Week 12 from March 18th to 24th sees some ghastly weather and some new shiny teeth. 130318 – Even in this horrid weather this is a pretty awesome view #edinburgh 130318 – Glad I’m inside! 130318 – It’s been raining/snowing like that for 6 hours now #cold 130319 – Morning cuddles 130319 – As the [...]
Introducing Straw Tatting
March 22, 2013 by 7 Comments
Have you ever wanted to try needle tatting but perhaps you don’t have access to the needles? Maybe you’re trying to learn but finding the needles and fine threads too fiddly, you might be constantly stabbing yourself with the business end of the needles (blunt? they still hurt!) or perhaps you’re looking to tat with [...]
The First Edinburgh Yarn Festival
March 21, 2013 by 7 Comments
Sitting around the tables with the tea, the knitting and the conversation all flowing we often turn to the same topic – Wouldn’t it be great if… This is generally followed by something like “they made all kids learn how to knit again”, or “there was the perfect cafe with the perfect lighting and free [...]
Week 13.11 – Isabella’s Birthday
March 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Week 11 from March 11th to 17th featured the first Edinburgh Yarn Festival which warranted it’s very own post. Ilze and Paul came up from London to visit – was so great to see them. Aside from that we also celebrated Isabella Beeton’s birthday. I did some tatting, working on a new necklace from an [...]
Experimenting
February 14, 2013 by 8 Comments
A little experiment today – I knitted myself a small stockinette swatch and added a simple chain-only tatted edging to it. This was done in worsted weight and once I’d finished I realised that the whole thing would fit just nicely around my wrist, so I added another tatted chain to the side and a [...]
My Week in Pictures 2012 Week 41
October 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Week 41 is from Monday October 8, 2012 until (and including) Sunday October 14, 2012 This week I received a new knitting related gadget, taught Katy how to needle tat, finished the second row of my current WIP and started to cover my dining chairs. 20121008 – New toy! 20121008 – It spins! #newtoy #yarnpal [...]
Next Project is Picked!
August 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
That went a lot faster than I thought it would – yes, I’ve managed to pick my next project. In fact I think I’ve picked my next two projects. This is a huge achievement, normally it takes me a week to pick a project, not a day. I tend to umm and ahh about which [...]
