Conversations with Lily #2

Monday 31st December 2012

Lily:  why do I have to look so much like you? Me:  because you are blessed. Lily:  it’s not fair. Me:  *dignified silence* Lily:  *sigh* I wish I wasn’t blessed with your moon-like...

The Moebius Bagel

Thursday 20th December 2012

Courtesy of ‘I F***ing Love Science’ via Millington, I give you the Moebius bagel. This will of course be my prime teaching aid for the forthcoming Moebius workshops here in 2013....

Twinkle Twinkle

Saturday 15th December 2012

This, my friends, is an Addi Circular needle filled with Swarovski crystals. If it wasn’t 10 mm gauge I’d probably buy it. A rare find, you could buy them here. It so appeals to my inner...

Sleep. If found, please return, sadly missed at home. Reward.

Thursday 13th December 2012

Sleep.  It’s a gift.  If you have it, please help me.  I can’t do it.  Well, by ‘I can’t do it’ obviously what I mean is I can’t do it very well.  If I never...

Cold? Stressed? Here’s a motivational picture

Wednesday 12th December 2012

  This is Arthur.  All he wants is a warm cuddle from me (or anyone, really) and his big brother (out of shot, snoring on Mark’s lap). I am a slave to these little dogs.  When I wonder...

Conversations With Lily

Wednesday 5th December 2012

(It’s fine.  I guarantee that no matter what she says, she never reads this blog ‘cos it’s like ’bout knittin’ innit?  Well, no actually, to the disappointment of many...

Leaf of the Day: thy neighbour’s leaf (and some knitting)

Sunday 2nd December 2012

My neighbour is a funny chap.  He’s got some funny ways, I mean.  For example, he once ‘weeded’ and cleared his garden – with a flame-thrower.  Not a little blow-torch,...