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Some thoughts on life, yarn a few other bits!All thoughts and opinions are my own. Please note that anything pre-January 2018 was originally written in another package. I have transferred it over here but not all the information has translated as it should.
52 Weeks of Shawls – kits for Limelight
Have you heard the buzz about the Laine book 52 Weeks of Shawls...? If not then where have you been 😂 I bought this book and the first one I am making is Limelight - a semi-circular shawl in two contrasting colours... So, I thought I would put together some kits for...
Love Love Love Colours and Love Notes
Is no secret that I love Love Note by TinCanKnits. It's also no surprise that I am not alone... at the time of writing more than 6500 projects have been listed in Ravelry alone... I have now made three, all pretty different, but I love each of them so much and have...
Product of the Month – March 2021
Wow - I had 95 entries into last month's Product of the Month draw! Congratulations to Tracey D for winning. This month's giveaway is a skein of Mulberino Singles a single ply yarn that is 70% superwash and 30% mulberry silk. It also comes with a corresponding 100%...
Celebrate Women!
We are AMAZING! As you may have heard… I have spent much of the last year chatting to Lisa (For The Love of Yarn) and Michelle (Knit School & The Loveliest Yarn Co) - my Badass Girls. We have done two collaborations together which we have all enjoyed...
Badass Galentines
An English woman, an Irish woman and a Scottish woman... together they are BADASS!!! We had SO much fun with Badass Friday that we're doing it again! And this time, as well as a chance to win this fabulous collection, it is also available to preorder here, but only...
Post of the Month Giveaway – February 2021
I really love seeing what people make with my yarns, and how excited they are to receive packages from me. So, I am starting a Product of the Month Giveaway. Each month I will create a different package to be shared with one lucky customer... This month (February...
Learn To Knit Online – Mark 2!
Wednesdays 8-9.30pm During the last lockdown I taught several friends and neighbours how to knit. It was such a great group and open to everyone of all ages and stages. Given that we are now back in lockdown, and I have moved to a different part of the country (I now...
BadassFriday
Unless you have been living under a rock for the last 2 weeks you can’t escape hearing about Black Friday... A gratuitous day of fake deals and inbox spam... However we thought we’d do something a bit different... I have spent much of the last year on Zoom (who...
