This month one of my finished projects was the Wee Liesl baby cardigan. I went to a family barbecue last weekend hosted by the parents of one year old called Emily. I’d briefly met her two months ago at her christening but it was only very brief, so it was nice to spend…
Australian Sock Yarn Club
In 2017 I’m running a sock club! For those who aren’t familiar with sock clubs (or yarn subscriptions), you basically pay in advance for a number of skeins that are available exclusively through the club and they are sent out to you throughout the subscription period. The colours are kept secret –…
Retro Monday – Toddlers World in Totem
Today’s featured vintage pattern is Toddlers World in Totem from Patons. Like many pattern books from my collection, it combines perfectly nice knitwear with rather alarming styling. I received this pattern from my mother in law who gave me a bag of patterns during her last visit. The bag contained patterns that…
What Happened to Spring?
Here we are in September, the plum trees covered in blossoms and green shoots are everywhere. But there is also horizontal rain, threats of snow and a backyard full of very wet kangaroos. Still, as it’s officially Spring I thought I’d dye up some Spring inspired yarn. This one is called September…
Retro Monday – Cleckheaton Australiana
Regular readers of this blog will have noticed I’ve got a bit of a thing for Australiana in knitting patterns. The 1980’s were a great time for Australian flora, fauna and landscapes rendered in intarsia designs. The trend became really popular after the Princess of Wales wore a Jenny Kee koala jumper to…
Black Honey Sock Yarn
Another quick “fancy new yarn” post today. This time it’s Black Honey sock yarn. I only made two skeins of this one but I’m sure I’ll make a lot more – it’s probably my favourite so far. I’m expecting a delivery of 100 skeins of sock yarn soon but until then, two…