London Transport Museum stencil ticket
We went to London Transport Museum last Saturday now it’s been re-opened. I was convinced there were transport museum themed cocktails to be had in the bar, and was keen to try a ‘Routemaster’. Sadly she was disappointed as they only had the usual tea and coffee – a trick missed I think. The seats ...
crochet scrap
I was taken with the Babette blanket, and have two lovely crochet books that I pore over, but…. have never got very far with the actual crochet stitches. Reading the patterns seems to make my brain fail; it all looks like some kind of complex algebra! However, I’ve found a couple of good crochet video ...
Recycling ‘peanuts’
This post came up in my blog reader and I thought he was referring to your actual peanuts, but no – to the annoying styrofoam doodads that are used for packing and half life not far off that of nuclear waste :) And how appropriate – we got our latest batch of fliers delivered and ...
UK Swap
Part One: CraftingDo you knit, crochet, or both?Knit, try to crochet. What do you like to make? Do you have a favourite project?I’m drawn to patterns with textured stitches and use small needle sizes!. This makes me a bit slow.. Just finished this, and then picked up this and the difference in speed is amazing!. ...
Wetlands in Morden Hall Park
Woke up late after last night’s Ska fun @ Dex, so looked for a shortish walk we could do before the winter sun set. We took the Northern line right to the very end, to Morden, then walked around and about Morden Hall Park, saw the Growing Garden Project, budgies, llamas and a peacock at ...
Knitting related…
I never was a member of the Brownies long enough to get any badges for anything, but all that could be about to change! Knitting Scouts has badges for all conceivable knitting activities… So far the one catching my eye is ‘Knitting Whilst Under the influence’ as I once went to Liberty’s to meet up ...
Zen teapot
New Year – New Teapot… Mum gave this to me for Christmas and I have to say it makes drinking tea a real joy… It almost feels like a tea-handbag as I carry it about from room to room; the tea following me around :)
Box Stitch Jacket – It’s finished!
Yay! Only 11 months after I started it… ahem… Well I had other things on too. Anyhow, it’s done and mum is happy with it, so job done! I was worried the cashmerino would be too floppy, but in fact, looking at the original photo in the Jo Sharp book, it looks about right. I ...
Moving Pictures
I’d bought a copy of the The Adventures of Prince Achmed about 4 months ago, but had never got around to watching it. As my mum was coming over for the evening for a belated Christmas evening, I suggested we watch it…"errr…. that’s what I got you as your Christmas present!" Doh! Anyhow, we watched ...
