It’s all coming back to me! Yes! So I helped out at the Beginner’s Class at This is Knit last Saturday morning. I didn’t really know what to expect because even though I teach piano, teaching a class is something I’d never done before. As it turned out, it was more just giving everyone a…
Usually, my weekends are not the most newsworthy. However this one has just flown by and I’ve been so busy! I’m turning into such a socialite… On Friday, I met La Glitz for a coffee and a ramble around town. We went in search of that great button shop off Grafton street but failed to…
For some reason, reading about EZ’s mitred mittens (more about them in a minute) spurred me on to attack that sleeve for my blue raglan. I started it over Christmas and really got into a knot about how much I hate knitting sleeves. They do, however, need to be knitted, so today I decided to…
Another beret! Finished last night… A wonderfully quick knit, and a great pattern, too. Pattern: Beret pattern, from the Twilley’s Freedom Spirit pattern book. Yarn: Twilley’s ‘Spirit’ in colour 507, ‘Essence’. Verdict: A great beret pattern! The pattern asked for 2 balls, but I honestly thought I was going to make it on just the…
I have been completely swept away by the Beret Phenomenon and cast on for another. You can never have too many! The yarn is Twilley’s Spirit – love love love the stuff – and the pattern is the beret from the pattern book which supports the yarn. The construction is somewhat different to the EZ…