Hello, my Fine Fibrous Friends. I do like a yarny challenge... if by 'like' we mean that I sulkily endure the process whilst ripping back my stitches for the eleventy-seventh time in order to try and rework whatever it is I'm designing, whilst wondering whether I should take up a less annoying hobby such as sword-swallowing. The current challenge is the crocheted allotment cushion I'm designing, with a pattern that will be available for those of you who are comfortably in touch with your Continue Reading
The Twisted Future
(I drafted this post before anti-racist protests in the USA and then here in the UK unfolded. But see bottom of the page for my position on the matter.) If I ever become a grandmother, one day way ahead in the future, I shall tell my grandchildren all about the pandemical craziness of 2020. I might embellish a few details for comic effect, but the gist of the saga will be true. (By the way, it's tricky to illustrate a blog post about Covid-19, so I'll include photos from my garden, Continue Reading