Mad as a hatter

In days gone by a hat wasn’t just something thrown on at the last minute to cover a bad hair day, a hat was a vital part of an outfit. A gentleman removed his hat inside, and at various other times as a sign of respect. A lady kept her hat on inside.

With my curly bob, [...]

WWKIP Sydney 2011

Yes, it was that time of the year again when dozens of knitters in the celebration of our hobby. The lovely Margot took over the reins this year after Sally was distracted by life and other disasters, and boy did she organise a cracker! She organised a lovely venue, thousands of dollars worth of prize donations [...]

TdF Crashes, Wedding Shawls & Gainful Employment

Yes, I admit it like many of the cyclists and spinners in this years Tour I have crashed. Badly. The lovely squishy heavenly camel fibre is rather devilish in the spin. Too fine, too camel coloured and, aside from the gorgeous tactile experience, too boring. It is not a spin that you should give yourself a [...]

Mimknits Pattern Sale

Heads up everyone, one of my favourite designers Miriam Felton, is having a pattern sale to fund the print edition of her fabulous self published Twist & Knit. Mim is the designer of such lace beauties as the Icarus Shawl featured in the Summer 2006 issue of Interweave Knits and The Best of Interweave Knits Anthology [...]