Category: Knitting

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...

A gifted day

Sometimes you have days that don’t work out like your diary said they would.  It can’t be helped, it just happens.  Today was one of those days.  I was supposed to be going to...

Therapeutic Knitting – Betsan Corkhill workshop

Back in October, I wrote about my conviction that knitting was good for our well-being, and I was very glad to be able to pick up my needles in those few weeks after my...