Experience is a great teacher.

Recently I posted about a beanie I made using brioche stitch. You can find the post here. I had entitled the post “I forgot to put my brain into gear.” I had lots of issues when I knitted that particular beanie but eventually it turned out fine.  I saw some beautiful wool recently when I…

Second version of a previous project.

Some years ago I knitted a dress for one of our granddaughters.  The dress has been passed down to our youngest granddaughter and she has worn it a few times but now she can no longer get it over her head.  The dress was knitted from the bottom up so I should be able to…

Brioche, a kind of light sweet bun or roll, not this one.

You may remember from a previous post that I received some beautiful wool in the post recently. The wool was bought specifically to knit this garment which I saw on Pinterest. The pattern is available from http://www.pickles.no It is a very loose knit and creates a lovely soft texture. It is a bit difficult to…

Mur de Bretagne and the Abbey of Bon-Repos

When we were recently in France we were staying in Brittany so almost all of our travels were within Brittany.  Close to where we were staying was the Lac du Guerlédan and at the western end is the Abbaye de Bon-Repos.  It is a beautiful setting for an abbey but unfortunately it was allowed to…

To market to market to buy a fat pig.

One of the many things I love about France is the weekly market.  Most of the towns have their own market day with some towns putting on splendid markets while others are fairly simple.  Our closest town was Rostrenen and the market there was quite large.  The first time we went it coincided with the…