Still no let up to the big freeze. I had to put the pretty side of it on my blog. Heres the view from my back garden. Mind you I coul...

Its certainly a lot chillier here lately - definitely time to get out the winter woollies and base layers. Just the time of year...

When I'm knitting my buns I would usually use 100% acrylic double knit - mainly because of cost and also because of the wide variety o...

  A lot as been said about the therapeutic benefits of knitting. I'm a definite upholder of this idea...... the rhythmic nature of...

I heard about this place in Cullybackey in a forum on Ravelry. So had to whiz up the motorway today to have a look. They are having work ...

Haven't had time to blog recently with this and that. School is well and truly started and our house has returned to the school routi...

I'm always trying to find uses for the tubes a knitting nancy produces. I've written up instructions on how to make a shamrock (s...

SHAMROCK   THIS PATTERN IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED. DO NOT REPRODUCE PATTERN. DO NOT SELL ITEMS KNITTED FROM THIS PATTERN FOR PROFIT ONLY...

Last Friday I was at a wedding. Here's what I wore...... I decided not to include myself in the photo! The beads were made from a se...

  FABRIC FLOWER CORSAGE Materials five - 4 inch squares of cotton /silk (or any fabric which would not be too bulky ...

I just wanted to thank the four test knitters from Ravelry who volunteered to test my donut pattern. Many thanks for taking the time to te...

Most of my knits are sweet and sugary and some people might even describe them as twee. For a bit of a change I knitted this fun project ...

Along the dual carriageway close to our house there are the usual formally planted flowerbeds - but this time of year the hedge along...

All plans of a picnic were shelved when it turned out a wee bit damp on Sunday. So we headed down to Mauds Cafe in Newcastle for a piece ...

I had all these wonderful plans of what I was going to do when the C&G course finished. I even made a list ....curtain making, decorat...

I have completed my Snowman tea cosy pattern and it is for sell in both my etsy shop and my folksy shop. Here he is.... I thought hi...

Most people bring a good novel on holiday, but for me I always bring a ball of wool and some knitting needles. Im doing a job lot of knit...

I'm working on my latest pattern at the moment. The best about knitting is that it is so portable. So sitting in the sun this afternoo...

Today was the last day of City and Guilds. There was a flurry of activity as all the textile classes put their work up for the exhibiti...

I bought some lovely yarn in John Lewis - Sari Ribbon (Louisa Harding yarns). Once I finish the course I'm hoping to do some "scr...