Anybody who knits will know how many patterns are available to knitters, whether as paper copies at yarn shops, downloads through blogs like mine or on websites like Ravelry. Most of these patterns are...
by winwickmum · Published 26 June 2015
· Last modified 5 September 2022
One of the things about being in the habit of blogging is that you take photographs a lot of the time. Sometimes I will take a picture because I specifically want to remember something,...
by winwickmum · Published 25 June 2015
· Last modified 25 August 2022
This week, big daughter and I have been visiting universities. It’s exciting and a little bit sad at the same time as I know that when she goes next year, that’s the first of...
by winwickmum · Published 18 June 2015
· Last modified 25 August 2022
It’s not been the warmest June that we’ve ever had, and today I am dressed for the weather … in this place! This is Chill Factor e, the UK’s longest indoor real-snow slope. It’s...
by winwickmum · Published 15 June 2015
· Last modified 6 September 2022
Ever since I’ve been knitting socks, the reaction from people who’ve seen them has generally been “Why would you want to knit them when you can buy them?” or “Wow, I wish I could...
by winwickmum · Published 10 June 2015
· Last modified 22 August 2022
We bought a new garden table and chairs last weekend. Our old wooden ones, having lasted for the best part of ten years, finally gave up the ghost over the winter and aren’t fit...