More money

I have been thinking. Wouldn't it be nice, just for once, to be that person who has more money than sense? Just for 24 hours would do, for the experience. Just once in my life, I'd like to do AND instead of OR or NOT. OK. As you were. It's only a yarn fetish speaking. …

Itchy fingers

I need to knit. It feels like ages since I had my needles out. There are so many UFOs to pick up and crack on with, and loads of new projects in my head but, most of all, I am just craving the act of knitting. I need to promise myself some knitting time this …

TORCH ISLAND

I love this so much that I want to eat it. Etsy :: copperpot :: wool roving 100 merino 4oz. TORCH ISLAND I think Mr L should get some nanny software he can set up to keep me away from Etsy. I'm getting some very lustful feelings...

Etsy :: danishknitdesign :: Charlotte, knitting kit in more color options

I have never before considered knitting underwear but this kit could make a convert of me. Cheaper, nicer, prettier... more fun than M&S thermals. Etsy :: danishknitdesign :: Charlotte, knitting kit in more color options I rather like the Louise kit too. But I don't have 35 dollars. If I did, I'd be busy making …

Sanday Knitters

There is a wonderful article at Orkney Today about the now defunct Sanday Knitters company. http://www.orkneytoday.co.uk/news_item.asp?newsItem=3330 As I understand it, the Sanday Knitters were victims both of their own success, and of the high delivery costs entailed in getting raw materials in, and finished garments out, of Sanday. In fact, we had a conversation about …

Spinning Day

Spinning group plus 1 today. Very snug. Lots of wheels. Lovely almond tart, warm and gooey from the oven and tasting of a good old fashioned Bakewell. Silence descended, as it always does when a really good cake appears. Eating cake is a serious business. I finished a bobbin of my supposedly fat single, then …