This time last month, Ysolda blogged about knitting jumpers (or “sweaters” as she put it). She asked for people to contribute stories – good and bad – of their adventures in jumper knitting. I told the sad and sorry tale of Big Brown (previously referred to here as the Giant Brown Man Jumper…
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Snoring Cat Not Included
Guess what I did on the weekend. Yes, he really does snore.
I Just Can’t Wait to Dye!
Yes folks – you heard it. All I can think of these days is dyeing. Here’s how it started.. At the Melbourne Craft and Quilt Fair I bought some beautiful hand dyed sock yarn. One of my favourites is from Stranded in Oz. I don’t even know the name of the colourway…
Scared of Cotton
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,…
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…