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I was away for a few days visiting a good friend in Glastonbury and of course the knitting came too.

My current commission is to spin some dog hair and make mittens, hats, socks and scarves for the client’s young

This is the jumper I was asked to knit by a client, based on one that got shrunk in the

And it’s finished. Ends sewn in and blocked.

I crocheted arm and neck bands as it looked neater than picking

It’s not quite finished yet, another hour or so. So it will have taken between 10 and 11 hours to

I have been watching Game of Wool – not out of any particular liking for this type of program, rather

I received my official certificate this morning for the Sustainable Tourism Practice in Destinations course that I did earlier in

Castle Espie was the ‘view from the office’ today, more precisely the Lime Kiln Bird Observatory.

I was to take

Every great place has a story — and here in Ards and North Down, there are so many to tell!

I was playing with the Brother Drum Carder this afternoon, blending hand dyed batts with silk (including sari silk), linen

Three hanks of quite textured long wool x Bichon Freise.
Spun with a very short draft and a lot

This is where I finished up yesterday evening – one full bobbin, and one nearly full,
Will definitely be

There was about 600gm Bichon Freise, and 200g washed, carded long wool (can’t remember which breed). It’s all been through

I have taken on an interesting commission – to spin Bichon Freise hair for a lady. Sadly her little dog