I didn't manage to finish as many projects as I'd have liked in 2013, nor did I get anywhere near enough time to learn to spin, yet I still managed a reasonable amounts of FO's!
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
New Year, New Blog
2014 marks four years of (very intermittent) blogging for me. My first blog, "Then there was me", was started just prior to my 30th birthday as an attempt to record my knitting and weight loss journeys. The former has come on in leaps and bounds, the latter not so well!
Life got busy and just after finishing work for maternity leave in 2012 I decided to start a new blog, "Then there were six". I envisioned one of those amazingly inspirational blogs with a balance of crafty and parenting/home ed posts. Sadly I think I may have overestimated how interesting my life is!! Coupled with the fact that the last 18 months or so here have beencomplete and utter hell a tad trying, my blogging took very much a back seat (in an old broken down car, in the back of a very dusty garage!)
Here we are with another new year and another new blog. Given that coffee (or tea - I'm not fussy as long as it's caffeinated!) and yarn are two of my favourite things, the title seemed much more appropriate. And hey, I managed to include cakes without it being the death by chocolate variety - chocolate being yet another of my favourite things which very likely contributes to the lack of weight loss progress!
I shall dispense with any hope of blogging about home ed since here it would require boring myself and any readers with endless minecraft waffle and stick with what I'm good at and ramble on about yarn, knitting, spinning and reading. I've also decided to combine all my previous blogs into one - if nothing else I can see how well my crafting has improved (and my children grown!) Any luck in two years time I won't feel the need to start a new one hehe
So it's a Hi from me and my new blog and I'm off to grab a brew and my WIP!
Life got busy and just after finishing work for maternity leave in 2012 I decided to start a new blog, "Then there were six". I envisioned one of those amazingly inspirational blogs with a balance of crafty and parenting/home ed posts. Sadly I think I may have overestimated how interesting my life is!! Coupled with the fact that the last 18 months or so here have been
Here we are with another new year and another new blog. Given that coffee (or tea - I'm not fussy as long as it's caffeinated!) and yarn are two of my favourite things, the title seemed much more appropriate. And hey, I managed to include cakes without it being the death by chocolate variety - chocolate being yet another of my favourite things which very likely contributes to the lack of weight loss progress!
I shall dispense with any hope of blogging about home ed since here it would require boring myself and any readers with endless minecraft waffle and stick with what I'm good at and ramble on about yarn, knitting, spinning and reading. I've also decided to combine all my previous blogs into one - if nothing else I can see how well my crafting has improved (and my children grown!) Any luck in two years time I won't feel the need to start a new one hehe
So it's a Hi from me and my new blog and I'm off to grab a brew and my WIP!
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Busy, busy!
The days seem to fly by at the moment.
On Thursday, we were treated to a trip to Twycross Zoo by the husbeasts mum. With temperatures in the thirties and me rocking a kidney infection, we were super excited regardless. Twycross is only half an hour up the road yet we haven't been for years. With a car laden with lots of drinks, a picnic and the 7 of us, including MIL, we set off. As most schools hadn't broken up for holidays it was still fairly quiet but boy, it was hot, especially as I was babywearing!
A great time was had by all and in a hugely generous gesture, MIL has got us all an annual membership so be prepared for many more zoo pics!!
I also had the opportunity to have another play with my wheel. I decided to spin some more Whitefaced Woodland I had dyed and actually achieved a small plied skein which I am super happy with!
On Thursday, we were treated to a trip to Twycross Zoo by the husbeasts mum. With temperatures in the thirties and me rocking a kidney infection, we were super excited regardless. Twycross is only half an hour up the road yet we haven't been for years. With a car laden with lots of drinks, a picnic and the 7 of us, including MIL, we set off. As most schools hadn't broken up for holidays it was still fairly quiet but boy, it was hot, especially as I was babywearing!
I also had the opportunity to have another play with my wheel. I decided to spin some more Whitefaced Woodland I had dyed and actually achieved a small plied skein which I am super happy with!
Sunday, 14 July 2013
In a spin
About 8 years ago, I started using wool nappy wraps and longies over Harrison's cloth nappies. I very quickly fell in love with hand dyed yarn and WAHM knitted items. It took me several more years to finally decide to take the plunge and learn to knit again after much lusting over gorgeous yarn, handspun and pretty KnitPro needles. My yarn and needle stash has come a looooong way since then but it took me until earlier this year to buy myself a spinning wheel, knowing full well I was unlikely to find time to learn to spin for a while.
Today I finally grabbed a few minutes to myself and dusted off my Kiwi. I dyed some Whitefaced Woodland back in February which, after a very naff few first attempts actually became more than green fluff!
Today I finally grabbed a few minutes to myself and dusted off my Kiwi. I dyed some Whitefaced Woodland back in February which, after a very naff few first attempts actually became more than green fluff!
Much more practice required at, well, all of it but squeeeee at the prospect that I might be able to produce handspun yarn one day!
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