A partly-knitted blue sock on a wooden sock blocker, next to a leather project bag and an orange mug of tea. The socks have a band of golden fish in a red border around the top

Up the wall and Peggy Martin

My late mother-in-law was one of those people who had a selection of phrases that made perfect sense to her family but probably not much to anyone else.  My Nan was the same so...

A pair of blue socks with a band of goldfish inside a red border. To the right is a Japanese dictionary and a Girl Guide camp blanket badge

Don’t Be Koi Socks

Once upon a time, there was a girl who really really wanted to visit Japan.  She couldn’t tell you exactly what it was about the place that called to her – the language, the culture,...

A rainbow against a dark sky above a green hedge

On the bright side …

Look at that sky! Whenever I see a rainbow, I immediately think of my Brightside yarn.  Rainbows were absolutely the inspiration for that yarn, and the idea that there is always something better and...

Monthly Musing – March 2023 – Mindful or mindless?

I’ve just been having a conversation with my husband about mindful knitting.  Or mindless knitting, perhaps, as I think it can be both. We didn’t start off talking about knitting; we were talking about...

A tall purple hyacinth spike in a garden border

In the garden

Hello, hello, how are you doing?  I hope you’ve had a FaBuLous week! It was the Spring Equinox on Monday – can you believe that, winter is over, the days are getting longer and...

A partly knitted sock in turquoise, red and yellow lies next to a Spirited Away DVD case on a wooden table. There's an orange mug on the table too.

Joyful Saturday

Well, it’s been an eventful 24 hours (nearly) here in Winwick!  My original post was called “Joyful Friday” and I had nearly finished it when the electricity went off unexpectedly and we were without...