Candy Cane Socks – and a new heel flap!
Normally, I don’t like to think about *whispers* Christmas until Hallowe’en has been and gone. I’m not a Bah Humbug kind of person at all, and I might have been buying the odd present here...
Category: Yarn
No-nylon sock yarn review: Blacker Yarns Tamar Lustre Blend 4ply
I finished knitting my Blacker Yarns Tamar Lustre Blend 4ply socks just before the Edinburgh Yarn Festival in March this year. I was really pleased with them. The pattern is Arwen from The Sock...
DJ Winwick Mum
Another weekend already! I hope you’re having a good one! It’s been another busy week here – small daughter is still loving high school and had a new friend over to play (it’s been a...
Northern Yarn Shop Opening
On Saturday morning, I woke up to a damp and foggy morning in Winwick. On the second day of September! It’s too early for autumn weather and I was very thankful, as I drove...
Whoosh!
Did you hear that? Whoosh! There it goes again – the sound of the summer holidays rushing past. How did that happen? In less than two weeks, small daughter will be starting high school;...
Addressing the mess
Even during the school holidays, my determination to get to grips with the clutter we have in our house has endured. It’s been so tempting to say “nah, leave it, I’ll do it in...
