It’s many years since I made a quilt, although I used to be quite prolific. I’m not really sure when patchwork and quilting fell out of favour for me, but at some point I definitely started knitting and spinning more. A while ago, one of my older quilts (20 years old I think, pictured below) […]
I love David Shrigley‘s work. I first came across it in an exhibition in Prague while I was there on a wonderful university field trip a number of years ago. I had forgotten that he had been commissioned to produce this humourous short animation for the fashion label Pringle of Scotland. It was to mark
‘.. if an old lady tried to knit that many, her hands would catch fire’ Read More »
This past week I noticed that The Littlest Babbidge’s preschool hat was getting a little short over the ears. Despite some desperate protests that her hat was fine, she finally told me that she would wear a new one but on the condition that the new hat was yellow. Yes my friends, yellow. Hmmm. My
Finished Object: It Must be Blue! Read More »
There is little more gratifying than putting on a newly finished jumper, wearing it out and having someone complement you, is there? This is my Mum in a brand new Goodale cardigan by Cecily Glowick McDonald, proving the point. Well, it was knitted by me, but she was pretty pleased, nonetheless. I find that just
‘Look what I made!’ (Or the art of showing off your Rhinebeck Sweater) Read More »
Still chilly round here, isn’t it? We went for a walk along the shore at one of our local haunts, Langstone, at the weekend to blow away the cobwebs and I could definitely have done with taking this scarf with me. So, do you fancy a nice quick knit that is completely potato chippy, as
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