Archive for July, 2010

August Cashmere Club

The August cashmere club parcels went out yesterday, so they should be with you very soon. I wish I could tell you all more about the inspiration for the colourway, but I know that lots of you like the yarn to be a surprise, so I’ll just tell you that the name of the colourway is […]

Shop Update 01.08.10 - Part II

Elinor Glee

Esme Hothouse Flowers

Esme Ships That Pass In The Night

Esme TGIF

Miranda 4ply Daddy’s Home!

Miranda 4ply Fortune Favours The Bold

Miranda 4ply The Good Life (this week’s cover shot)

Martha DK One More Chance

Martha DK Bet Your Bottom Dollar

The shop preview is now up, see you on Sunday!

Shop Update 01.08.10 - Part I

I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling a little bit pouty that I can’t get to Knit Nation this weekend. So I thought I’d put together a consolatory sale, one of the biggest, baddest, brightest shop updates that I think we’ve ever had!!! It’s hard to narrow my choices down this week, but here’s […]

Hot Or Not

HOT

This cast on for toe up socks. Yes, I caved, and cast on a new pair of socks from the handspun.
Following on from that, I have discovered how much easier it is knitting socks on 2 circs rather than on dpns. Exciting stuff!!!
The Knitter’s Mencap Hat Design competition. Give it a go!!
These gingersnap cookies. I […]

Spin-ster

Here are my latest handspun efforts.

A cheerful 2ply fractal spun yarn, that I intend to make socks from. I had high hopes that this would be a sock weight, but after finishing the yarn, it plumped right up, and became a dk weight. ah well, the socks will knit up faster. The fibre is Corriedale, […]