… I spent it mainly sock knitting! Yes as predicted by many readers, the sock knitting was very addictive and once I started I wanted to get those socks finished! And I guess I did need a bit of a rest… so despite all my quilt-making plans, I spent a lot of time on the …
I’m very excited to be at home today, the first Christmas Eve I have had off for 13 years! That’s the perils of working in retail for you. This is the first day of 7 consecutive days at home and I have so much new crafting planned! But first let’s look at how I’ve been …
The other week I had the last class in my Modern Patchwork Techniques 2 evening class block. I decided that we should concentrate on HST’s and maybe even have a go at designing our own blocks. And so, in preparation, I thought I’d try to design a block myself. After about 5 minutes doodling I …
I had a lovely weekend with my best friend Liz. She came up from London on the train on Friday afternoon and we headed straight for the haberdashery department in John Lewis!Liz has had a terrible year fighting off breast cancer (successfully, I am very happy to say). She started this beautiful blanket made of …
A few years ago we sold lovely Rooster Yarn knitting kits in our shop and I took home the ‘Miss Bunny’ kit to make up a sample for. I enjoyed knitting Miss Bunny but came a bit un-stuck doing her pretty dress (I’m not really that good at knitting!). So she has remained, naked and …