12th Mar 2018
EYF 2018 Prep
Instagram and Facebook are very dangerous at the moment … there are growing piles of gorgeous yarns in almost every feed as dyers and shops prepare for EYF. The Loveliest Yarn Company is not exh…
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26th Feb 2018
48 Hours to Show
Lots of show things are done way in advance (now that I have experience!) - the stand is booked since last year, the accommadation is booked (4 doors down from last years AirBNB so we even know the go…
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27th Jan 2018
Saying goodbye to Dovestone
This time of year is quite a heady time to be a yarn store as many of the wholesale businesses are launching new yarns and it's a constant battle not to 'Buy all the things'. Baa Ram Ewe have launched…
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26th Jan 2018
10 knits for 2018
I love a list so thought I’d just share a few of the knits I’m thinking about for 2018 … thinking about ; )Sharman from Knitting Outside the BoxThe original plan for this was to make it in Dovestone D…
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16th Jan 2018
WIPs and Finishitis
In the peace and quiet between Christmas and New Year I sat down to write a post about my 2018 knitting plans. To make sure I wasn’t repeating myself, I read last year’s post. I notic…
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2nd Jan 2018
New Year, New Knits
I am not a New Year's Eve person. Not out of badness but because I was born an early-to-bed-early-to-rise-give-me-sleep kind of person so midnight is not my natural time of day. In 2015 I went to bed…
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11th Dec 2017
Christmas Knit 2017
Just sharing my Christmas Knit for 2017 ... well, what I've decided so far! : )I have never knit as much as I have this year. Needing a sample for a show definitely focuses the mind. Choos…
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1st Nov 2017
Sockvent 2017
Hello my lovelies,Firstly, apologies! It has been a little while since I have done a blog post. Show season has been amazing but there has been some lying down required in between shows! : ) I’m…
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22nd Sep 2017
My Yarndale Shopping list
Right at this moment I am not going to Yarndale this year. Honestly I am not. I’m definitely not. I am not going to get Simon out of bed at 5am on Sunday morning and say ‘well, why don’t we …’ … for s…
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4th Sep 2017
The trouble with buttons holes
Button holes are my knitting frenemy … they never go quite as planned … so just in case this is other people as well, I thought I’d share how I put my buttons on my cardigans … these are the steps…
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22nd Aug 2017
The Festival of Quilts 2017
Taking a stand at shows means that I often have complementary tickets to give away but recently I won a ticket to The Festival of Quilts in the NEC. I had been debating going as I am a bit of a…
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9th Aug 2017
Lush A Long, some ideas
The Lush-A-Long came to me as an idea when I was trying to get my latest Lush finished for the wedding I was going to at the end of July and I just thought 'Everyone should have a Lush'. I love the Ti…
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