Category: Knitting

An orange mug of tea balanced on a grey and white patterned duvet cover. In the background are a knitting pattern, a ball of yarn and a blue packet of needles

Blogtober 2022 : Day 2

The sun is shining through the windows this morning and with the day stretching out ahead of me, not so small daughter still sleeping and my husband already out of the house to meet...

Looking out from a bridge across a canal. The cloudy sky is reflected in the water as are the trees lining the canal

Blogtober 2022 : Day 1

Hello, hello, here we are again – it’s October which can only mean one thing … Blogtober!  I had such a lovely time taking part in Blogtober last year that I thought I would...

Looking out across a canal from a bridge. The water is very still, there are trees on both sides and grey clouds above. It's raining and you can see it splashing in the water

On the last day of September

I can’t tell you how many years I’ve been singing that line of the song about the Big Ship which sailed on the Ally Ally Oh to myself on 30 September, but it’s been...

A view of blue sky and sunshine through the trees on an Autumn morning

Autumn equinox

It’s the Autumn equinox today, the day when the astrological Autumn begins and the sun crosses the celestial equator.  It might feel as if it’s a bit late as meterological Autumn began on 1...

A knitted sock in pale pastel stripes lies next to the half-knitted second sock and the ball of yarn on a pink checked duvet cover

Slow Sunday

Hello to you, how is your week going?  It’s an odd one this week, isn’t it?  “A mixture of the usual and the extraordinary,” I heard it called on the radio and it is,...

A pad of writing paper with a pink and blue cover lies on a table. On top of the pad is a clear plastic pencil case filled with pens and next to it on the table is a blue lanyard with the word "student" printed on it

A new routine

September has long felt like the start of a new year for me, and this year has been no different. Not so small daughter has started college, school runs have finished for us as...