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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Great shrinking jumpers…or the last of the dinosaurs
The last dinosaur is complete. He is a Pterodactyl made out of the softest shrunken woollen vests. He was the one I most wanted to make and the most difficult to get anywhere near right. (Going to make his eyes bigger.) I see TF playing with him in much the […]
Read moreFelted Dinosaurs
Along with tractors and anything with an engine in it, TF loves dinosaurs. Sometimes they are friendly, but other times they are the enemy. He chats about them and is curious why they’re no longer around. I sense he is disappointed. When I was putting my Christmas making list together, […]
Read moreRecycled windmills for our mole
Recently, we had problems with a mole in the kitchen garden beds. He was undermining all the plants, in his relentless pursuit to munch through the worm rich compost I’d added. I installed a sonic mole deterrent. This seemed to work in one patch, but the mole retreated to my […]
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