An Interesting Kind of Day!

Today I met with a very interesting person to talk about my secret project! Watch this space......
And my friend, and ex next door neighbour Laura came to see me bearing a gift - it's a really cool old fashioned ball winder and it's fabulous! Thank you Laura (photo to follow).
Later today I collected Sarah and 3 friends from school and after tea, dropped them in their finery at The Theatre Royal for their first taste of Opera. They will be watching Rusalka by Antonin Dvorak - not one I have managed to see, but it has a really good story and I am sure they will enjot it. Truth be told, I am a tad jealous!!

Château de St Julien l’Ars

Photos of our fantastic week here Photos   Enjoy! Check out the yellow snail - most peculiar!

Kangaroo French Workshop

My home for the week!

I have just returned from a fantastic week in France! Heike and I had a brilliant time - did not do that much knitting but - made lots of new friends and ate far too much good food! I am already missing the company...

Knitting (at last)

Finally, here are some photos of Finished Objects - don't faint!

First up is Celestine, a 12 star dodecahedron. Knitted for Sarah's Maths teacher who left at Easter.
Knitted in Regia 4ply sock yarn - it took less than 50g - a very impressive leaving present.

Next, we have Sarah, modelling a pair of Ripple fingerless gloves. Available as a kit see link below:

Designed for Create  in Ilkley and knitted in their fantastic Ba T'at 4ply sock yarn. Aren't the colours gorgeous?

Euan, modelling Capone, a felted hat knitted in Rowan 4ply Scottish Tweed.

Hats do not suit me, but I love them, Euan is wearing this under duress! Bless....

Finishing Things

I am the worst person in the world for finishing thing off! The result is that, sometimes I am overwhelmed by the number of things that I start but not finished. (This includes non knitting related things too) So, this weekend I have dedicated some of my time to finishing off!! My ironing pile is still huge but other things have been sewn up - patterns tidied/sorted - paperwork cleared - emails still to do! and the list goes on.

A couple of weeks ago I actually attended a Workshop as a participant - not a Tutor. It was Dye Your Own Yarn and was held at the delightful http://www.createwithwool/ in Ilkley, Yorkshire.
Here is the first picture of one of four skiens of yarn I dyed myself! Isn't it gorgeous?

Spring is on it's way

Here are a few photos of flowers which have started to appear in my new garden! Aren't they lovely - I do not know all their names but they have made me smile all this week.

Knitting post to follow!

Where did all those days go??

I cannot believe that it has been so long since I blogged here! Poor neglected Blog!
Anyway, since my last post I have
a) Moved house
b) Realised how big my Stash really is
c) Experienced snow every week since we moved
d) Started, but not finished lots of little projects
e) Enjoyed Christmas in our new home with an unexpected guest at the table
f) Lost so many things I have stopped counting
g) Managed to get to the Centurion Knitting Group and see all my old friends and make some new ones
h) Started Workshopping again - Ilkley, Lewes, Crawcrook to name but a few places visited so far
So, all in all not bad really?
In my new home, (which I love) my desk and pc are in the bay window over looking the back garden. This is fantastic, however, I spend more time gazing out watching the birds, cats and daydreaming than actually working! So, my desk location may need to change.
Will try and post some photos later...
And... for those who are looking for my patterns to download - at the moment they are only available via Ravelry but, I am working on it!
BFN
and Happy New Year