Candles are knitted (over 100 according to our amazing candle-count-o-meter), cake sides and tops finished, swags, bows and rosettes ready to go and tonight is the start of the assembling. That is a lot of sore fingers sewing together an amazingly large amount of knitted cake. Full credit to all the outcasts and [...]

I may be a little bit daunted
So when I thought of this project there didn’t seem to be much happening, then suddenly there was a month of festivals, other projects happening and now a week from today I will be in Jacksons, hopefully with an almost finished cake. A work in progress This is where it is up to now: One [...]

Knit Nation 2010
All back now from the excitement that was Knit Nation 2010 and there was much excitement. Without too much info there were : screaming stampeding knitters heading for the Wollmeise stand, (slightly terrifying) smell of lovely sheepy things (it is a good smell, I promise) a delight of people wearing handknits fun and laughter [...]
scarey shop window 2
scarey shop window 2, originally uploaded by alabamawhirly. This shop, the infamous Jacksons is an absolute must for a visit, don't expect background music, modern technology or trendy sales assistants but do expect strange odd things that you did not know you even needed to buy and then a few pounds later, there they [...]
Jacksons Birthday Candle Pattern (it’s free)
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- more knitting and a busy week/end June 19, 2009
- Reasons to be slacking May 13, 2009
- Camping and going away July 26, 2009
- and the treats kept coming July 19, 2009
- I love a competition September 25, 2009
- lovely suprises in the post June 15, 2009
- beautiful things December 4, 2007
- The Birds April 3, 2012
- Secrets March 30, 2012
- Is it being a workaholic when you love it so much? February 12, 2012
- Hello Insomnia, my old friend January 21, 2012
- Thinking of warmer things December 12, 2011
- It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas December 11, 2011
- Aunt Elsie and the new snooks… November 22, 2011
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