Gifted wool

My elder daughter had given me some wool that she knew she didn’t have time to use and asked if I would be able to use it.  Of course I grabbed the opportunity and have now just finished that project. The wool was Debbie Bliss Roma and it is a super chunky weight.  I had…

A finally finished project

Thanks to my late nights watching the World Cup Cricket I have managed to get my Shetland wool project finished.I am pleased with the finished product.  I made the sleeves longer because usually when I buy a jumper or cardigan the sleeves are too short – these are just right. This is when I was…

Tuesday Travels. . .Shetland Museum and Archives

I will start with this tongue twister and you will find the reason why as you read on. . . . The reason for the tongue twister was this display in the Shetland Museum and Archives. In my family I am known for my love of butter and when I saw this display in the…

Memories of mum

I was doing some wool winding yesterday and as I was doing the winding it brought back memories of standing, as a child, with my arms out so my mum could wind her balls of wool.  I have no memory of what she knitted but the arms out is indeed a strong memory. I have…

Tuesday Travels. . .The Scalloway Museum, Shetland

I loved this caption. This small museum is a definite stopping place if you visit Shetland.  It is only a small museum but there is so much to look at and read.  There is an excellent section on the story of the Shetland Bus.  I knew a little about it from fiction I had read…

So many late nights.

With the Cricket World Cup and the recent Giro D’Italia I have had many late nights.  Last night for example was three o’clock.  Fortunately I also manage to get quite a bit of knitting done while watching the television so I have something to show for the late nights other than tired eyes. This is…