This past weekend was our first annual 4th of July party. Attending it were 2 Zimbabweans, a couple of Americans, a family of Indians an Italian and, oh yeah, a few Brits! I don’t know about you but to me that was about as American of a party as we could have had. It was …
So I guess that this really shouldn’t be titled “Woolfest Part II” rather something like “The Rest of the Time That We Spent In the North of England” as it really doesn’t have much to do with Woolfest but “Woolfest Part II” was just easier. So, on Saturday I spent a little bit of …
So, last night I got a bug up my butt and decided to learn how to Navajo ply my spun singles. For those of you not into spinning, Navajo plying is a technique that is essentially like making the base chain for crochet except with a spinning wheel that keeps trying to twist your chain …
When did I become a perfectionist? I mean really, when?! Last I remember I was changing colors in an afghan by (gasp!) knotting yarns together and the next thing you know I’m ripping out 90 or so rows of sock yarn which had been knit on size 2.5mm needles (for my crochet buddies, this …
So, it’s been an interesting week here at the Chapel. As all of you who have tuned in previously know our blue shaggin’ wagon bit the dust last Sunday on a run to the train station. It’s transmission gave out and it would have cost much more to fix than it was worth. It took …
Saturday the hubby and I went to Coventry for the UK Ravelry Day. On the way there, we stopped in Leighton Buzzard and picked-up a lady whom I had met on a UK Ravelry Day forum offering and looking for rides. Her name is Tini and we honestly could not have had a better car …
I hinted yesterday that I would have a post of all of the goodies that I got while in Edinburgh today so here it is! I primarily got yarns at 2 shops, K1 Yarns and the department store John Lewis. The reason for the John Lewis expenditure is two-fold. First, they had some Noro Kureyon, …
So, on Saturday we took a bus tour up to Inverness and the Highlands of Scotland. This is the area that folk always think of when you say Scotland, more mountainous and rugged. And beautiful, it’s really, really pretty up there. We went to Urquhart castle on the banks of Loch Ness. It is …
you see these everywhere, and a few of these too. Thursday I spent most of the day wandering the streets of Edinburgh. And of course I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t hunt down a few yarn shops! The first one that I went to was called K1Yarns. They had a ton of interesting, …
I realize that I haven’t been very good of late of showing or telling what I’ve been up to since I got back from the US. So, I am going to have a monster blog entry to try to show you all the fun and exciting things that have been going on since my return. …
Sarah Jane Humke 