January project round-up
I thought I would do a round up of my January projects as they were a varied bunch. I took advantage of the Boxing Day sales to get some yarn at 40% off to knit […]
Category: Handmade
Handmade / Homemade / Knitting / Me made wardrobe / Socks
2023 Sock Knitting Challenge
In December 2022, I set myself a challenge to knit 12 pairs of socks in 2023. I decided to do it as a stash busting exercise as I had 12 pairs of socks worth of […]
December Socks
December socks, pair number 12, are done and that brings to a close my sock knitting challenge for the year. I am a bit pleased with myself that I managed to knit 12 pairs of […]
November Socks
I finished my November socks in the nick of time, on the evening of the 30th November! I had started off really well making half of the first sock in October as soon as I […]
Christmas gifts / Handmade / No Waste / recycling / Sewing / Sustainability
Christmas Decoration Making
Every year, as part of their Christmas gift, I give Christmas decorations to my brother and his family. Most years I hand make them but I have occasionally been pressed for time and purchased decorations. […]
October Socks
My October socks are done. These ones are for Hubby and he has worn them once already and they are drying on the line as I type this. Another pair from the Gallipoli range from […]
Knitting project bags
I did a bit of birthday/christmas sewing recently in the form of some knitting project bags. I saw a bag I really liked online and self drafted a pattern to make one for my sister […]
Bluetit socks
My September socks are done and dusted, these ones are the Bluetit colourway from the West Yorkshire Spinners Signature bird series. This is the third pair I have knit from the bird series and I […]
August Socks
August socks done. These ones are for Hubby. He chose the yarn and is really pleased with how they turned out. Pattern is the usual Winwick Mum basic 4 ply sock pattern and the yarn […]
Rainbow socks and an author recommendation
I feel like this is turning into a sock blog so to mix it up, as well as telling you about my latest pair of socks that I have finished (which are now my new […]