Tag Archives: Handspun

Knitting a rainbow! – Fibre to yarn to shawl

by Corrie Berry Posted on April 14, 2016

I’ve been looking for some rainbow yarn I spun up last year, and I apparently never blogged about it. The first yarn was here, and I documented that really well, but the second lot escaped somehow. I have just started … Continue reading →

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Local Yarn Shops: Country Crafts of Stroud

by Corrie Berry Posted on January 7, 2016

I’m here to talk about Country Crafts of Stroud, a shop I visited last week while in the town with John and his family. If you missed the Bluestocking Wool Shop review from this same visit, you can find it … Continue reading →

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Bank Holiday Cowl

by Corrie Berry Posted on May 4, 2015

I decided to take the Bank Holiday off – which means that although I didn’t do any blogging, I got loads of stuff done! The big news item is that I’ve finished Naloa! I haven’t posted any photos of it … Continue reading →

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Dragon Cowl

by Corrie Berry Posted on February 10, 2015

I am super thrilled to show off my Dragon Cowl! This is knitted from the Dragon Yarn that I finished in January, which just to remind you all was spun from Manos del Uruguay fibre bought in Hulu Crafts in … Continue reading →

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Dragon Yarn – a lovely FO!

by Corrie Berry Posted on February 6, 2015

I want to tell you all about the Dragon Yarn, and I looked on the project notes on Ravelry…then noticed I have no blooming notes! So some of the figures for the yarn are inaccurate because I’m not unwinding the … Continue reading →

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Sherbert Cushion

by Corrie Berry Posted on September 9, 2014

Doesn’t the idea of a Sherbert Cushion sound delicious? Well it’s very soft and squooshy and gorgeously coloured, and in my opinion is as delicious as yarn and stuffing can get. It looks lovely on our (new) sofa! « Previous Episode Two: … Continue reading →

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Sherbert Yarn

by Corrie Berry Posted on March 11, 2013

I call the Sherbert Yarn a success! You know when February was being so awful to me, and then I decided to set up some resolutions for March which all involved spinning? One of my ambitions is to wheel-spin all … Continue reading →

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FO Friday – Big Hat

by Corrie Berry Posted on October 26, 2012

In a fit of the grumps on Tuesday, I decided not to work on anything that I was supposed to be working on (JS and I have an idea that we are developing slowly). Instead, I watched all the Harry … Continue reading →

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Campaign for Wool

by Corrie Berry Posted on September 28, 2012

I was hoping to finish the Dragonfly Jumper this week, but it is currently sitting upstairs in my room while I get all excited about the Campaign for Wool. I feel like this may be a slightly strange thing for … Continue reading →

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