Tagged: 2016

The Makery in Rainford

A couple of weekends ago I spent the morning at The Makery in Rainford, near to St Helens.  The weeks have flashed past and I haven’t had time to tell you about it so...

Online Knitter of the Year

It’s lovely to be able to sit down at lunch time with a new magazine to look forward to reading, isn’t it? I was particularly looking forward to reading this magazine, and now I...

Monthly Musing – February 2016 – New and Old

I met up with a friend recently and as is usually the case with Mums, our conversation turned to our children. Our eldest children are both studying for A levels so we had an...

Zooming!

It’s been a zooming kind of week here in Winwick.  The month is zooming by – it’s going to be February in a few days and already the mornings are getting lighter and the...

Must knit faster!

Sometimes, I think that all of the yarns and patterns that are available are the knitter’s equivalent of a sweetie shop – the only good thing is that the don’t make your teeth fall...

Split Mittens – free pattern and tutorial

As I’ve got older, I’ve realised that I’m much more of a mitten than a glove kind of person.  I don’t deny that gloves are practical and useful and I have more than a...