So, I must confess… we’ve had a couple visits from the delivery people this week. The first was to deliver some yarn I’d ordered from a shop in Berlin, Wollen Berlin. This is one of the shops I visited in Berlin what seems like ages and ages ago (hmm… probably… Read More »Can You Have Too Much Orange?
Or, I guess I need to buy more yarn A few weeks ago I ordered some yarn for a new project I want to do. I selected The Fibre Co Lore because I’d used it previously to make my leg warmers, and I choose Brooklyn Tweed Shelter because I loved… Read More »Back to the drawing board
You may recall that at the start of the year I said it was really good I hadn’t resolved to go on a yarn and fiber diet, because I’d already been shopping online. Well, I thought I’d show you what’s arrived in the mail since then. But first, my lovely… Read More »Recent Stash Acquisitions
Warning – long post ahead We had a quiet evening Monday night, which was good because Tuesday was busier on the whole. The start to the morning was a bit smoother – my class didn’t start until 10am and second go round I’d figured out the coffee situation. Did I… Read More »Shetland – Tuesday
It’s been a busy but thankfully not totally exhausting couple of days. This is really good, because we’re only part way through our trip and the full day hike in still in front of us. I have, however, already eaten far more scones than is good for me. TheEnabler and… Read More »A Shetland Update
I made a very wise tactical decision to go to Stephen & Penelope on Thursday after work, when they stay open later (until 8pm) instead of waiting until Saturday. This brought two benefits: 1) I was one of only a few customers in the shop, making it easier to take… Read More »Amsterdam Acquisitions
Know what’s great? When you learn that a friend/family member/colleague or similar has decided to take up knitting (or crochet, spinning, etc…). Why? A couple reasons. The first is frankly probably the most important: I genuinely believe fiber and textile arts/crafts to be really fullfilling and fantastic pursuits. They involve… Read More »Putting on my enabler hat
In just a couple weeks I’ll be back in the states. I want to buy a book on textiles/crafts to bring back to Germany. Just one though – I don’t need too big a stash of books as getting them back again will become more difficult. I think I have… Read More »Self Control
