Tagged: 2014

Silence course – inside

I’ve been from one extreme to the other in the last week or so – the knit n natter in Skipton followed by a silence course in Seaford, near Brighton.  For someone with a...

Skipton Knit N Natter

I had such a lovely day on Tuesday. Firstly we woke to the sky doing this … Isn’t it beautiful?  I think there must have been similar skies all across the country because my...

Neat Ripple Socks – free pattern and tutorial

Ever since I made my Neat Ripple blanket, I’ve fancied a pair of socks to match.  There’s something about those undulating stripes that make me feel calm – perhaps it’s because they remind me...

Monthly Musing – December 2014 – Feeling Christmassy

“Are you feeling Christmassy yet?” It was a line in a conversation I overheard the other day and whilst it’s an expression I’ve heard many times before, I was left pondering what “feeling Christmassy”...

First frost

It’s been a strange Autumn so far; milder than usual and with bright, sunny days interspersed with murky, damp, dull days.  These days have reminded me of an old nursery rhyme, the first line...

Swirly Slouchy Hat – free pattern

Ooh, just look at what I’ve got! It’s a skein of the most squeezeable, squishable, strokeable, smoochable softest baby alpaca yarn I’ve ever got my hands on.  In fact, I’m finding it hard to keep...