One of the nicest aspects of the Christmas holidays is the luxury of time to sit, uninterrupted and make. Back at Yarndale, my Mum bought me the Sue Stratford Book, 'Knit Me, Dress Me, Love Me' and put it away for Christmas. There's patterns for bunnies, pandas, cats, mice, dogs, bears and monkeys. You can look… Continue reading Mouse in the House
Author: bizzymitts
A Little Yarn Going A Long Way
You know when you nip to your local haberdashery for a bit of ribbon or something and come out with a few random extras that weren't 'on the list'? That's what I did (again) a couple of weeks ago. This yarn was just sitting there in a clearance bucket near the till looking so temptingly… Continue reading A Little Yarn Going A Long Way
Make, Eat, Drink and be Merry
Handmade gifts are not for everybody. I reserve mine for the people I know will genuinely appreciate the time and love put into their personalised pressie. My foodie friend has a Christmas Day birthday, her husband's is a couple of days later and it has been a tradition to give them a basket of goodies… Continue reading Make, Eat, Drink and be Merry
Box of Delights
Advent is a big deal in our house. An exciting time of hope and anticipation as we start to decorate the house and count down to the big day. Two of my girls have birthdays in November and it has been tradition that a special advent calendar is one of their gifts. Lego was a… Continue reading Box of Delights
Cake Off
This year, just like knitters everywhere, my knit and natter group has been heavily into cake. Obviously we have the baked kind - there would be a riot if we turned up to find there wasn't a homemade offering. Nigella's carrot, walnut and ginger cake was a massive hit at the last meeting. Custard creams,… Continue reading Cake Off
Inbetweeners
When I'm working on bigger time-consuming knitted or crocheted pieces like shawls or blankets, as soon as the end is in sight, ideas for the next project are already on my mind. In between, I like to pick up something simple and fun that can be completed in a few evenings for a quick stash-busting… Continue reading Inbetweeners
Yarndale 2017
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