The sun is shining through a tree onto a garden filled with greenery. The Winwick Mum logo is in the bottom right hand corner.

Monthly Musing – September 2021 – Making time

I recently posted a photo of my knitting on Instagram and somebody commented that they didn’t know how I had the time to fit everything in that I do. Neither do I – but...

A tortoiseshell (calico) cat sitting under a bench in the sunshine. Her fur is black, brown, white and ginger. Her chest and front paws are white and she has one foot tucked under. She is wearing a collar with a blue tag.

Toffee

  Furry, feisty, full of Tortitude – most definitely a naughty Tortie! The softest fur with the sharpest claws. Demon exterminator of mice, rabbits, birds … and catnip plants. Would-be Queen of the Attic...

Two arches of a brick built railway viaduct against a brilliant blue sky. The foot of the arches are covered with vegetation.

Back to RHS Bridgewater

Friday again … aren’t the weeks whizzing past?!  I hope you’ve had a good one! I took this photo on Monday’s dog walk – look at that sky! First of all, let me say...

A skein of pink yarn lies across a knitting pattern on a wooden garden table next to a glass of lemonade

Back to school week

Hello hello, how are you doing?  Another week has flown past, hasn’t it? Thank you for taking the time to comment on last week’s post on avoiding colour pooling and flashing both here and on...

A pair of blue variegated socks on wooden sock blockers against a white wooden board background. There is a shell and a ceramic starfish next to the socks.

Avoiding colour pooling and flashing on sock gussets

There’s something very exciting about knitting with a variegated yarn and seeing how the colours turn out – often it’s not at all how you’d expect! Take a look at the pair of Mermaid’s...