No knitting today (but it was a good day despite that!)

I had a lovely day today, spending time in Cardiff with my friend Ellie, visiting bead and button shops and drinking huge amounts of hot chocolate! We went to the museum but unfortunately some of the exhibits were off limits, so we’re hoping to make a return visit at Easter when everything should be open [...]

Starting everything, finishing nothing!

I’ve been in a bit of a ‘starting fever’ recently, beginning several knitting projects without finishing any. I’m half way up one fairisle mitten. I’ve picked up a jumper for Handsome which I started months ago, and have done all but for the collar and the finishing off. I began a wrap with the yarn [...]

A prize winning shawl!

My friend, Maria, is unfailingly generous with my children and myself, and so I always try to find something nice to give her at Christmas and for her birthday. Of course, for her birthday I made her the Juliana shawl (which I’m fairly sure she liked as she’s worn it quite a lot). I wanted [...]

My first socks!

Before Christmas, GG said that he’d like me to make him some new slipper socks as his were getting a bit worn. I’d never made socks before, so there was a new skill to learn (with the turning the heel) and also I was in the sort of mood where I couldn’t be bothered to [...]

First completed project of 2010!

I actually finished this on Saturday evening, but I was too lazy to photograph it at the time and so it’s only coming on the blog today! Here is (only ten days late!) my Mum’s Christmas present. She had new furniture in her living room recently, and so I though a nice lap blanket to go [...]

A quiet (yet productive) day!

So, now that I’ve wated an entire morning on the internet, reading and commenting on blogs, updating my Amazon Wishlist and looking at various bits of the Ravelry website, it’s time for me to do something properly productive. Yesterday was a good day. I visited Maria in the afternoon (who is suffering with a bad [...]

Fairtrade Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Chocolate!

The world truly is a bright and sunny place to be! Hurrah and Huzzah for the people at Cadburys who have ensured that AT LAST I can eat my favouritest chocolate in the whole world without feeling guilty about the little children who have been paid farthings in order to make production of this sweet [...]

Knitting kills…

…well, I think my current project might. I can’t discuss it too much because it’s going to be a present, but I’ve been working on it for more than a month now and I am firmly convinced that I’ve found out how I’m going to die. And if it doesn’t kill me, I will die [...]

Giveaway!

It’s time! I’ve finally gathered the things and taken the pictures and here I am. Firstly, thank you to all of you who have helped me to get to 70,000 visits, and thus giving me the reason to celebrate something! And now to let you know what is in my giveaway this time; Here it [...]

I’ve not forgotten…

…about the giveaway I promised! I’ve noticed that I’ve now passed 70,000 visitors, so the giveaway is imminent. I’ve got one gift, and am working on a second. Give me a day or two, and all will be revealed!