I hope everyone’s enjoying the long weekend! I’m sitting out in my shorts and flip flops with a coffee and my knitting, squeezing every last drop out of the sun! Next week I go back to cycling in 5°C weather. Here’s what I’ve been working on this week. First up, some crochet doilies. I find…
It’s been unseasonably cool here recently. There’s nothing better to kick-start one’s knitting. Mittens for Alb. New hat for Alb. Wool for a new jumper…for Alb. Someone’s been putting on the squeeze. Wool for the above projects was leftovers from his last jumper, knit from Drops Karisma. It’s a superwash and I can testify that…
Learned shuttle tatting at the marvellous HandmAid event today. Still getting the hang of it but that’s not stopping me from dreaming of fancy collars for future blouses… After my first full week of teaching and meeting over thirty new students, I treated myself to a Lolly & Cooks gluten free cupcake. Sewed the sleeves…
I finished my lacy scarf. Here it is in its blocked glory. I used a 1.5mm hook and DMC Petra 8 cotton from here. A few things: 1. The little metal cap that goes on my hook? That doesn’t get old. I was really careful to put it into my project bag every time I…
I started it last night and I haven’t been able to put it down. When I got the yarn – the DMC Perla ‘8’ I was telling you about – I thought, oh no, it’s like thread. Don’t get me wrong, I was expecting it but it still seemed awfully thin. And the hook? Practically…