Reading Time: 2 minutesLast Saturday I went to a Celebration of Stitch event, held by the Embroiderers Guild (Worcester Branch) at the Guildhall, Worcester. This is a little diversion for this blog, as I’m not an embroiderer myself, but I was prompted by a fellow crafter and I’m glad I went as I had an enjoyable time. Here are a few […]
Craft Skills
Knit, Crochet, and Knit Again
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe raglan jumper on the needles back in early June knitted up quite quickly but has only just made it on to a photograph. A basic every day jumper, and as a result it has been out and about a bit – stuffed into bags, pulled about, bungeed on to the back of my bike, and has […]
Dyers Rocket: Re-emergence at Diglis Bridge, Worcester
Reading Time: 5 minutesLast year I collected some dyers rocket or weld (Reseda luteola) that was growing locally, in abundance, on waste ground just off a cycle path I know. It stopped me in my tracks. ‘That looks familiar’, I thought. The spike-like flowers, growing out of a rosette of slim, spear-shaped leaves were distinctive. They were growing as far as […]
Recent knitting FOs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA pattern published in (Yarn Forward February Issue 9) for Madison Scarf which I’ve had for some time and was handy as a ‘stash buster’. I have the usual knitters infliction of an expanding yarn stash and need to find ways to keep it under control. I also have the tendency to knit in one […]
Queen of Procastination
Reading Time: 2 minutesI love knitting – it takes up much of my spare time, but I can’t help getting tempted by a few other crafts. I started out with knitting, crochet and dressmaking long ago, and have accumulated a couple of new interests along the way. Much fun is had, but fitting it all in is a […]
