I am still here, I haven’t gone anywhere… just very busy with all kinds of domestic calamities in addition to major projects and two courses. You’d not be surprised if no knitting were happening at all but I am pleased to say that Flukra is growing a little at a time. Chart A of the …
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Love Wool
The Muse came in by the back door this weekend An unusual Muse, this one – it was the moneymaking Muse… Well, the last of the year’s Open Studios is done with. Look what I found in my stock drawer on Sunday morning! He is a little monkey. I failed to get all the spinning …
Is it Monday?
It has been a funny old weekend. The predicted poor weather hit us eventually, though later than expected. It was good to have an excuse to light a fire and to dine by the fireside. Pud turned out very well indeed –Â I had made the brown sugar meringues to go with the fruit and …
Kleio
It seems apt that when I woke this morning I found an email alert awaiting me – the first of Romi’s Muse shawls is ready for downloading and testing. Now I must decide whether I am in on this one, or not. I have the yarn selected and can envision the finished Muse – but …
In Praise of the Male Muse
So, it is Monday Muse day again. The Muses were traditionally female but I have Male Muses to speak of today. First up is Jared Flood – aka Brooklyn Tweed. I know he has been noted in these pages more than once but today he gets a special mention for inspiring me with his Bridgewater …
Blue Funk (and rose tinted expectations)
A nice man came to purchase the YoYo scarf on Saturday. He scared the willies out of me by saying that the Annual Show was this coming weekend. Thankfully, it is not – it is the week after, as I had believed. The thing is… it made me realise that “under two weeks away” does …