Hello March! Spring is on the way thank goodness and we are seeing signs of new growth in the garden with the initial blossoms of snowdrops, crocus, and forsythia. Having said that, the weather forecast is for snow next week which is par for the course as Mike is due to do the Cheadle 5 …
The need to be flexible. I am thinking about the past couple of months since my last post and so much has happened, I will have to consider my news in sections. The flexibility aspect will become clear as you read on. First of all though I would like to wish you well. I hope …
What a hectic few months since my last post! I can now reveal that I was secretly working on a Shetland cardigan for my best friend Sue. This was for her birthday at the beginning of last month and was the “Shetland Tree and Star Cardigan” by Marci Richardson and is available from www.elegantewe.com I …
Shows, finished objects and exciting products in the pipeline! June, 2022.Read More »
Before I start to talk about the busy life I lead, I just feel that I have to mention the horror that people of Ukraine are experiencing at the hands of ruthless Putin. I was aware of the build up of Russian military on the border but hoped that they were being truthful when …
March 2022, where I consider our neighbours and talk about show preparation.Read More »
Its that time of year again when the year is before us, time for planning and preparing, nights start to shorten and I love it! I hope that 2021 was not too traumatic for you and that you share my sense of hope for the future, particularly now that the threat of covid seems …
Hello everyone, it is now almost 3 months since my last post – almost sounds like a confession doesn’t it? I hope that you are keeping well and settling down to a more normal routine. Here in the UK the covid cases are creeping back up but there seems to be a confidence in the …
I hope that you are keeping well and safe as I write this. The lifting of restrictions in the UK hasn’t gone as we’d hoped and we have a bit longer to carry on carrying on. We hadn’t planned on going abroad this year anyway, and with the colour coded destinations changing, it seems to …
June 22nd, still wearing masks, still knitting, still safe!Read More »
Have you ever had a niggling thought or intention and then it is lost? Well I have had numerous “niggles” over the past few weeks about this blog, and when I logged on to the computer today I could not believe how long it has been since my last post! Let me say that it …
Hello friends and fellow knitters, I am sorry it has been a long time since my last post…in fact, 7 months! What a year 2020 has been. I have spent a few weeks thinking about what to talk about and have had a multitude of conflicting ideas. I have tried to come up with some …
Happy New Year? Knitting to keep me sane! January, 2021.Read More »
Hello fellow knitters, crocheter’s, friends, family and random readers. What a busy few weeks since my last blog! My main activity has been sewing face masks. There was a mad rush of orders when the pandemic really kicked in, and then when there were lots of folk selling masks, it slowed down. When it became …