A quick catch up on my spinning. I have a few of my most recent skeins photographed. The purple/green handspun is 70% BFL / 30% Silk. It’s a 2ply laceweight, 25 w.p.i and there is about 452m. The roving was bought at Woolfest from FeltstudioUK. This one is the same mix of fibre, 70% BFL / […]
I’ve just been flicking through some of my photos and came across some of my hand made quilts that I haven’t shared with you before. Tumbling blocks They are all hand pieced; I tend to use the American method now. Using Jinny Beyer’s Quiltmaking by Hand as my bible. I find it very quick and
My current WIP (one of quite a few if I’m being honest) is a pair of socks; Alpine Glow by Stephanie van der Linden. I’m really enjoying them; the pattern is quite detailed. The yarn is Sparkly Stripes – Sparkle Duck. I’m always in wonder at the simple little tricks that there are in knitting. The top
Just got back from a fantastic day at A Good Yarn, Cleethorpes. Spent all day helping to stuff cushions for Woolsack. Tables all set up ready for the little helpers. One of my cushions with all the swatches from the pattern booklet. If anyone wants the free patterns for the cushions, they are available here.
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My latest project from the ceramics studio. I’m using the tiles to experiment with the pattern before I use it large scale on other things. The bottom one has more contrast in colour: the border is a lot darker and the inside lighter. Even though the tiles were meant to be a practice piece I
Had a little trip to Leeds on Friday; and of course if in Leeds, then baa ram ewe is a must! I brought back a little haul with me. Not sure what I’m going to do with the Malabrigo but my Mum picked them for herself so some sort of warm woollies for her. The
What a fabulous day! I spent yesterday at A Good Yarn, Cleethorpes; being taught by the wonderful Heike Gittins. It was a Freeform Madness workshop and I spent it alongside my fellow knitters and crocheters, such as Faded Reverie. Here are some photos of the creativity going on. (Apologies for the not so great photos; taken on
I love the African Flower motif and suddenly just had the desire to make a bag for my knitting. Took a bit of playing around to figure out how to make the shape I wanted.
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Knitting is lovely, knitted socks are lovely. What is not lovely is when you have a sock thief in the house…… I tried some unusual punishment but alas it does not seem to work. I think it might be because she can’t read!
