November Knitting 2026
Glass Bouquet
We are in the middle of a series of storms, with pelting rains, wind warnings, kelvin waves, bomb cyclones and atmospheric rivers inundating us. It’s a very good time to stay snug inside, though we did venture out to a craft fair recommended by our friend Onesmallstitch – her daughter-in-law makes these sweet glass flowers out of tiny beads.
Soul Cakes 2026
Mix
A Soul Cake, a Soul Cake… (more…)
National Black Cat Day 2026
Cooling down
The Quimper Hitty and human households both love cats, especially black ones… (more…)
Inish Eile Wool-winding
Wool
Last weekend Tipsy and Coriander and I went to a fibre fair in the Cowichan Valley, they helped me pick up three skeins of Silk/Cotswold lamb yarn, and Tipsy came home with a small orange sweater!
Scrap Happy October Scraps
Happy ScrapHappy Day!
ScrapHappy Day is the 15th of the month, when a group of bloggers each post a blog about using up their scraps! Any material of genuine scrap status is allowed: I have used scraps of wood; yarn; and fabric. I’ve also seen posts about: scrap silver; polyethylene; paper; electronic equipment; metal; and I think just about everything!
This month I finished the lace on the shawl I have been knitting…
Scrap lace
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