I’ve been in stitches!!!

Sorry!  Couldn’t help myself … but in a way it’s true…October has been the month I finally got to grips with knitting and the picture above is proof!  It started with a little boat-necked jumper for a newborn and soon there was also a baby cardigan, a scatter cushion, a scarf and two pouches.  Not [...]

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Another of Life’s Little Mysteries

I felt convinced I had three suitable buttons for my latest little knitting project.  After all, I have a huge collection of buttons saved by my grandmother and my mother and spanning more than fifty years.  I was sure there would be three  small buttons in the right shade of brown somewhere amongst all that lot!  [...]

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A reminder …

This is how I spent some of the afternoon: knitting for my first grandchild.  I’m a knitting novice (and a grandma novice too, come to think of it!) but it’s hard to resist at least having a go at creating something soft and tiny with all the lovely yarns that are available these days.  When I [...]

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