Looking for inspiration.

I want to make some pictures to hang in our toilet but I am not sure quite what I want to do.  I decided to take a look at my Pinterest board for ideas and was surprised by the many and wonderful quotes that I had pinned there.  It will be difficult to make a…

These boots are made for walking

I have just finished making a pair of bootees.  The pattern is from Bonita Patterns which you can find at this website. http://www.bonitapatterns.com. I have a niece called Bonita so it was a nice link for the bootees for our future grandchild. I saw the bootees on my younger daughter’s Pinterest board and thought I…

Tour de France jumper finished, another project needed for the remainder of the Tour.

I obviously chose a project that was not of an appropriate length for the Tour de France as I have completed it and we are only up to Stage 14 when I write this post. The jumper was a joy to knit.  I had forgotten how much I enjoy colour work when knitting. I have…

Are you a Pinner? Do you have Pinterest boards?

I have been a follower of Pinterest for quite some time and you can spend an incredible amount of time looking at all the wonderful ideas to be found there. I find it is invaluable for great ideas for DIY and craft, also for knitting ideas although Ravelry is my main source of inspiration for…

Frogging is now being made into chevrons

A while back I posted about frogging a jumper that I had knitted many years ago.  I had frogged the wool but hadn’t got around to washing it so the wool memory would be lost. I have now washed the wool. I also needed to purchase some yellow wool for the project I was about…

Starting to make some Christmas gifts

I saw this cushion on Pinterest and thought I would give it a try myself. The original pillows can be seen here. I just looked at the picture and followed the general idea. Now looking back at the original I think I could have made the scarf stripes thinner and so a few more would…