Believe it or not, I finished a project – the very unimaginatively named “Quick Work in Thick Wool“, short-sleeved jumper. I’ve been working on this one for about six months. I promised myself I wouldn’t cast on any new projects until I finished at least two UFOs and I actually did it!…
Coburg Yarn Market 2018
The Coburg Yarn Market is all over for another year! On Sunday 13 May I got up early to set up shop at the Victorian Handknitters Guild Yarn and Craft Market at Coburg Town Hall. I had a very brief chance to look at some of the other stalls before the…
Planina Wrap
Last week I finished up one of the most enjoyable projects I’ve knit for a while – the Planina Wrap. Planina Wrap is a pattern by Shara Lambeth and it’s available on Ravelry for $4.00. Shara designed this to work with a yarn advent calendar, but it’s a perfect stashbuster too. I…
Winter Sock Club
It’s time for the Little Yellow Cat Winter Sock Club. The theme for the Winter Sock Club is Vintage Garden. Everything will have a rich, tonal, vintage feel for winter.You’ll receive three skeins in total, each will be 100g of 4ply/fingering weight. Skeins are about 360-400 meters long but this will vary…
2018 Yarn and Craft Market
There are exactly four weeks until the Victorian Handknitters Guild 2018 Yarn and Craft Market! Last year was fantastic but frantic. Geoff was sick, so I didn’t have an offsider to help me schlep all my stuff to Coburg and back, and to take over when I needed a coffee and a…
The Last Retro Monday
After sharing my vintage patterns with you for the past few years, I’ve decided that today will be the last Retro Monday. This year I want to spend more time creating tutorials and reference tools on the blog instead. Besides, how many orange ponchos can I share before everyone gets all ponchoed…