Stitch This

  • A little something – part 1

    To a cold wet windy railway station carpark at stupid o’clock in the morning…I’m a happy bunny though becasue I’ve just opened mysewingcircle.com sewing swap!! Look! I got the box above and in it a needlecase and pin cushion – look! i love swaps, you never now what you’re going to get. The theme was…

  • Yesssssss

    Look! I finished something! A simple school scarf for Elder in his school colours. Made from Sirdar Big Softie with my fabulous illuminated knitting needles. Yep, they light up. Look. Daft but actually really quite handy. Made by knitlite I got these from Get Knitted in Bristol. I love ’em. Elder has gone to bed…

  • Awkward

    Have you ever watched TOWIE? Amy, the pneumatic beautician has a wonderful habit of uttering the single word ‘awk-ward’ to sum up difficult situations. I love her even though I know I shouldn’t. Awkward sums it up very nicely indeed for me right now. I’ve been reading Zalamanda’s excellent blog about explaining Parkinson’s to young…

  • London buses…

    My projects are like London Buses…you wait for ages and then 3 come along together. Here’s a peek at what I’m fiddling around with at the moment. Just to whet your appetite…  This is part of a sewing swap I’m taking part in – I’ve talked about these before. A great excuse to try new…

  • Needled

    eBay strikes again. This time in the form of a bag of vintage knitting needles. I’d spotted some tortoiseshell pins in the bidding pictures and took a chance. The good? Some lovely examples of 50’s needles and a fab row counter. The bad? The tortoiseshell needles were shattered and lay in pieces! Agghh! I salvaged…