NKW #2 - Knitting & Me

  I told my husband that I was going to do an interview with myself on my blog. He said, "That's a bit self indulgent." Well,...

NKW#1 - Vintage Pattern Picture of the Day

Welcome to the first post of November Knit Week! Every day I will be sharing a favourite pattern picture from my collection - sit back and e...

November Knit Week Schedule

So, what's it all about then? In the past few months I have been concentrating a lot of my crafting energy on sewing, with my knitting...

Results! Charity Shop Hit-rate Survey

In a post a few weeks ago I mentioned that I had been keeping a note of charity shop visits and my purchases. Well, after 4 weeks of keepin...

Announcing: November Knit Week!

I am very excited to announce November Knit Week - a week-long celebration of knitting, to be held on this very blog. Beginning on Monday ...

Sunday in Pictures

 Picnic Walk Cup of Tea Cat on knee Knitting

What are your sewing "Ooooooh!" moments?

Let me explain what I mean by that. You know those moments when you try a new technique, or look at something you've sewn and gasp out l...

Knitting Blues

This week I have been finishing off a couple of baby items for a friend from work, as well as soldiering on with my vintage Bestway jumper. ...

Recent Finds

A selection of recent charity shop finds.... Yellow metal and fur 1950s brooch (£2) - I'd always thought these kind of fur accessorie...

Making a Garment from an Existing Item

This project was something of a first for me for two reasons - sewing something requested by a friend, and making a pattern using an existin...