Category: Knitting

Five on Friday

In the rush of yet another busy week it’s not always been easy to step back to take a breath, never mind photos, but here are my five things which have made me happy....

A yarny morning

I finally made it to Black Sheep Wools’ “Yarn in the Barn” knit n natter group yesterday morning – no mean feat as there’s often a waiting list for the Tuesday morning session! It’s...

Starry sock dilemma!

My starry socks are finished – but I have a dilemma!   It’s not about the yarn.  I loved knitting with the Sparkleduck yarn and am looking forward to starting on the other skein...

Happiness is …

… a fat robin On Wednesday, I spotted this little chap whilst out at Orrell Water Park.  He made me smile because I’d been reading about Lucy’s crocheted robin which she felt looked a bit overweight...

Friday happy moments

The hyacinth on the windowsill has finally decided to flower. I’ve seen lots of beautiful hyacinths in blogland over the last couple of weeks but mine is a bit late to the party. Never...

New socks

Ooh, I really love that moment when you start a new ball or skein of yarn – and especially when the yarn in question is a hand-dyed beauty like this one I bought at...