Here is my finished needle case for the January craftalong at The Children’s Year. I’m a bit late posting this as I have only just found the craft along. The Children’s Year by Cooper, Fynes-Clinton and Rowling was one of the first books I bought when I became a parent. […]
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Sewing Project at the ready
Tonight, I had time to start my next project. I hunted around for all the bits. I laid them out on the table and opened up the pattern and then I realised I was missing one very vital part. Fabric, check – thread, yes in the sewing machine, check – […]
Read moreKnitted WIPs to RIP
As I’ve mentioned before, I have a few too many WIPs and not all of them were originally mine. Over the years I have inherited several half-knitted jumpers, lonely gloves and unidentifiable pieces from relations who are no longer around to finish them or tell me what to do next. […]
Read moreHats and merino hair
For Christmas the children received beautiful handspun, handknitted hats and scarves from their grandparents. My ever-so talented MIL had spun dyed merino samples and then plyed it with white merino. The resulting yarn is white with speckled lengths of colour, which created bands when knitted, almost tweedy. She knitted it […]
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