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That drawer on wheels

'Ask her about the drawer.' The drawer? 'Yes [sheepishly], my friend said there's a drawer... A drawer with wool in in it.. That no one...
Knitters

It becomes like magic.

It was a sunny Saturday in May or June, I think. A tall blonde knitter that I recognised from the last knit night, came to...
What I'm thinking about when I'm knitting

When do we get to the mindful bit?

Remember this badge which was all the rage on knitters' project bags in the the twenty-teens? I'm tempted to say that keeping a lid on...
The shop

Step right in..

The new website is now open, so come on in. Let's take a look around.. Oops! What have you done with the menu? It's disappeared?...
Knitsplaining

Just Ask!

'I don't get it. The body is a perfect fit. Why is it so tight around my arms?!?' The reason turned out to be a...
Pattern round-ups

Let’s get this autumn started

Yes, last Friday was a hot one, but an Indian summer this September is not. Never mind socks, Brontë and I are back in boots...
What I'm thinking about when I'm knitting

‘Tis better to have knit and frogged

Tis better to have loved and lostThan never to have loved at all.(Alfred, Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam A. H. H., 27.13-17) Far be it from...
The shop

S is for September

..and Starting new things so here's handy little quiz to help you work out which way to go: There's a storm cloud hovering above the flats...
Pattern round-ups

Knit Your Own Summer Returns!

There's a preciousness to the time we have for summer holidays which can make the task of deciding what knitting to take especially tricky. Do...
The shop

Daydreaming a wool shop

"My favourite public-house, the Moon Under Water, is only two minutes from a bus stop, but it is on a side-street, and drunks and rowdies...