never too hot to stitch!

The 16th, being exactly in the middle of the month, seems like a great time to share progress on my January focus list. So far I have work...

Here we are, twelve days into January and things have not exactly been going to plan. I decided to run my Linky party on the first Thursda...

In November 2011 I cast on and knitted the body of a sweater for a 12 month old child. It took me only a few days to knit but then I put it ...

I have finished the course that kept me away from blogs and crafting for three and a half weeks. I know many of you out there won't beli...

Last month I didn’t do much sewing but I definitely knitted! a black beanie ( no photos – sorry) a cowl which I designed on a train whil...

The Ravellenic Games that is!  Yesterday I signed up as part of Team Australia in the Games over on Ravelry. I know that I have ...

Someone, somewhere, at some time, worked out that before a knitter starts a project, he/she would be advised to knit a "tension square...

I have knitted many socks. I have tutored a workshop in knitting socks. Why, then, can I not knit socks that actually fit me? ...

In the week before mum arrived, I dyed some yarn. The acrylic that I dyed softened tremendously so I wondered if dyeing wool would do the s...

The lace stole continued apace on New Year's Day - I manged to complete four pattern repeats [total 48 rows]. I could see this project b...

I've been knitting for forty years and nothing much fazes me but knitting lace is the one experience that has almost made me give up on ...

Last night I decided to turn the heel on the second sock. I'm using a version of short row shaping and was almost back to my original nu...

I have signed up again for Southern Summer of Socks . Last year I didn't finish a single pair in the six months the KAL ran due to being...

I went to the Knitters' Guild meeting on Saturday. I took knitting but all I did was sew in some ends on a cardigan I knitted last Novem...