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 …
There is really nothing much better than getting real mail and the past 2 days have been most excellent for that here at The Old Chapel. Monday I received my graduation pictures from Florida. Still haven’t gotten my diploma yet, but that’s ok. Anyway, I had ordered a package with four 5X7’s in it to …
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, …
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, …
Yes, I finally got the hubby to release the photos from the cameraphone onto the laptop! It is a win-win day for all of us. Please remember that I didn’t have a “real” camera with me so there aren’t as many photos as I would have normally taken. Also, it was pouring down rain a …
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. …
It has finally turned grey here in the Southern end of England and sort of cold. In fact, if I didn’t have a calender on the wall I would think that spring is now going backwards except for a few things. One is that the peonies are getting ready to bloom. I love peonies. My grandmother …
So, I teased you several posts ago about the super secret thing that I am working on. Well, here it is: Yep. I learned how to knit. (Gasp! Shock! Oh the humanity!!!) I heard a good review of a book that taught how to knit continental style. I’ve always thought that continental style made more …
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