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Judging The Stylecraft Competition

April 25, 2015 by The Twisted Yarn 29 Comments

Stylecraft Special range of colours yarn

And... breathe... Right, so this is my post about co-judging the Stylecraft yarn competition. Settle y'selves, friends, for it threatens to be a long'un. There may also be gaps where I run upstairs to gullibly respond to yet another request from the Toddler Twinnage. (Y'know, twins, I'm not convinced that you're really scared of the rain any more. Anyway, you're still in trouble for that water fight in your bedroom half an hour ago that I've only just finished cleaning up. Now will you GO TO Continue Reading

Good News, Earthlings!

February 26, 2015 by The Twisted Yarn 33 Comments

People, I bring you good news. The sort of news that could result in you receiving an enormous and colourful parcel of yarn on your doorstep some day soonish, no matter where in the world you live. Seriously, if you live on Planet Earth, you're in. A few days ago I posted about a competition by Stylecraft yarns to find a scrumptious new shade for their Special DK range. (As I'm co-judging this competition, I'm even more excited about it than I would be anyway.) At the time, the terms and Continue Reading

Chocolate cake recipe… and colour inspiration

January 23, 2014 by The Twisted Yarn 25 Comments

OK, I've had a couple of requests for the chocolate cake recipe from my last post. I'll type it up in a minute. First, a moment of inspiration..... I love colour. It's fascinating. I particularly love colour in the natural world, because as I've repeated ad nauseum, Mother Nature is surely the very best designer. But sometimes, the juxtaposition of ordinary objects can be inspiring. The other day, I was emptying the dishwasher. (I know, I know: could my life possibly be any more Continue Reading

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