Sewing again

I decided that after the madness of Christmas Eve and Boxing Day in the pub, I needed a little time for me. After the blue blouse woes, I decided to try something a little simpler. I need summer tops, as I don’t think T-shirts look particularly professional unless they’re under a jacket or [...]

Thinks

There’s a very thoughtful article by Brian Taylor, political editor to BBC Scotland published today.
We’re coming up to the anniversary of the abolition of the Scottish Parliament, which is causing all manner of rantings and ravings from assorted politicians. In summary: do we keep the Union or not?
I’d like to hear the debate that [...]

Merry Christmas!

Whatever you celebrate, have a wonderful day….

Rant

Apologies in advance.
I’ve just received the new Avon brochure (cosmetics by mail order) and was happily browsing when I came across this:

Here’s a larger version of the offending bit:

Excuse me? What on earth is going on here? Botox for your 21st birthday, anyone?
I’m afraid I’m not particularly coherent about this, but [...]

Temptation

Well, DH and I have chosen the fabric which he’s going to order for my Christmas present.

The blue is much less visible to the naked eye than the camera makes it appear. I think it will make a lovely classic jacket, once I dare take scissors to it!
Second choice was this textured black:

Two more [...]

Money Matters

You may recall that I was having a little local difficulty with my credit card provider some time ago., and that I sent them a rather lovely letter.
In case you missed the whole sorry saga: I’d received a refund for some online purchases, and Cahoot chose to regard this as my payment for the month, [...]

Light relief

Courtesy of The Spinning Fishwife.
I’ve never tried to embed an object in a blog posting before, and since blogger doesn’t like Firefox on Linux, I’m having to do this manually.
I hope it works!

Knitting for Geeks

You may have noticed that I very seldom mention knitting for J. This is not because he doesn’t appreciate knitting, but because the kind of knits he wears are far better bought than made. A single-colour crew neck in burgundy 3-ply for example….
However, today was different. The new Knitty is up, and [...]

Wee Dish

Is done!

Close-up
I’ve uploaded the files to The Knitting Vault and am waiting for Fredda to OK it for sale. I really love the design of this little double-breasted cardigan / light jacket. It’s old-fashioned enough to look classic, but modern enough to be comfortable and easy-care, I hope.
Edited:Right, it’s up and you can [...]

Stuck

I’ve been glaring at level 19 of Weffriddles for some time now.
Aargh.
Still, 19 levels in 2 hours seems to be decent progress.
More prettiesFrom Linton Tweeds in Carlisle
I’ll try and get a better picture of all of them, but they are one-off high end tweed samples (£30 per metre!) and they are beautiful.
I think I might [...]