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A shawl for the ball
I’m going to my work xmas ball next weekend. We were advised to dress warmly as it’s help in an old building with high ceilings. Hello! Formal dress for women doesn’t usual come in warm. And my dress...
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Crafty 2012 in review
Yesterday I summed up life in 2012. Today I thought I’d look back at my sewing and knitting progress in 2012. First up: knitting! I made my first pair of socks (thanks Granny) And my second. A shawl Or...
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Theme-a-licious 2013: January
One of my blogging friends is running a year long craft-along: Theme-a-licious. I’ve decided to join in, at least for some of the months. This month’s theme was all about gardens and flowers. Well,...
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A girls’ day out
Yesterday, I had a lovely day out in London. Nicki joined on the train down, and we met up with Charlotte in West Hampstead. We stopped for some sustenance and a chat before Charlotte took us to...
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Show and tell
Last weekend, after blocking the shawl for my brother’s wedding present, I took it to show to my friends at the local craft store, as promised, before I put it in the post. They very kindly helped me...
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My week in review
Yep, I’ve been pretty quiet on blogland this week. I’ve skimmed through most of the blog posts in my reader but haven’t responded to them all. So if you didn’t hear anything from me, sorry, but I have...
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Theme-a-licious 2013: February
It’s been quiet around here lately, I know. I’m also behind on blog reading but am trying to catch up. Yesterday, being the end of Feb, was time for wrapping up Feb’s theme-a-licious progress. So what...
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Hello world
Oops, I disappeared there for a bit didn’t I. I think I’ve mostly caught up on blog reading, though to do so I was very economical with commenting. Looks like you’ve all been up to loads. My time...
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Cora
I went for a walk at lunchtime today and took my camera so one of my workmates could take a photo of me wearing Cora to share. Now, I’m really not photogenic, but she did get a nice photo. You can’t...
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No, I’m not dead
Ok, so my attempt to get back online didn’t really work. Let’s try that again shall we. Meanwhile, what have I been doing while I haven’t been online? Good question, what HAVE I been doing?! On the...
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The last two weeks
Two weeks have passed since I last post. Did I blink? I think I blinked. Lets try again with that getting back into blogging thing, shall we? So this last week I really haven’t done much in the way of...
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Playing with colours
I’ve been plotting up another project. A knitting one. I need to pick 6 – 10 colours in addition to a background colour. Think flowers and butterflies and vines. Narrowing down colours is tricky...
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There’s a theme here
You may remember when I went to Ally Pally late last year not intending to buy any yarn. But I did. Or perhaps the Duxford Quilt Show earlier this year. Where I went with a budget. That I blew. Well,...
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Let’s try that again
We are now done to just 17 days before I fly out. Eek! So much to do. Which is also why my coming back to blog land hasn’t been too successful. But in amongst all the stuff I have to do (and too often...
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