Tuesday 1 December 2009
Family Intentions
Thursday 19 November 2009
A Welcome
::welcome to the world Michael Oliver::
::simple garter stitched First Blanket by Erika Knight from her beautiful Natural Nursery Knits book::Using Rowan bamboo with its soft drape and texture::
::Baby carryboo in sublime Blue Faced Leicester from H W Hammand & Co::
Wednesday 28 October 2009
Friday 9 October 2009
'In My Craft or Sullen Art'
::It is finished::
::Amongst this amazing sullen art are my blank squares::
::The greatest knitted poem revealed at one of my favourite places::
Thursday 8 October 2009
A Celebration
::Greetings from Knit Cafe socks made in 2007::
::time to put my feet up and raise a glass to my Ravelry anniversary of two years::
::Pattern - Comfy Socks by Ulli S. Shibuya::
::Yarn - Blue Sky Alpacas & Silk and GGH Soft Kid::
Sunday 20 September 2009
Debbie Bliss Magazine Issue 3
Provencal Knitting Journal
::Time for a new knitting journal::
::This one from Chopped Tomatoes Design Kitchen is a work of art::
::Beautiful pages to fill with notes and drawings::
Glazed
::Darielles Clay Art Yarn Pot::
::So beautiful you can find yourself gazing at the pot instead of knitting::
Thursday 17 September 2009
Knitting the City
Saturday 12 September 2009
I Knit Weekender
::On Friday I went to the I Knit Weekender at the Royal Horticultural Halls in St Vincent Square, london::
::The first thing I fell for was this beautiful ball of sock loveliness called Zauberball in beautiful autumnal colours::
::then there was this smooshy Malabrigo worsted for the Jared Flood hat Quincy::
::and some very interesting 2 ply hemp from The House of Hemp for Thursday which is by Assemblage and is a sculptural handknitted layering garment::
::then some Louisa Harding Willow Tweed for Pikenaze a scarf from her new book 'Little Cake'::
::I wasn't going to leave without purchasing the Naked Knitting 2010 calendar from the Knitting Noras whose 'extreme' knitting has led them to making this artily shot work in aid of cancer treatment and research at 'The Christie' hospital in north west Britain::
::it was a treat to be able to meet Lisa at their stand who was sporting a beautifully knit pair of hand dyed socks made for her by my Raveller friend 'Crobbles' who also features in the calendar::
::I got the chance to say hello to everyone at The Natural Dye Studio stand::and it was a nice surprise to meet Anne from Ipswich Knitterati::as well as to meet another Raveller, Bachan with her lovely MIL::
::irresistible yarn::beautiful products::good causes::delightful knitty people::
Saturday 5 September 2009
Twist and Shout
Friday 21 August 2009
Take Note
Namaste
Monday 17 August 2009
Blank Verse
::The Poetry Society is celebrating 100 years::
::my contribution will be to knit a blank square using 100% pure new wool in double knit::
::cast on 68 stitches and knit in stocking stitch until there is a 12'' square::
::label with name, where you live and your favourite poem whilst knitting::
::today's poem is::two poems::
::Ted Hughes' Big Poppy::
Bleeding inwardly
Her maternal nectars into her own
Coffin - (cradle of her offspring)
::Sylvia Plath's Poppies in July::
If I could bleed or sleep! ---
If my mouth could marry a hurt like that!
::both poems can be found in the beautiful Flora Poetica, The Chatto Book of Botanical Verse selected and edited by Sarah Maquire::
::knitting and poetry::
Thursday 30 July 2009
Aestlight Shawl
::Aestlight Shawl from The Shetland Trader - Gudrun Johnston::
::Intentions Yarn from Lime & Violet Club::Hand dyed merino mix::
::Think of the recipient and mindfully knit them an article with Bliss in your heart::
A Long Term Project
::something beautiful from a simple pattern::
::mindful whilst knitting without thinking::
::perfection is in the absolute uniformity of the knitting repetitiveness::
::First Blanket::from the stunningly beautiful Natural Nursery Knits by Erika Knight::
Thursday 2 July 2009
Tuesday 16 June 2009
Far and Away
::Someone will be enjoying a birthday in June::
::What will I do when you are far away and I am blue, what will I do::
::a cupcake glove puppy made with love will be what I do::
Thursday 21 May 2009
A Little Light Reading
::sometimes all you want to do is curl up with something knitting related to read::
::Gil McNeil divas don't knit and it's follow up needles and purls::
::soft, girly, happy ever afters::
::and the new edition of The Knitter::
Saturday 16 May 2009
bluefaced
Tuesday 5 May 2009
Saturday 18 April 2009
Something old, something new
Saturday 28 March 2009
Reminded of Glass
::And being a knitter, of course, I had tried knitted wire::
::glass bowl with knitted wire made when experimenting on my degree course::
Friday 27 March 2009
Thursday 26 March 2009
Pastel
::Nora's cami is completed::
::Rowan Purelife Cotton::
::Pattern is free here ::
::Thank you for this beautiful project, Nora::