A sneak preview

Hopefully my new p/hop pattern, it's had a few false starts but is now making good progress, I just need to decide on a tactic for the gusset.

I'm having a pyjama day today, sitting lesson planning, knitting and spinning.

Some success

I know it's been a while, and I'm sorry but crikey has this new job been kicking my butt! There have been tears from most of the department at some point this week, however I have managed to get some more tram knitting done. That frogged mess below is actually going to be a pattern that works for p/hop, I will post a spoiler picture tomorrow when I can take one in some decent light.... it's dark now, I'm in my pyjamas, and have a big glass of wine and am giving myself the evening off. I nearly fell asleep in the ICT suite period 6 today with my Year 11 group.

A failure

A new sock design has been brewing in my head for a little while, I know what I want to do, but have yet to manage to translate that to paper. I've been knitting them on the tram reccently, I tried them on and the colourwork section won't even go over my instep. Something of a failure then! I'm off to have a rethink....

Happy Birthday

The last photo didn't contain any scale, but I think was pretty obvious that the socks in question were bloke socks! They're now finished, washed and gifted to my Dad who's 53 today. I went home for a flying visit to deliver teh spinning wheel I bought off Ravelry for my Mum's birthday, to get my roast dinner medicine, and to help Mum and Dad box up the loft as they're moving house!


On Saturday I also had a wonderful surprise my secret pal parcel had arrived from japan! Even more exciting than the lovely yarn was the extra knitting goodies inside! Only in Japan would you get safety pins with fishes heads as the catches!

Some silk gimu yarn

Some Noro silk Flower

And my favourite bit!

Look what you can get done in a week

This is what happens when you spend an hour and a half commuting each day for a week.....
Maybe my queue of projects doesn't look so optimistic after all?



The first week of school, pretty much what I expected, no better, no worse.... I feel like getting to half term is achievable, then after a week off I'll be ready to start again.

Charlotte's wedding

My old boss got married this weekend, over the year she became someone who I could call a friend, always prepared to fight my corner and someone who when you went on a night out would practically guarantee you had a good time. Her wedding was everything I would want in my own wedding, beautifully personalized, relaxed and a true celebration.

I'd wanted to make her something special for her wedding, Charlotte crochets and can also sew, if anyone can appreciate something hand knitted it's her. She was the recipient of the Hemlock Ring blanket in my finished objects pictures to the left. I also made a shawl to go with my outfit for the day, after all September is not known for it's warmth!

The pattern is Laminaria, knitted using 1 skein of Yarn Yard Kelpie which is pure cashmere. How could you not feel like a million dollars wearing it!
School starts officially tomorrow, wish me luck, I may need it!

Summer is over

The only tomato of summer. I'm back at work and the rain is falling, I love it as I have no objections to being indoors. My tomato plants on the other hand are disapproving. There are very small green tomatoes on them but the plants themselves are dying.... Luckily the tomato tasted delicious, delicious to make me try again next year!