Last night brought me on a journey of discovery. It started off with a shawl mum got for her birthday. It is decorated in very beautiful crewelwork, which is just embroidery with wool. The minute I saw the shawl I thought, I have to learn how to do this. Later last night, I checked out…
Horray! Alouette is finished! It is currently drying on a hanger (I’ll explain). I finished off the neck last night, expecting to have to rip it out and do it all over again. But you know, it actually looks ok! Even though I didn’t pick up nearly the right amount of stitches, place my markers…
I have been pretty busy since last week – my mum’s birthday party was great! But no, I didn’t get Alouette finished on time. I started on the neck when I was coming back to Dublin on the train on Monday, but I think I’m really making a hames of it. I’ve gotten some extra…
Look what came in the post yesterday! It’s a package from Bryony! Check out the groovy wrapping paper and card. I think I’ll keep the paper and use it for a collage or something. What you see are two gorgeous balls of 100% Alpaca wool from Garnstudio. I’m really excited about using this for something……
It’s been a tough week, no? The weather is acting crazy, and from what I can gather from blogs across the pond, it’s nutty over there too. There are no less than three depressions lined up in the Atlantic ready to pass over us during the weekend and next week. All these depressions can be…