I’ve missed “Sock Wars“! I participated last year, and loved it, even though technology and a hurricane make it a bit more shambolic than the organiser would have hoped, I’m sure. I was just thinking the other day about this and wondering if it would ever happen again, and then today I saw a mention… Continue reading Nooooo!
Category: swaps
Secret Pal Stuff
Huge thanks to my Secret Pal. I came back from the school walk this morning to find this: I opened it up and experienced Yarnticipation… There was yarn, oh yes, I’m getting to that, but the thing that made me immediately popular? Chocolate! With the boys duly distracted, I settled down to my part of… Continue reading Secret Pal Stuff
Butterflies and Stars from Brendah
Butterflies and Stars from Brendah Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. These lovely flowers and star discs are enjoying themselves among my spring flowers. They arrived today from San Francisco, along with a postcard. Again, I love the fact that they are all different colours. There is also a cute silver heart charm that says “Made with… Continue reading Butterflies and Stars from Brendah
Stitch Markers “Moorish”
Stitch Markers “Moorish” Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. Here’s the second set.
Stitch Markers "Moorish"
Stitch Markers “Moorish” Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. Here’s the second set.
Stitch Markers: “Red Wave”
Stitch Markers “Red Wave” Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. These stitch markers will be winging their way to somone from the Stitch Marker Exchange, later this month. I liked them so much I made myself some earrings that differ only in that the big white bead is a reddish/brown bead in the earrings. I put different… Continue reading Stitch Markers: “Red Wave”
Stitch Markers: "Red Wave"
Stitch Markers “Red Wave” Originally uploaded by jwordsmith. These stitch markers will be winging their way to somone from the Stitch Marker Exchange, later this month. I liked them so much I made myself some earrings that differ only in that the big white bead is a reddish/brown bead in the earrings. I put different… Continue reading Stitch Markers: "Red Wave"
Swappy!
I’ve been feeling a bit isolated out here in knitland, in winter. I read a lot of blogs but I felt like I wanted something to connect me to a community, so I started searching for swaps. I found this great site, which has a list of links to various knit-a-longs and swaps. The knit-a-longs… Continue reading Swappy!
DEATH!
Aaarghhh! Death arrived in the mail today, from Wyoming , not the West Country as I had expected (I had read the sidebars of Yarn-Monkey’s site incorrectly). The socks are lovely, made of Plymouth Colorspun DK (75% Acrylic, 25% Wool), which means they’ll probably last longer than the ones I made. They fit perfectly and… Continue reading DEATH!
Death Becomes Her
I received a message from the assassin of my assassin (in Sock Wars, of course). “Jaycee is so very dead,” it read, “and we mourn her passing….but she died happily with alpaca/silk blend socks for her feet! Ah, it comes to us all. It just hasn’t come to me yet. I checked the package tracking… Continue reading Death Becomes Her