Category Archives: Gift

Yarn Fest Fever

Posted on May 31, 2017 by whippety

  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 →

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Gift-Along 2015: Little People’s wardrobes

Posted on December 5, 2015 by spinnygonzalez

Two weeks into the Indie Design Gift-Along * event, the chatter has slowed down only marginally as everyone is busy knitting and crocheting away on their many projects. At this time, there are over 650 projects have been completed by … Continue reading →

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The Indie-Design Gift-Along is Back (…and so am I)

Posted on November 24, 2015 by spinnygonzalez

Long time no see… Apologies for falling off the radar. The past months have been pretty busy on several fronts, and blogging had fallen a bit off the priority list. I can’t thank Janice enough for being patient and continuing … Continue reading →

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Making progress…..

Posted on May 20, 2015 by whippety

Firstly, I would like to say ‘thank you’ for the encouraging comments received after my last post. Wearing my New Years resolution ‘hat’ has certainly provided new enthusiasm for jobs and tasks which have been idle for way too long. … Continue reading →

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A kind of ‘Spring Clean’ feeling.

Posted on April 7, 2015 by whippety

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 →

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Allow us to introduce….. Maylin, of Tri’Coterie Designs

Posted on December 17, 2014 by whippety

The Woolly Alliance has been full of Christmas spirit recently, mainly due to our involvement in the Indie Designers Gift-a-long 2014. Aurelie has been very busy behind the scenes too………and I have been hiding. (such is my nature!) Today I … Continue reading →

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Indie Design Gift-Along: Chevrons everywhere

Posted on December 5, 2014 by spinnygonzalez

(Following up on last “Indie Design Gift-Along”-focused post… here is another post with lots of pretty pictures…) Chevrons, I Love Chevrons! The other day, as I was browsing patterns from participating designers, I kept on day-dreaming of knitting all these … Continue reading →

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Indie Design Gift-Along: Baby and Children “coups de coeur”

Posted on November 24, 2014 by spinnygonzalez

(Following up on Janice’s post… here is a post with lots of pretty pictures. And a little bit of the Castle Fraser mystery unveiled…) Knit and win prizes! The Indie Design Gift-along is going strong. The opening sale has ended, … Continue reading →

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Deck your pins with skeins of yarn…..

Posted on November 13, 2014 by whippety

….And join us in the 2014 Indie Designers Gift-a-Long! Disclaimer: some of the links in this blog post will bring you to the right page only if you’re already logged in to your Ravelry account.  Regular readers may remember Aurelie’s … Continue reading →

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