Taking the valley with me; trying to knit grey yarn at dusk; gaining new skills, and enjoying Dracula, daily.
The first and best news, Tonia is home. Teaching herself to mend in order to stave off boredom, and providing a lap for grateful pets who are as relieved that…
Fiddly false starts. Ambushed by linen. The sound of knitting freedom. The answer is in the question. I’m sure there is a very good multi-syllabic German word for the feeling…
Simple tools. Sweaters for the Littles. Jeny Staiman’s amazing heel construction. And my spring sweater shortlist. Lilly’s Dahlia is officially FO! I bought my new toy/tool, the Simflex button gauge,…
The eye of the storm has moved. Possibly. And there are many things about which to celebrate. But not knitting. Worst knitting month ever, at the end of which I…
The return of a Skyscrapa. Flowers in pots. Books in stacks. Enormous sleeves. Hand sewing. Time, and what to do while it’s passing. Our house is officially for sale, and…
Knitting for little people. I can knit a rainbow, but should I? A honkin’ huge ass box o’yarn. More about that amazing heel. Paint Pan Socks, again? Yes. (Shut up.)…
My office gets a makeover. Painting all the things. Holiday on the good ship Covid. Rest, and being stingy with it. Wintering. This is the video I watched about Long…
You’ll find River Severn at knitty.com. Envisioknit is the charting software that rocks, and its developer, Jane, offers excellent customer support. The fingerless mitts pattern I used is called Driftless…
Skyskrapa (rav) is off the needles, and OMG is so cute I can’t wait to make another one. I recommend the addition of back neck shaping to this garment. Suzanne…
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I’m a serial maker of podcasts, and many things that are not podcasts. I love playing with yarn, fibre and cloth. I will never accept that furniture in my living room only goes two ways. Almost every night, I dream about houses.
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