It’s been a long ol’ while since I’ve been able to write a
blog post, and for this, dear readers, I can only apologise sincerely.
Yarn yarn yarn yarn! |
I have, however, been really rather busy, both at GBY and
with my mum [yes we finally finished the shop] (and of course that dank old rag I call my social life). It has
been lovely to be able to meet and speak with some of my adoring fans, and by
that I mean, it has been nice to meet some of you who admit to reading the
blog, and those who dared say they enjoyed it. My ego has been swelling nicely
ever since, so my eternal gratitude goes out to you.
My knitting has been coming along in leaps and bounds, and I
have attended a lace workshop, WoolFest and learnt to do cables all in my long
absence from blogging.
Foolishly, I have neglected to take pictures of some of my
finished projects, but know that I have been immensely happy with the result. I have found the book 'The Knitted Odd-Bod Bunch' by Donna Wilson to be a hearty companion in times of stifled creativity.
My current project is a pair of cabled legwarmers for my
newest niece. I’m using Debbie Bliss’ Baby Cashmerino, which seems to have the
current monopoly on all things soft. It is a joy to knit with, and the slight
gloss that comes in the wool makes the cables look about fifty times more
impressive than they probably are. I am by no means the final word on the
subject, but as this is my first cabled project, I feel like they’re looking
pretty good and that makes me happy inside.
I am the Queen of lace!! |
Let’s backtrack a moment, and we’ll dwell on my brilliance
in conquering the lace workshop! Okay, okay, it wasn’t totally my brilliance,
it was a combination of good cake, good teaching and a whole heap of patience
that had me knitting lace by the end of one day. All round I was incredibly
impressed with the result. Recently, we’ve been having a lot of mind-mapping
sessions, thinking about new workshops and courses we can run, and all I am at
liberty to say at this present time is how darn exciting they are all going to
be! There seem to be many new things in the pipeline for
everyone, and this fills with me with joy.
I am 100% NOT lying when I tell you I definitely did this. DEFINITELY. |
Anyway, I must dash as there are dogs to be walked and tans to top up in this rare but oh-so-gratifying British sunshine, but know that I have far from deserted you, dear reader.