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
Car Knitting Last night I spent about an hour sitting in my car, knitting. JS was on a train to Devon and I arrived super early because the weather was bad and I didn’t want to have any accidents. It … 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
JS and his dad were playing at a pub last night and rang in the time change with a hearty few pints and lots of excellent music. This lead to the requirement to have a lazy Sunday. Admittedly, most days … Continue reading
I sorted through my Ravelry* queue the other day. What this actually means is that I deleted all the projects that I put up there as I’ve brainstormed over the last few years, and added patterns that I think will … 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.
