Tour de France and a finished jumper

Those of you who have followed my blog for a few years will know that the Tour de France is a time when I head off to bed at about 1.30 in the morning.  The Tour starts on television about 10.00pm each evening and I am couch bound until 1.30.  During the Tour is when…

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…