The Greatest Show on Earth

Roll up, roll up! Fantastic feats of daring. Glitter. Glamour. A colourful display to remember for the rest of your life. Danger! Novelty! And all accomplished without the aid of a safety net! Yes,  your woolgatherer is…. performing amazing feats with a {gasps from the audience} crochet hook! OK. My work is small, and imperfectly …

Spinning Day

Spinning day at my house. Tales of cake, of knitting, of crochet and of changing plans regarding WIPs.

Very little inthe way of spinning.

None. Actually.

That’s lucky

I have a new book to teach me to crochet.

“A few days ago, my pal Fenny announced that she had begun decluttering for 2009. One of the items that she was getting rid of was a book on crochet. I know that I have to get to grips with crochet some time…”

I take it all back!

I take back everything I ever said about crochet. I need to learn sufficient crochet to make a Hobbit Hat! Flicking through my new books, I found this amazing free-form crocheted hat in Intertwined. It’s wonderful. I need to add it to my stock of Mad Old Bat hats without delay. So, I need to …

Wednesday spinning

G’s b’day today, so we did cards and b’day cake. I made a really weird choccie cake recipe and then drowned it in uber rich icing. I put sheep on the top, 2 white and 1 brown, and three candles. I actually did spin some of the pink merino today and didn’t knit at all. …

Granny

Here it is