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Category Archives: Design
New Year… new adventures!
Hello, my friends, Once again it has been some considerable time since my last post. Aurelie has settled well into her new life in the Middle East and I am missing her very much! Their beloved dog Lily arrived safely, so the … Continue reading
Posted in Baa!, British Yarn, Community, Crochet, Design, General, Knitting, Review, Scotland, The Auld Woolly Alliance Group, Uncategorized, Workshop, Yarn
Tagged community, design, handspun, knitting, love, photography, Ravelry, Scottish yarn, Wee Black Faced Sheep, workshops
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Yarn Fest Fever
It is that time of year again. For the last couple of months, Woolfest has been mentioned at knit group as least once or twice during the evening. We are heading to Cumbria as a group of six this year. Our … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Design, Edinburgh Yarn Festival, Festival, General, Gift, Knitting, Perth Festival of Yarn, Scotland, Travel, Weaving, Woolfest, Yarn, Yarn and Fibre Festivals
Tagged design, Edinburgh Yarn Festival, gift, knitting, love, Perth Festival of Yarn, Woolfest, Yarn Fest Fever
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Apologies and Resolutions
Dear all, As always, time flies much faster than expected. It is almost the end of January already and I have no idea where the last two months went. I am not too sure how universal it is, but in … Continue reading
Posted in Design, General, Sock Club
Tagged balance, Great British Inventors and Scientists, Marischal College, New Year, resolutions, socks
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A new addition to the Blackface flock
Way back in 2009 I was asked by Rowan to design a simple sheep to promote the newly launched British Sheep Breeds Dk. I am not too good at simple, so in the end Sheep Toys was the result of … Continue reading
Posted in Child, Design, Gift, Knitting, Ravelry, Toddler, Toy, Uncategorized, Wee Blackface Sheep, Workshop
Tagged design, knitting, Logo, love, photography, sketch book, The Auld Woolly Alliance, toddler, toy, Wee Blackface Sheep, Wee Blackface Sheep 2, Wool for Ewe, workshops
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Where does time go? Woolfest recap at last
I cannot believe it has been two full weeks since I went to Woolfest. I feel like I spent a few hours at Woolfest in the middle of holidays with my family, finished said holidays a couple days after, came … Continue reading
Posted in British Yarn, Community, Design, Travel, Woolfest, Yarn
Tagged Cumbria, holidays, Lake District, Rare Sheep Breeds, sheep, travel, Woolfest, yarn addiction
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A kind of ‘Spring Clean’ feeling.
I made a promise back in January to keep you all posted of my progress during this ‘sabatical’ period in my life. Almost 3 months has passed and my initial estimation of six months off work is starting to look … Continue reading
Of community, and a sock club update
For information about the Knitting Goddess Sock Club, how to get the next instalment, or when to get the past ones, scroll down to the drawing and pictures of socks. For joining me on a journey of deep (and … Continue reading
Edinburgh Yarn Festival Wrap-up and Daffodils too
I can’t believe it’s been one week already since returning from Edinburgh. Time flies, and Janice and I have been quite busy, both with work, DIY, knitting, designing, and looking after our families. So… here is a little belated Edinburgh … Continue reading
Edinburgh: we’re coming!
Just one more sleep before we board on the train South to Edinburgh. And it’s going to be a short night, as it’s already past midnight, and I haven’t quite started packing… Funnily enough, it’s taking me ages to decide … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Edinburgh Yarn Festival, Knitting, Socks, Travel
Tagged design, Edinburgh Yarn Festival, knitting, socks
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Thoughts over a cup of coffee
Disclaimer: Yes, it took me a whole month to write another post. To my defense, I’ve been rather busy. With knitting, but also with volunteering/family stuff that I won’t bore you with. And yes, it is one very long post… … Continue reading
The Auld (Woolly) Alliance 