Tagged: 2023

A flatlay of two small socks on wooden blockers; one sock is blue stripes and the other is green stripes. Above them on the white background are two more tiny blockers without socks on them, and between the socks are an orange lion toy and a yellow giraffe toy

Sock blockers for children’s socks

Want to see something cute?  As you’ll know, the free pattern for this year’s Winter Haven KAL is the Basic 4ply Children’s Socks pattern and look what I’ve got … Oh, all those tiny...

Winter Haven KAL 2023 – Week 3

Friday again … and we’re past the half way mark in January already.  If January is not usually your favourite month, I hope you can see the other side now, and I hope that...

Christine is standing in a deep puddle. She's wearing her purple wellies.

Winter weather

I wonder where the idea came from that seasons would be just one type of weather?  Picture books, perhaps, showing the winter as snow from one end of the season to the other, or...

A partly-knitted purple striped sock with a pink cuff and heel lies on a stone hearth in front of an open fire. Next to it is a bronze light decoration. The words "Winter Haven KAL Week 2" are at the bottom right of the photo

Winter Haven KAL 2023 – Week 2

Hello to you!  It’s week 2 of the Winter Haven KAL already – these January weeks are already starting to tick along nicely! Thank you to everyone who has been in touch through the...

An empty road with pine trees in the distance and a blue sky with wispy clouds above. There are sheep on and next to the road.

Cold and clear

Has it snowed unexpectedly in Winwick?  No, don’t worry, we aren’t in the middle of some unexplained weather phenomenon (although we are in the middle of the Winter Haven KAL and and I always...

A partly-knitted sock and an orange mug in front of an open fire. Words on the photo read "Winter Haven KAL Week 1"

Winter Haven KAL 2023 – Week 1

Hello, hello, it’s lovely to see you!  Welcome to Week 1 of the Winter Haven KAL 2023! It’s been a bit damp and overcast here in Winwick and I think there’s probably no better...