Knitting

The Knitter’s Year – Debbie Bliss

Words cannot express how much I love this book! When a review copy landed on my doormat I was restrained enough to make myself a coffee and find a quiet space in the house before opening it up, as I had an inkling that some delights awaited me. And I certainly wasn’t disappointed. I have...

March makes

I’m a bit late posting this as it is already the second week in April! The reason is that I was disappointed again. I felt like I’d had a creative month but most of my sewing and knitting projects are works in progress. I also forgot to take photos of some of the things I...

February makes

In a bid to stop myself being so lazy I am going to do a photo montage at the end of each month showing what I have made. I am busy with cakes orders at the moment but I really want to make sure there is a balance of cakes and other handmade items each...

Short Break

Well, my Acer Aspire One netbook is poorly sick 🙁 The charger is not working properly and when I switch it on it tells me the battery may be old or broken (I know how it feels!) As PC World were very unhelpful, we contacted Acer direct (also not an easy process!) who are arranging...

Resolutions

I’m not really one for making new years resolutions, but there are a few things I want to do this year. I thought if I put them up on my blog for all to see maybe I might stand a slim chance of sticking to some of them! Firstly, I MUST lose weight this year....

Knitting

My Grandmas taught me to knit when I was little and I could do the basics – garter stitch and stocking stitch, and knit squares and scarves. I’d never really tried anything else and hadn’t picked up the needles in years. Just after Christmas one of my friends asked if I knew of any knitting...