I had the good fortune to spend Christmas with a family who have lived in their cottage for over 40 years, they bought the first half before they married, tiny little place in which they managed to have both sons! Then the adjoining cottage was acquired and the mammoth job of joining them commenced. I’ve […]
The big german supermarket store down in town has a huge middle aisle section full of an ever changing array of special offers. Always domestic items, sauce pans, sandwich makers, kettles etc. Other weeks it has a theme like camping in which there will be tents, inflatable beds, folding chairs, mini fridges etc. My family […]
I have a family friend who I meet up with every two or three months. We rarely speak between these meetings but manage to ourselves to one good gossip. We exchange news of what our very similarly aged daughters are up to and what her son is doing now that he is out of the […]
Learning the skills of dressmaking has always been on the periphary of my interests but I have never actually gotten around to doing anything about it. I see fabulous outfits in the top end fashion magazines, I look and laugh at their ugliness most of the time. Whereas when I see any womens’ magazine from […]
I was bought a voucher for a local habidashery venture recently opened and desperately hoping to drum up business and remain there. The donor of this kind gift is a very hands on crafter herself and knew that in my younger days I used to knit a great deal – lots of baby jackets and […]
When we cleared a relative’s bungalow after the inevitable move into residential care, the painful task of emptying the bungalow arose. Foruntately the lady has always been a declutter geek and has never allowed herself the dubious joy hoarding anything. This almost brutal lack of sentimentality extends to her daughter who happily ditched many of […]
Debbie Bliss knitting wool is known for its quality and stunning designs. Debbie Bliss is a famous designer of fashion knitted garments popular and well credited for over the world. Remember however, not to move too often or too much because you might just give the feeling that you are either nervous or aggressive. The […]
Tighten the long end of yarn. Make a slip knot. Canadian, Dutch, Scottish and English models of these machines were particularly innovative. In the 20th century, a German manufacturer came up with a sock knitting machine that had 42 slot ribber dials and 84 slot cylinders. A much less grandiose type of weaving, knitting evolved […]
Just in case you are not familiar with how to knit, it will not be a problem. With a little experience on hand knitting, there will be an advantage of learning to operate the machine in varied patterns easily and quickly. It’s really true! In the 1500’s it was men who handled the knitting and […]
Just like knitting needles, crochet needles too, come in different sizes. Just so you do not choose the wrong one, we suggest that you opt for the thicker variety that will allow you to work on the yarn with ease. Similarly for knitting pique for making Polo Shirts or Sweatshirt hoodies or Interlock material, are […]