Draco Malfoy, the arch-nemesis of Harry Potter, my favourite villain, and the subject of my latest knitting project, is finished! If you had forgotten or missed it, I started knitting him about a year ago…well, OK, last July (2012), and … Continue reading
I’m burning the midnight oil tonight, thinking about Draco Malfoy…actually, I have tonsilitis and am finding it impossible to fall asleep as everytime I get close to the brink, my mouth pops open, my tonsils dry out, and they start … Continue reading
I promised this FO Friday yesterday – and here it is! Fingerless Mittens for TJB, the best pianist in my life, a violinist, and a man with cold palms… TJB’s Mittens I joke – the reason I had to make … Continue reading
I graduated today! That feels so surreal to type – I’ve been five years in the studying for this, and it should have been three years for the degree that I got, so hurrah for me! I got some photos … Continue reading
I have spent this morning going through my Ravelry queue (again) and deciding what project to cast on next. I’ve just finished the two biggest projects I’ve worked on for a while (the Towersey Shawl and the Dragonfly Jumper, watch … Continue reading
My dog, my Kerrowmoor Gold Digger, my companion through teenagehood, died on Friday the 29th of June. Last week. Do you have any idea how strange it feels or sounds to type that? As soon as I found out, I … Continue reading
Hi everyone! I thought I’d start reviewing apps for knitting — I’m a bit of an iGeek (JS worked for Apple for a while, and taught me all about the joy of apps when I got my iPad for work purposes), … Continue reading
I met my friend Grumpy for tea last night; she is busy revising for exams, and as a result was procrastinating (something that leads to a lot of useful discoveries). She found this article on the BBC website, which initially incensed … Continue reading
I love Harry Potter — that’s a well-known fact about me, and if you didn’t know that before, you do now! At uni, I met my dear friend Grumpy*, someone I bonded with quickly on account of (amongst other things) … Continue reading
Corrie's blog about fibre crafts, followed by whatever other creative pursuits take my fancy. A healthy source of fibre! Originally inspired by Pluto and Canadian Muffins.
