I am really loving knitting the castle jumper, but like any jumper, it takes time to finish. I know it will feel wonderful, when it is finished. Oh but it takes so long to get to that point! The last couple of days, I’ve needed that finished article feeling. Time […]
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Felted bags finished.
I finished two felt bags, last night. These are for my two big nieces. They may look like simple zippered bags, but they represent months of pondering and indecision. The felt I used was made by shrinking unfinished knitting. It is from my collection of legacy knitting, handed on to […]
Read moreSomebody else’s work in progress
Yesterday, I popped into a charity (thrift/op) shop to pick up fabric to back my hexagon quilt. Probably an area of most charity shops that I don’t rummage in, in the normal way. I’m now wondering why. Do I need to say that I came away with more than quilt […]
Read moreHalf way through half term
I always find half term, at this time of year, quieter than the other school holidays. Maybe it’s because we need more recovery time. Maybe its the lack of light and we really just want to carry on hibernating. I love having the children home and not rushing around to […]
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