on Following suggestions made in our Ravelry group we will be running a WAL this Wovember. A WAL is a “Wool-Along” which works exactly like a KAL, “Knit-Along” but which (unlike a KAL) also includes spinning, weaving, crochet or any other making craft which utilises wool. If you want to join the WOVEMBER WAL simply select… Continue Reading The WOVEMBER WAL
on COMRADES IN WOOL, OUR FAVOURITE TIME OF YEAR IS FAST APPROACHING! It’ll soon be cold enough to wear all-wool outfits, layer your sweaters, and pin your woolly brooches to your lapels!!! Mark cutting a dashing figure in his good wool coat Sandals can go in the loft; thick, woolly socks can come out; hats and… Continue Reading WOVEMBER 2013…
on After a long and largely sunless Winter, SPRING is finally here! In my garden here in Reading, there is an apple tree with new growth bristling in its twisty branches; the papery petals of the hellebore flowers are in bloom; a scattering of vivacious green leaves are sprouting along the hedges; and neat little clusters… Continue Reading Spring has sprung!