I have had some very good experiences with bamboo yarn. My favourites so far are Stella 4ply by Naturally and Bamboo 4ply by Cleckheaton. These bamboo yarns have a lustre and drape that is similar to silk and it blocks quite well too. I haven’t had the opportunity to try any bamboo…
Too Tired to Knit
We spent the last four days moving house. Everything is in boxes and we couldn’t find the kettle. We had tepid and slightly crunchy pot noodles for dinner and I didn’t care. Next time I’ll just push everything into a pile, set it alight and walk away. I hate moving house.
Your stash is how big?
We are moving house in two weeks. We didn’t plan to move but the owner of the house we rent wants it back (how dare they?) So the kitty, then man, me and my stash are all moving to Ballan. We pick up the keys to the new place this Saturday and…
A New Hat
Autumn is here and I have a lot of 8ply oddballs in my stash. What else to do but make a new fair isle beanie? I love bucket shaped beanies – they work so well on my bucket shaped head. Geoff also has a bucketesque noggin so when I design a new beanie I…
More unconventional yarnbombing
From today’s Melbourne Age.
Meadow Merino and Markets
Wow that was a busy weekend. I didn’t know I could get so much done.. On Sunday I had a stall at the North Melbourne Market from 10am – 3pm. A really early morning because we had to set up at 9am, and with an hour of travel and last minute preparations…