you have until the 31st December to enter to win 1kg of British wool to kick off your new year with a new stash!
As you know, I am drip feeding you with little tidbits here and there, but SO FAR (and there will be more) we have
This guest blogger is inexperienced when it comes to buying for a knitter….
“The question is when you don’t understand knitting, what do you get someone? Do they already have it? Is it the wrong size or type? Is it bad quality or just a bad idea?….”
If you have a knitter in your life and you are not sure what to buy for them, or you are a knitter yourself and you want to treat yourself this Christmas then I have a few gift ideas for you. All lovely makers, sellers and artists are UK based too!
“Aw! In the name of the Wee Man! Your thrapple is out!”
This was the cry of my wee Glasgow mammy* when I came through her door one day when the wind was blowing and the air was chilly.
I hadn’t heard the phrase before, so the first time she said it I checked to make sure I hadn’t had some dreadful wardrobe malfunction
Having played about with washable yarns recently I felt the need to get a bit sheepy and went stash-diving for a breed specific yarn.
I am suffering from two well known knitter’s ailments. I have had them separately, but they have compounded on me this time.
I’ve definitely got startitis and a bout of “I want to knit all the things!!!” I can’t help that so many beautiful patterns are catching my eye and being recently released!
A little while ago I told you that I had gone to my mam’s to claim my knitting heirlooms. I had been complaining to her that I had a pile of jumpers to wash and the thought of pinning them all out again filled me with dread when she reminded me that my Nannie’s – her mam – jumper board was gathering dust, waiting to dress a jumper once more.
Even though I have never particularly enjoyed the creeping darkness at this time of year – from long, light Shetland summer evenings to unending darkness in winter – I do love the colours that surround us in autumn
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