Years ago, when staying with a friend, I was given a bag of different balls of wool. Being young and eager, I cast straight on and knitted, and knitted. I loved all the colours and paid little attention to the fact that I was mixing natural and man-made, 4 ply […]
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I’m back with the rest of the handmade gifts
Happy New year to you all. I hope 2011 brings you happiness. Hope you had the holiday break that you were hoping for. Our time off seems to have flown passed and there is only one more day until the children amble back to school. All too soon. To take […]
Read moreThe Children Year’s mittens
This week’s drop in temperature, sent us searching for hats, scarves and gloves. We have a big collection for the children to choose from, but BL could find no gloves to fit her. Hmm. At the same time, I remembered that The Children’s Year November Craft Along project is mittens. […]
Read moreAutumn cardigan
Back in June, I was extremely lucky to be given several balls of homespun wool by my Mother-In-Law, which she had spun herself. I knew I wanted to knit something for the children and eventually settled on using the blue wool to knit a Daisy cardigan, which I found via […]
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