Stitch This

  • Manhattan Abbey

    Well, I’ve joined my first knitting swap. A US Based one, run by Subway Knits, based on Downton Abbey. Barking mad but then isn’t that what it’s al about when you get down to it? You can read about it here. I have answered the very detailed questions and await my allocation with, it has…

  • Round and round the garden

    Today has been one of those days when you begin to question whether karma is having a larf. I can’t bear to go into detail but it involved tantrums, impossibly tight car parking spaces, cancelled playdates, emergency dashes to doctors and the entire linen cupboard deciding to jump out to greet me. Nice. Suffice to…

  • Cushion the effect

    I do like it when a plan comes together. Even when that plan is, shall we say hastily formed. Oh alright then, positively cobbled together. Other Half is out tonight so I determined to tidy up the workshop spare room. I told you I live close to the edge. Of course, I started rediscovering some of…

  • Can you see what I see?

    If you were diagnosed with a degenerative disease would you want to find out about it? Would you do your research or block your ears and sing lalalala very loudly? You’ve probably guessed I’m belting out show tunes at the top of my voice. But I’m trying to engage a little more because I want…

  • A really practical skill

    I always knew crochet would prove itself as a true life skill. Inspired by this thread on Mumsnet (thankyou Soupdragon)  look what I made tonight… Poo! I am enchanted! Pattern here