Knitting Kit #1

Dexter the Dog – from Let’s Knit Magazine Can I just say, I am well chuffed with how this turned out! I wouldn’t give it to a child mind, I’m not sure how robust it is…

The joys of ‘working’ from home

So, in case you’ve been under a rock, a lot of us have been working from home more over the past year, myself included. This means more Zoom meetings, more emails, less commuting and less face to face time with my colleagues. I’m aware that I’ve been incredibly lucky throughout the pandemic – I was……

One down, one to go

TA DAH!

Sunday Chill Out

There’s nothing quite like having a lazy Sunday on the sofa. Other half is having a nap, the slow cooker is on for dinner, so I can spread out and work on one of the border panels for my enormous blanket. It started with just a central stockinette stitch panel, but the curls on the……

Needles! Needles everywhere!

My shiny new set of interchangeable circulars has arrived! Husband doesn’t quite understand the excitement; he thought I’d bought a pen set at first… Of course, this means I’m now scrolling through Ravelry endlessly to try to decide which of my immense list of queued patterns I’m going to cast on. Do I stash bust?……

Progress update

Just under half way through So after casting on on Monday afternoon, I’m about halfway through the chartwork for the ‘No Internet’ Cowl, and I have to say I am loving it! The chart is really easy to read, and it’s sooo satisfying to watch the pattern come together. It has also given me practice……

Casting On!

Laurence Vagner – a designer after my own heart! I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but I cannot commit to just one project at a time. Also, it’s husbands birthday next week and I am completely in control and have remembered and everything. Anyway, I’m casting on Laurence Vagner’s No Internet Cowl……