A proper winter weekend

Hello, and a Happy Weekend to you! I am enjoying my cosy knitting room with a roaring fire AND a heater going, while the hail and rain fall outside, and snow settles on the hills that I can see from my window.  I am feeling extremely happy. It is finally Winter! An added happiness is the...

Seriously Pretty

For a long time, I have hankered after a pretty, feminine yarn, with the barest hint of blush.  Something that reminded me of the palest cherry blossom scattered over clean white sheets.  I never was able to find that colourway, until Circus Tonic Handmade appeared on the scene. When I saw Hannah's Galah colourway, that beautifully muted...

Wovember 2015

This year, I am joining the Wovember WAL and NaKniSweMo, and thought that this would be a good time to finish my 100% wool sweater which has been on hold for no good reason (Two Hearts, a pattern by Lisa Lloyd). WovemberWAL projects need to be 100% wool.  I have chosen to knit Two Hearts...

A rural day out

Having moved to rural New Zealand, I am determined to enjoy all that being 'in the country' (as we say here) has to offer.  The annual Wairarapa Agricultural & Pastoral Society Show is being held this weekend, so the young man and I trotted along to see what was to be found!  For the benefit of...

The happiness of winter

Ah winter, the best time of the year!  We are spoilt in New Zealand.  We never get endless sub-zero temperatures and massive snow storms that last for days.  Instead, we have days like this: Gorgeous, sunny days, with white frosts in the morning.  I love, love, love mornings like this! Last week, we were extra spoiled...

Of fibre, balloons and birds

Hello!!  Happy Sunday!  I hope you've had a great week wherever you are. Some interesting things happened to us this week. You'll all know about the Geek socks of course.  I'm totally amazed to see a finished project out there already! The young boy said "There are balloons in the sky!" one morning.  This is what we saw, appearing...