Category Archives: Wool

This is very exciting!  My yarn is at the Knitting & Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace until Sunday 14th, courtesy of the wonderful Stealthbunny on stand TGF7. Here is some of it!

We are having really sunny weather so it’s time to get the goats clipped. This time they were mostly good, and we got them both done in record time ( for us! ), however the Imp didn’t like his tail … Continue reading →

I’ve completed a couple more scarfs…perhaps one day I’ll make something apart from scarfs! The latest one was made from some handspun yarn that Amber gave me. This made up the warp, and I used some natural dyed (onion and … Continue reading →

We spent the day at Acorn Bank (nation trust property near Temple Sowerby) for Apple Day (A perfect way to spend an Autumn Sunday Apple identification, advice surgeries, pruning demonstrations, apple tasting and grafted trees for sale. Entertainment for all … Continue reading →

We had a few days away last weekend ( more about that later), on the way we stopped off a Beachy Head

We had a great day at the show, best weather for months. Plus the Woolclip won best stall at the show.

I put my new found weaving skills to good use and made my mother-in-law a scarf for her birthday. Cecilia spun the weft from some of Daniela‘s fibre. It came out with a rather subtle shine due to the angelina.

I love my knitters loom: delivered by Richard to Ursula, who let me have it on Thursday. I managed to read the instructions and warp it up that night, ready for the spin-in at woolfest. It goes really fast and … Continue reading →