I’ve been doing a lot of knitting recently and to be perfectly frank I’m itching to be stitching again. Although I love to knit and am a lifelong knitter, in my heart of hearts I’m a quilter. I always, always have quilting to do, pieceing or handquilting or something. But right now…. nothing….lots of UFOs […]

The rain still hasn’t stopped. It feels as though we haven’t seen the sun at all since we returned from Rome. I think there were a few hours of sunshine sometime a week or so ago, but mainly it has just been rain, rain and more rain…and more still forecast 🙁 Peter and I decided […]

I can now proudly present… … one very pretty sock, she says modestly…. It really is very nice – and I can recommend Jennifer L. Appleby’s pattern (which you can find in Favorite Socks 25 Timeless Designs from Interweave). It is a well-written and very neat pattern. Thumbs up from Switzerland! The cable pattern is […]

Granny’s socks are progressing nicely – or at least the first one is anyway. And if I say so myself, they are just sooo delightful! The cable pattern is very pretty, but very dense. This is going to be one snuggly warm pair of socks. Today I can see the end of the tunnel. I […]

OK, I know I’m cheating, I confess, give in, you’re right…. I hereby admit that I am wantonly flouting the finish something old before you start something new rule. I am a weak-willed woman – but I guess you know that by now. It’s not the first time… I do have an excuse… My mother […]