Given that you're here, and assuming that you're not right now scratching your head and thinking "Hang on, this isn't the blog about oxy-acetylene welding that I was searching for,"* it's probably safe to assume that you're partial to looking at a bit of knitting/crochet. (I used to call it 'yarn p♥rn', but then I noticed that a few folk were landing here via some questionable search terms - and no doubt being deeply disappointed when they arrived - so I gave that up.) One of the best places Continue Reading
Story Of My Life
So shall we get back to discussing knitting and crochet? That said, I do have lots more 'musical' (I use that word very loosely) tales to tell you about The Purlz, if you'd like to hear them? Anyway, in other yarn-related news... A while ago, the Knitting And Crochet Guild (KCG) ran a competition with lovely Yarn Stories yarn to design knitted/crocheted squares inspired by the KCG historical collection. These squares were for a blanket. This was my entry: a crazy messy knitted hybrid of Continue Reading
Subverting The Medium Of Colourwork
Friday, my fine friend, you have been a long time coming this week. And by the way, ANYONE WHO RECEIVED AN EMAIL NOTIFYING YOU OF A BAG PATTERN POST THAT DOESN'T YET EXIST, PLEASE SEE THE END OF THIS POST! Anyway, the Knitting And Crochet Guild / Yarn Stories competition is closing. Did you enter? Best o' luck if you did. I can't wait to see everyone's entries when they're shown online. For anyone who hasn't seen it, the Knitting and Crochet Guild promotes both crafts within the UK and also Continue Reading
Socks. And Mint Tea.
Oh, happy feet! Just look at this colourful sockage! (Let's just gloss over what the Stoic Spouse said about my sanity when he found me lying on my back on the hard tiled floor, crunched upwards in order to photograph my own feet.) Yes, these chaps are the Noro Kureyon socks, and I won't mention again the prima donna-ish proclivities of this yarn. The colours are stunningly intense, and the way they slowly shift makes for knitted fabric that's reminiscent of a painted landscape. Happy feet. Continue Reading
Competition! The Knitting & Crochet Guild
And a very happy Tuesday to you all. May your day be filled with cuddles, blueberries, wine, and some unusually luscious yarn. But here are the serious bits. Happy, but serious. First, do you remember the Stylecraft competition that I co-judged with Sarah from Let's Knit magazine and Lucy from Attic24? Well, I'm finally allowed to talk about the shortlist because it's time for YOU to judge which of the ten colours that we selected should be added to Stylecraft range. We were rather pleased with Continue Reading