Today I’m going to share with you two Christmas treats that make cute gifts for knitters. The first one is this Fair Isle style biscuit tin. This is from Priceline, and comes filled with really terrible biscuits. I immediately dumped the biscuits into a dish and put them in the office tea…
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Soft Socks
It’s November and Christmas is only 53 knitting days away. That means 7 weeks to turn out at least five pairs of socks. I made a start this week, casting on a pair of Angee socks by Cookie A. I used a skein of Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles in the colour Banana…
The Gift
Earlier this year I made The Gift – a baby cardigan for a friend expecting a baby. I”m not being overly dramatic by calling it “The Gift” – that’s actually the name of the pattern. I made this in May for a “mystery baby” – a baby whose gender is a secret…
Vela Shawl
Last month I took part in a test knit for a new pattern by Shara Lambet – the Vela Shawl. My Planina Wrap was make from one of Shara’s patterns, so I was keen to try another. I was also in a bit of a knitting rut. There was nothing I was…
Gloamin’ Tide MKAL
I’ve just finished a slightly weird but very enjoyable knitting experience as part of Ysolda Teague’s Gloamin’ Tide MKAL. I must admit, I’m really impressed with the end product. An MKAL is a mystery knit along. You receive a pattern in installments over a period of time as you knit along with others…
Geoff’s free range pom-poms
UPDATE November 2020 – POM POMs are back in stock! At last month’s yarn and craft market in Coburg, my husband Geoff was in charge of the pom-poms on my stall. By the end of the day he’d sold most of the pom-poms and acquired a bit of a fan club. Most…