Fáilte go Gaillimh

The Volvo Ocean Race is in town until next weekend so Alb and I decided to make a long-overdue photo trip down to have a look at what’s going on. Neither of us know anything about boats – to us the racing boats just look like medium-sized yachts (although I am sure that to the…

Upheaval

There has been a lot going on here, some good and some sad and some a mixture of both! For now, let me show you how that green top has been coming along. I finished the body of it last night. Moss stitch hems always seem to suit cotton, I think. Don’t worry about the…

But wait, there’s more!

I forgot to add these guys in yesterday. I’ve been chipping away at Delphine from French Girl Knits since before Easter. It is a lovely, lovely pattern but very slow going. If it looks tiny to you, it sort of is. The lace pattern stretches out a million miles so I figure this will be…

Hello, mojo

My knitting fizzled out there for a few weeks because… I suppose, the well of inspiration was running a little dry. Nothing like a really good colour to get things going again! This green in the Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece that came in just after I got back from Sligo really got me thinking. It…