From my stash to yours

  Have you ever wondered what certain New Zealand yarns would be like to knit? How warm and soft is a possum yarn really? Compare a beautifully crafted pure New Zealand wool yarn from a boutique mill to one from a commercial mill? Investigate how a colourful New Zealand indie dyer's yarn might work up into a...

#project vest: the conclusion

I went a bit more slowly finishing the second half of this vest.  It actually didn't take very long because there is less fabric in the front!  If you count all the hours I spent knitting and finishing this vest, the result will equal about 24 hours. Maybe a bit less. I'm a bit hot...

The Bofur collection

Do you remember how I told you I was doing some secret knitting a little while ago? Well, I can now tell you about some of it! If you click on this link you'll be taken to the part of Stansborough's website that features their movie products.  Scroll down, and you'll see... and Images are compliments...

The glimmer of Mythral

"Mr Baggins!" he cried. "Here is the first payment of your reward! Cast off your old coat and put on this!" With that he put on Bilbo a small coat of mail, wrought for some young elf-prince long ago. It was of silver-steel, which the elves call mithril, and with it went a belt of...

Mythral is back!!!

Today, I have the very immense pleasure of sharing with you that the new batch of Stansborough Mythral has finally arrived!!!!  You can imagine I was dying to get home and play with these! If you've missed my posts about Stansborough's Mythral in the past, I'll just quickly introduce this unique and beautiful yarn.  It's...

Hobbit talk

Just a quick pop in to share a new link with you today from one of my favourite New Zealand wool (and yarn) producers. This is Stansborough's facebook page, and a great way to find out what happening in Wellington this week with the launch of the Hobbit, including an artisan market that starts today!...