Laura | January 14, 2010
Pattern: Granny Square – Basic Yarn: Rowan Cashcotton DK, 3 shades of blue, don’t know the colourways. Hook: 4mm Yay! First FO of the year! And I am really pleased with it. It’s just a granny square cushion, backed with an old jumper of mine that I never wear. It measures 20″ squared. I love [...]
Laura | November 25, 2007
… my darning needle? I have a wonderful FO that I have finished knitting but need to tidy up my loose ends and I have no idea where my darning needles are. I reckon they are in a box somewhere, but I have no idea where. Hmmmmmmmm. The search continues!
Laura | October 14, 2007
Well, as you can tell due to the lack of entries, life has been extremely hectic recently. What with the threat of an impending OfSted inspection at school and the house malarky, it’s been a stressful time recently. But things are getting better. Oh yes. We have finally exchanged on our house! This pleases me [...]
Laura | October 2, 2007
I wanted to cast on a pair of socks as I feel I am getting sock withdrawal symptoms (like dreaming of knitting socks … ) and the needles have all been packed into the bottom of one of my knitting boxes. I think I will have to dig them out before too long. The lace [...]
Laura | September 30, 2007
Urgh. This is a ‘feel sorry for me’ post. I simply have not had any time recently to do any knitting. None at all. I have been ill, busy with work, busy with house stuff, busy packing, busy phoning around people to get mortgage sorted, busy, busy, busy. I even haven’t had much time to [...]
Laura | September 14, 2007
This is my latest WIP. It is the
Laura | September 7, 2007
Who’s there? The postman! And the postman brought me lots of goodies today. The first thing I opened was my book for the Blog a Penguin Classic. I received Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte. I’m looking forward to reading it. I also received a wonderful parcel from my SP11! Look! Thank you SP11! It is [...]
Laura | August 25, 2007
Pattern: Monkey from The Bumper Book of Knitting (Simply Knitting) Yarn: Rowan Kid Classic shades 817 (Bear) and 828 (Feather) Needles: Size 4mm straights Well, Badger was spot on with what the bits and pieces were from my last entry. It was the monkey from Simply Knitting. I hated this knit David really liked this [...]
Laura | August 18, 2007
Today I decided to deviate from my normal knitting and make some knitting accessories! I decided to go to HobbyCraft, spend a few pennies and then spend the afternoon making stitch markers! Man, they were fiddly. I got frustrated, I threw it down in a mood a couple of times but eventually, the finished objects [...]
Laura | August 14, 2007
For the next 3 or so months, I am taking part in Secret Pal 11. Here is my questionaire. 1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? I love merino, wool blends and cashmere. They are gorgeous and, quite often, expensive I don’t like the feel of [...]