Knitting and other creations.

I started my blog in 2011, which was to be my year of knitting. I sucessfully knitted all of the gifts that I gave.
I learnt to knit at my Godmother's knee and have always taken it for granted.

2011 has drawn to a close but my blogging will continue, not just knitting but other creations too.

Wednesday 30 December 2015

A blanket for my niece

My Niece was born in April! I've been slow to blog this blanket.  I crocheted this in the car on the way to Cornwall, and on the way home from Cornwall.  In fact every moment we spent in the car was an opportunity to work on  Olive's Star.  Of course I didn't know she was going to be Olive when I was working on it!  Every stitch is a prayer to protect and surround her.  She is a joy and a delight, I didn't know it was possible to love as much as I do.  She is the best.  Since this blanket there have been 3 more stars, a pink star for Audrey, a purple star for Tabitha and a Multi-coloured star for Jemima!


Wednesday 2 September 2015

Anxiety and knitting

There are days when I feel anxious. Sometimes the anxiety is about a particular thing or event, on other days it is very non specific anxiety.  One of the ways I know I'm feeling anxious is when I am planning knitting projects, selecting yarns and pulling pattern books from the shelves.  It's a strange thing because if I were to pick up a project in progress and focus on that the anxiety would dissipate rather than build as I plan more and more elaborate projects.

A festival hat

I spent this weekend at Towersey Folk Festival. It was wonderful and I knitted my niece a festival hat.