So I spent a whole day when the weather is beautiful outside indoor at the Knitting and Stitching Show… Depending on how I know you and how well I know you, the responses will range from a knowing smirk, disbelief to “so what’s the damage?”. Despite the promise to be good, it was really,… Continue reading Wool gathering at the Knitting and Stitching Show
Category: knitting
On yarn and craftiness
To Sydney siders living in or around Newcastle, TINA is on again this year. Thanks to pirochan, Sharp and Pointy issue 2 should be for sale for $1 each. Buy and get all your bite size crafty update! Overdue with plenty of crafty project as usual, but featured here are some yarn I purchased from… Continue reading On yarn and craftiness
Frock Camisole
Full day of photos from various events and too tired to go through them now. There is something I haven’t posted about for a while and that’s my knitting. I’ve started on this camisole about a month and a half ago, but it took longer than expected due to lack of free time. The pattern… Continue reading Frock Camisole
Wearing the Merino Stripes Eyelet Ribbon Tam Hat Cambridge
I haven’t been posting many of my finished objects, so here’s one. The pattern is the Merino Stripes Eyelet Ribbon Tam from Crystal Palace Yarn. Notice the absence of both the stripes and the ribbon. I loved the pattern’s texture and taking out all the added embellishments seem to work better. My legs are still… Continue reading Wearing the Merino Stripes Eyelet Ribbon Tam Hat Cambridge
Yarn porn
Since *I* need something to cheer myself up while waiting for things to turn up. A little antsy as things are supposed to start moving by today and still no news in a lot of fronts. Have an awful feeling it’s because everyone buggered off early for their summer holiday. Well, when the world is… Continue reading Yarn porn
The forgotten art of knitting/ #19 Lacy Top Vogue Knitting
With all this travelling I haven’t had the luxury to knit in one large block of time. Finding the London SNB group was an absolute god send. What kept me happy other than the fine weather is the very cool Stitch N’ Bitch group in London and the knit crawl on Saturday, in line with… Continue reading The forgotten art of knitting/ #19 Lacy Top Vogue Knitting