Monthly Archives: January 2012
Dent and Tomten
I can’t believe the responses that the post about the name of the cowl got! Let’s get it out there straightaway – the answer was that it was named after Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, a character in Batman. And Bairbre … Continue reading
Karenmas
Yesterday’s post was about the cowl that I made for Carol, who was my downstream partner in Knitmas 2011. I was the downstream partner of the wonderful Karen though, and look at what she sent me! Do you see the … Continue reading
New Cowl Pattern
A couple of months before Christmas happened, one of the most intrepid of knitters in Ireland – Sue in Cork – organised a secret knitmas swap thingie. Everyone taking part had to make something, then pack it up with pretty … Continue reading
Christmas Crochet
In contrast to last year’s hectic ‘I’ll knit something for every single person in the world for xmas’, this year I only made one thing (the barbarian hat thing is still on the go so doesn’t count, yet). We had … Continue reading
Glazed Carrots
Apols for the blurry pic, I snapped it quickly before throwing it on my neck, and then proceeding to wear it all winter. I was having a knitting slump. Every WIP seems to have hit a spot where it needs … Continue reading
Loot
Fear not! Stashdown 2012 has not been affected. No new yarn has crossed the threshold. This is loot from the Knitting and Stitching Show in November of 2011. I am just super slow at uploading pictures to show you. This … Continue reading
Tales From The Frog Pond
I saw these two skeins, fell in love (they are a mix of my two most favourite colours evah), and took them home. I wear cardigans all the time, so thought they could be an Awesome New Cardigan. I even … Continue reading
