Category: Knitting

Socks on and off the needles

We’ve got the sunshine again today after a few wet days this week – great for the plants as they’ve all shot up and some of the seeds that I’d all but given up...

Yarn Shop Day 2016

It was Yarn Shop Day on Saturday and after the fun of last year, I was really looking forward to being part of the celebrations at Black Sheep Wools.  This is the third Yarn...

Yarnbirds at Whaley Bridge

It’s Yarn Shop Day at the end of this week so it seems quite appropriate that I should be visiting yarn shops at both ends of the week! On Saturday, I drove to Yarnbirds...

Shawl ta-dah

Today’s the day when I get to show you my new shawl and I’m really looking forward to doing so … but first I must say thank to everyone for your kind comments on...

Sunday catch up

It’s end of the school holidays at last – small daughter had a week off to herself last week whilst big daughter was back at college – but finally the day has arrived when...

Easter holidays

Both of my girls go to schools in different local authorities and generally their holidays coincide – but not this time. Luckily they have overlapped for one week out of the three that they...