Woodpigeon socks
I finished my June socks on the 18th but I kept forgetting to take a photo of them and when I did remember, it was either dark or the weather was yuck! I think these […]
Author: Rachel McKelvie
Charity Knitting
I had a big bag of yarn leftover from 5 blankets that I had crocheted over the past couple of years so I decided to use it up knitting beanies for a local organisation, Crafting […]
May socks
I have finished my May socks. These ones were for Hubby and he chose the yarn which is Naturally Gallipoli in shade 82455. The best thing about this yarn is a percentage of the sales […]
Ten things
I thought I would share ten things that made me happy this weekend Figs from my tree which I ate on toast with honey, soooo good. The variety is Fig Candy, check out the colour! […]
Weekend wanderings
We had beautiful weather on the weekend, more like Summer than Autumn, so I thought I would share a bit of what we got up to. I grabbed some ripe figs at the vege market […]
April Socks
My April socks are done, these ones are for my Dad and he has wide feet so I cast on 68 stitches instead of the usual 60 for these ones. I used some yarn I […]
March Socks
My March socks are done and dusted (finished on the 28th) and I have worn them once already. This pair is knitted with West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply in the colourway Pheasant from their […]
February Socks
I have finished my February socks with one day to spare. I knitted these ones for hubby and they ended up having different toes. I made the first one too short so I unpicked it […]
Apricot and Almond no knead bread
I had another go at making the Cranberry Walnut bread recipe that I made a couple of weeks ago (this post) but this time I made it with apricots and almonds in place of the […]
Bran Muffins 3 ways
A few weeks ago one of our local Op shops had a table full of free books out the front. I grabbed a copy of The best of Alison Holst and as I was having […]