It's been many decades since beer was last made here in our converted brewery home, although walking around the oldest part of the house, you can still see plenty of signs of what went on where. The Stoic Spouse made a token effort at authenticity last year when he bought an old wooden barrel to convert into a water butt, but we later discovered that it was actually a red wine barrel. Man, that barrel smelled good. Anyway, sometimes a lass needs peace and quiet, so last weekend I sent the Continue Reading
Archives for February 2016
In Praise Of Petrol. No, Really…
...By which I mean the colour, not the fossil fuel that you put in your car. You might (or might not) be wondering why I mention this now, instead of finishing off THAT project ready for the big reveal. The thing is, folk at Stylecraft yarns have been grappling with a weighty dilemma. Quite a few of you, no matter what country you live in, have probably knitted or hooked with Stylecraft Special DK yarn at some point. There are 80-odd shades in the range, increased since the competition I Continue Reading
A Ludicrously Easy Bread Recipe (Before I Get Back To The Knitting)
OK, this post isn't strictly knitting, but... This bread recipe is so easy that it ought to be illegal, because such an extreme level of gorgeousness will make folk assume that you slaved over it for hours, and it's surely wrong to be the source of such deception. When I say that it takes two minutes* to put together, I'm not joking, and I say that as the person who looks at most recipes and thinks, "Yeah right is that gonna take a mere half hour to make: two hours, more like." So in case Continue Reading
Ridge And Furrow, Gone Tomorrow
Whilst we knit/hook, shall we indulge in a little ancient history? So on a scale from 'bewildered' to 'undisputed world authority', how au fait are you with the concept of ridge and furrow? I have to ask, because I tend to assume that if even I know something, then it really must be painfully obvious to everyone else. Long car journeys of my childhood often involved spotting examples of ridge and furrow in fields beside the motorway: it's pretty distinctive once you know what you're looking Continue Reading
Oops.
Oops. No really, oops. I could tell you about my latest idiocy, or I could show you my shiny new hat. Err..... let's go with the hat. OK it's not shiny but it is a new hat and I've finished knitting it. Here's a side view:- A very easy knit, by the way, although I won't miss the endless rounds of k1p2. Pattern: Yvette. Yarn: James C. Brett Marble Chunky, a gift from a friend. Oh all right, I'll tell you about what a dork I've been. Once again, it involved running. This emerging Continue Reading
Knitting And The Creative Art Of Parking
So I've been working funny days this week, and in between times I've been knitting and knitting and knitting an Yvette hat because, (i) it's getting seriously nippy round here and the Stoic Spouse nicked my other hat, and (ii) my friend gave me some chunky, colourful yarn that's perfect for the job. At precisely 3pm this afternoon I'm due to take my place outside in the twinnage's school playground in order to help with the class cake sale, and if I'm going to stand out there freezing my bits Continue Reading
Giveaway Winners!
And the Bloomsbury giveaway is now closed! Thank you to each and every person who entered, and a big apology to those of you who were unable to enter for a few days because of my technological tribulations. Before I announce the winner, here are some rather tidily organized trees that I spotted the other day. They were photographed from the trailer of a moving tractor (don't ask), so I make no promises of photographic perfection. They're kind of cool, though, don't you think? ...But back to Continue Reading
Wobbly Blog Is No Longer Wobbly
Never work with children or animals, they say. I'd add technology: never work with technology... except for the fact that you can't avoid the stuff. It's great when it's doing what it should: I have a gadget strapped to my wrist that buzzes and shouts MOVE! if I've been sitting still for longer than is healthy - this thing is a little like my husband, reproduced in electronic form. But I'm sorry to report that we've had a wobble here at TTY that made it impossible for people to comment/like Continue Reading
Anyway, I Digress…
←Don't forget the Bloomsbury children's book giveaway in the previous post. There's still time to enter. As it is in yarn, so it is in life. Honestly, my head's been all over the place this past week, and so has my knitting/crochet. One minute I'm tinkering in the undergrowth in the garden of that crochet project, the next minute I'm wondering what sort of mittens to knit for the twinnage because I made the mistake of buying them some gloves with fingers which turns out to be more fiddly hassle Continue Reading