Thursday, November 15th, 2012
I’ve been knitting….and knitting….and then some… For months. And no matter how hard I try, I don’t seem to be getting to the end. I’m making one of those projects that will keep going forever and ever and never be finished. And I really want it to be finished because I want to wear it. […]
Never ending knitting
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2012
I finished up my second Backyard Baby tote yesterday….. here the two of them are – the outsides…. and the insides…. I’m happy with the result – but won’t be doing any more of those teeny weeny squares and sashing for a while I don’t think!! I also got some lovely post yesterday…. From Fiona […]
Totes and bees
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Sunday, November 11th, 2012
I’ve been very busy for the last couple of days – hence my absence here. It was Bazaar time! Since I moved to Switzerland almost 22 years ago I’ve been an active member of the Anglican Community in Zürich – it’s really the only ex-pat type thing I’ve ever dabbled in and St Andrew’s in […]
Quintessentially British
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Yesterday I decided that come hell or high water I was going to sew…..and sew I did. (we won’t talk about the state the house is in and what I should really have been doing instead – enough to say that I won’t be winning the Swiss Housewife of the Year again!) I managed to […]
Backyard Baby tote
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Monday, November 5th, 2012
(My own generic sock pattern, Sock Hop Yarn in Aqualung by Crown Mountain Farms) I’ve been taking one day at a time, doing little things that make me happy and knitting really easy socks which require almost no brain engagement whatsoever. And I’ve been learning that there are times when I can’t solve problems – […]
Treading gently
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