A pair of feet in green, blue, yellow and red striped socks are resting, ankles crossed, in front of a roaring open fire. To the right is a bucket of coal and to the left is an ornamental house decoration, lit up from the inside so that the windows are illuminated, next to a tangle of coloured fairy lights

Winter Haven KAL 2022 – it’s nearly here!

We’re counting down to this year’s Winter Haven KAL! The KAL starts on 7 January 2022 (this Friday), so I thought that with just four days to go (and three before the new pattern...

A green steam train standing at a station with people waiting to get on

All aboard!

“The train now leaving platform 2021 is the 2022 bound for …” Bound for where?  Where are we going?  The calendar stretches out before us and as we move into a new year, that...

A partly-knitted sock in Autumn shades of brown, green and red with a cream contrast yarn is on a sock blocker with the words Winwick Mum lasered into the wood

Quiet days

Well, hello to you!  I hope you are keeping well, warm (or cool), safe and dry and that if you celebrated Christmas, you had a lovely one.  Thank you very much for all your...

Christmas Eve

The gift socks are finished, the mince pies are in the oven and I’m ready for Christmas. It’s another strange year for those who celebrate and I hope that you are able to spend the...

Monthly Musing – December 2021 – The Christmas Itch

“Are you suffering from the Christmas Itch?” It’s an expression that I saw on social media the other day and on investigating, I discovered that I do!  It’s that moment when you think you’ve...

Exciting news!

Wow, wow, wow! Thank you so much to every who voted for me in the British Knitting & Crochet Awards 2021 – I’ve been highly commended in the Social Media Superstar category!  I am...