Getting closer

It should never be a surprise to me that Christmas is on 25 December; the date doesn’t change and I’ve been around for a fair few Christmases now, but despite my good intentions of...

Yarndale Sock Line 2017 roundup

Can it really be that time of year again when I’m able to say to you “look where all the Yarndale socks have gone?” It doesn’t seem like five minutes ago that I was...

Monthly Musing – November 2017 – Feeling the Cold

“I don’t need my coat,” small daughter assured me, “I’m not cold.” It was early in the morning, there was frost on the ground and she was on her way to school. Of course,...

Knitting socks with Arne and Carlos

Quite a few people wondered what I was doing at Black Sheep Wools last week when I arrived for the latest Arne and Carlos workshop – their sock masterclass.  “Don’t you already know everything about...

Happy things

What’s made you happy this week?  For me, it’s been … 💕  walking with the dog Even when the weather is a bit rubbish and I can hear the rain on the windows before I...

From sheep to socks – sorting fleeces

Warning – this post is sheep-heavy! 🙂 The weather was pretty rubbish for the whole of the half term school holiday that we had here in the UK a couple of weeks ago, and...