The moment I saw the mustart yellow/brown Flump Aran from Babylonglegs that was supposed to be a gift to myself for finishing the book, I knew 2 things:
1. I wasn't going to wait until September to play with it
2. It would be a hat
3. It would end up being a gift for Kerstin, aka Tantie.
And...
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Just some of the yarns coming into the house at the minute.
-- The top one is a custom dye of Flump Aran from Sarah at Babylonglegs that begged and pleaded with me to make it into something beautiful. I told it that I had no time for other projects that I needed to work on Work. But it loo...
Fact: One never realises how much yarn there is in the world, until one starts researching a crochet book.
The range of makers, sheep, animals, fibres, drape, loft, ply, weight, place of origin, place of manufacture, dyes, varigation, self-striping, kettle dyed, hand dyed, dip dyed, hand painted...
It is the only constant, isn't it? Particularly so in a life filled with children. I am 100% certain that Theo couldn't walk around the house yesterday, but today he was running (and shrieking) after his brother and sister, much to the dismay of the other patrons at the garden centre.
Because...
When I started my business in October, it never occured to me that I would do anything but self-publish my patterns. Obviously every type of publishing has its benefits and drawbacks, but the control freak in me LOVES being totally in charge of every aspect of my pattern - from the design to t...
I did give fair warning that it was arriving. I prepared for it, sorted through the stash, warned the husband...but the arrival of over 2kg of spun gold STILL surprised and delighted me to no end.
Most of this is for things that I have to keep quiet (which I totally suck at, so NEVER tell m...