ll make sure I set…
Handknitters Guild Market 2017
Last Sunday, 21 May, I had a stall at the Handknitters Guild Market in Coburg which is my favourite yarn event. Ok, so it could be argued that the Bendigo Sheep Show is the Victorian yarny highlight of the year, but I’m going to vote for the Handknitters Guild Market for four…
Knitting Resolutions
One of my knitting resolutions for 2017 was to blog more often. It’s now February 21st so I have a lot of catching up to do! Blogging aside, I’ve set a number of goals and resolutions for the year. I put knitting projects or finished objects in the “goals” list and changes…
What Happened to Spring?
Here we are in September, the plum trees covered in blossoms and green shoots are everywhere. But there is also horizontal rain, threats of snow and a backyard full of very wet kangaroos. Still, as it’s officially Spring I thought I’d dye up some Spring inspired yarn. This one is called September…