Category: Knitting

Time out

With big daughter’s Peru trip just under 2 weeks away now, we’ve been away this weekend to spend a bit of time together as a family without the usual hustle and bustle of routine life before...

Back to school

Don’t you just dread the alarm going off on a back-to-school morning?  I’ve been getting up at pretty much the same time over the holidays so it’s not like it’s a surprise, but this...

Peru Socks

Peru Socks

I mentioned the other day that I had cast on a very special pair of socks, and I’m going to tell you all about them today.  Don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about the DK...

Bank Holiday Weekend

Here in the UK we have had another Bank Holiday long weekend.  For small daughter, it’s the start of a two week break and for big daughter it’s the end of her time at...

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...