All posts tagged: wool

episode 53 – Reacquainting

Today I have a good old squish of Kate Davie’s Buachaille yarn and find out about your Tales of the WIPs of Doooom

twentyfifteen

it’s a long one! I look back at 2015 and think ahead a little.

episode 47 and I knit socks now!

Yes! You read it correctly – I am finally knitting socks! This episode contains my socks-ploration, a yarn review of WYS Illustrious and a preview of In The Footsteps of Sheep, by Debbie Zawinski.

Natural Gradient Beauties: part two

More natural gradients for you – Perfect for keeping warm this winter and looking spectacular too. I also have more yarny suggestions from our sponsor BritYarn to help further enable you!

Natural gradient beauties: part one

Gradients have surely been one of the biggest trends of the last year or so; we love seeing beautiful hand-dyed gradient dye packs and there have been such amazing designs which are complemented with the ombre effect. I think natural sheep shades make such a striking effect and, in the first of a few posts, urge you to think more about the natural rainbow

episode 45 – I want to cast on all the things!

It’s autmuny/wintery; the clocks have changed and a darker period of the year is opening up in front of us offering us more knitting time…is that what I want to cast on all the things??

episode 43 – WOOL is wondrous!

I am a wee bit Shetland Wool Week lagged! Get a cuppa and come ’round for a catch up