Tag Archives: WIPW

WIPW (11) – Towersey Shawl

My main WIP this week is the Towersey Shawl. I don’t have long to write this blog-post as I’m about to go to Wonder-Gran‘s house to help her fix an old chair that is a bit of a family heirloom. … Continue reading

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WIPW (10) – Dragonfly Jumper

For the third week in a row, my jumper is my work in progress. Note I’ve renamed it the “Dragon Fly” jumper. This is because I finally found the ball-band for the yarn, which I had for some reason stuffed away … Continue reading

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WIPW (9) – Jumper Continuation!

I posted about the first jumper I’ve attempted in last week’s WIPW, and it’s all I’ve worked on since. I started it (for the second time) while I was on holiday in Cornwall with JS and his family. It was … Continue reading

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WIPW (8) — My first jumper!

I can finally write about the WIP that I hinted at last week, as I contacted “Let’s Knit” asking them to send me a copy of the jumper pattern that I lost, and within two hours I had it. It … Continue reading

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WIPW (11) – Plutonium Muffins Community.

Today’s WIPW is an odd one – it’s me, and Plutonium Muffins. I ‘came out’ about my depression yesterday, on Blurt, a foundation that is focussed on “Tackling the stigma of depression one word at a time…”. While writing the … Continue reading

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WIPW (10) – Baby Hat for T

In my posts about the BDCH Knitalong I would like to host*, I mentioned I couldn’t start until Friday as I was involved in another project. This project is a hat for one of JS‘ colleagues babies, a little boy whose … Continue reading

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WIPW (9) – Crochet (and Chippenham Folk Festival)

This weeks Work in Progress Wednesday is a bit of an odd one! I went to Chippenham Folk Festival this weekend with my dear JS and a couple of lovely friends. I had been looking forward to it a lot; … Continue reading

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WIPW – Lion

I’ve been commissioned to make a tiny, tiny lion for Zambezi Safari & Travel Company! I got started on it – won’t take long, but it’s a WIP at the moment cos I doubt I will finish it today anyway. … Continue reading

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WIPW (7) — Fairisle Mittens

Back to WIP Wednesday today! I mentioned last week that I’d won something from Knit Today…well, a week later and I’ve nearly completed one mitten. This has a lot to do with the fact that I was in bed for … Continue reading

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WIPW (6) – Brooches

A few weeks ago I posted about the fabric flower I had made on my sewing machine. I’ve decided I now like brooches, and I’ve embarked on a journey of trying out a few different patterns to make some. This … Continue reading

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