Well February came and went, didn’t it? I won’t bother with the usual excuses and laments about my blog absence — it seems intermittent blogging is my norm, for the moment. But to those of you who’ve stuck around — thanks!
Continue reading “A visit to Blackwell House and State of the Knitting”
Hi friends! It’s been awhile since I’ve shared what’s on my needles, so how about a little WIP round up? Right now, for me, it’s all about the knitalongs!
Hi friends!
Hope you’ve been having a happy and restful festive season. I don’t tend to do big year-end round up posts of what I’ve made (I like to save that for my blogiversary). But 2018 has been a big year, and I thought it’d be fun, as the new year dawns , to look back on some of the highlights of this year and make a few plans for the upcoming one!
Knitting-wise, 2018 was a year of firsts. I massively enjoyed my first ever Edinburgh Yarn Festival, spending it with old and new friends. I taught my first knitting classes. I occasionally helped out at my favorite local yarn shop, Northern Yarn. I also got to work my first knitting festival at Yarndale on the NY stand and received the most special wedding blanket from lovely friends while there! And I released my first ever knitting pattern — something I never thought I’d do!
Personally, it was a big year as well of course: settling into UK life, submitting my dissertation, and, most memorably, Mr. N and I tying the knot — and then celebrating throughout the rest of the year with our families and friends.
I’m looking forward to seeing what 2019 holds and sharing more crafty adventures here. As ever, I’ve got a queue to knit that could see me through several years, but I’m also hoping to carve a bit of time out to learn to sew, do a bit more designing, and hopefully get into some more new fiber-y adventures!
But for now, I thought I’d start 2019 with my “Make Nine.” Unlike last year, I’ve actually tried to pick just nine things, and I’ve included a few smaller projects in the hopes of making it achievable. And there’s a blank spot in the grid to represent the designs I want to work on! 
Top Row, from left: Threipmuir by Ysolda Teague (I’m looking forward to casting it on when I get home in Birlinn Yarn Company yarn from EYF 2018); Log Cabin Mitts by Karen Templer; and Flaum by Justyna Lorkowska (also to be knit in EYF 2018 yarn)
Middle: Houlland by Donna Smith; Còinneach by Kate Davies; Olivia by Julie Weisenberger.
Bottom: Fjer by Fiber Tales and Tettegouche by Virginia Sattler-Reimer.
It’ll all probably change, but I do love a bit of project planning! Do you already have any projects planned for the New Year?
Hope you’ve had a happy and peaceful festive season, with a bit of time for knitting.
xo K
Hi friends and happy … whatever day today is! I’m coming at you jetlagged from a mild, if slightly damp, Melbourne to tell you about my most recent finished object, St Catherines. I cast off, blocked, and photographed it a couple of weeks ago, but couldn’t find the time that this project deserved to write a nice, fulsome post. But now, even if I’m not quite officially done with work ahead of the holidays, things are definitely feeling relaxed, so I thought I’d take a bit of time this afternoon to tell you about this bold and generous a-bit-more-than-a-shrug, but not-quite-a-cardi that I’ve been working on during the last several months.
Continue reading “Finished Object: Northern Yarn St Catherines”
Hi friends, and happy last first Thursday of the month for 2018! If you’re new around here, every first Thursday a group of us post about socks. Paula hosts a little link up over at Spin a Yarn so that people can join in any month that suits. I’ve not made much sock progress since last month, so I’ll quickly tell you what I’ve been up to and then talk a bit about handknit socks and fit, something I’ve been thinking about a lot.
Continue reading “On knitting socks too small … (Once Upon a Sock, December 2018)”
Over the weekend, I had a really delightful (if far too short) visit to good friends who live in Devon. My friend and fellow knitting enthusiast Grace had been promising me she had some good yarn shops to introduce me when I next visited. We only had time for one shop, so we made it a good one: Wool on the Exe in Exeter.
Hello hello friends!
Despite my best intentions (and a backlog of things to tell you about), I’m still struggling to write here as often as I’d like. I’m going to give some thought to why that is and try to come up with a plan … I do really value this space and having a chance to chat in the comments and don’t want to let it completely fall by the wayside.
Case in point … I finished my Lotta Dress at the end of October, got photos a few weeks ago, and am only today managing to share it with you!
Hi friends and happy first day of November! It’s also the first Thursday of the month, which means it is time for some sock talk (and I have a little KAL news at the end of the post!).
Continue reading “Once Upon a Sock, November 2018 (+ Parkamoor Socks KAL news)”
Hi friends, and happy Tuesday!
A little over a week ago, and a bit on a whim, I decided to jump into Style Bee’s Fall 10×10 Challenge. Are you familiar with these kinds of challenges? They exist in different forms, but the idea behind this one is you pick ten items (including shoes!) and for ten days you wear them in combination.
Hi friends, and happy Friday!
I’ve been sitting on this finished object post for ages, waiting to have the time to sit down and properly write about what is probably one of my favorite ever finished garments, my Incunabula Cardigan, knit in very special Shear Delight Castlemilk Moorit/BFL DK.
fiber and sustenance 