fourth edition

And the day before we left for Denmark? I finished the last sleeve on David’s pullover. Here he is, that dear man, posing in a snow-clad Danish forest.
Coupland Factoids: just a smidgen over 5 balls of New Lanark Aran in the “Bramble” colour way (I joined the sixth ball to do the ribbing on the [...]

Sitting comfortably? Good.
Just before Christmas our computer finally died on us. This was not totally unexpected after some emergency surgery earlier this year, but still came as a surprise as the computer had been really fine and well until we left it for a few days in order to travel to Aberdeenshire (a journey [...]

We are currently in Copenhagen for a truly “flying visit” before we head back to our normal life in Scotland. We spent our time here just walking around and I realised just how much I love Copenhagen (which is just as much as I abhor most Copenhageners). It is a beautiful, almost serene, city which [...]

Our home computer has broken down, so I’ll be a bit quiet until we get it sorted (in the new year presumably). It could not have happened at a more stressful time – I am currently in an internet cafe trying to get our plane tickets printed and snow has come crashing down over Northern [...]

Like so many Danes I like straight lines, orderly things and being in control. I incorporate this slightly manic trait in my crafting in a myriad of ways.
Occasionally a project flies under the radar and I only mention it when it becomes a Finished Object on Ravelry. This little project was in danger of becoming [...]

In preparation for the new year, I have been going through my knitting queue and my stash. I know these things are subject to change, but I have made a few plans.

I have long wanted to make a pullover out of Rowan Kid Silk Haze. After contemplating several contenders, I have decided on Peaceful from [...]

Christmas has caught up with me. We are leaving for Scandinavia next week (and it is rumoured to be very cold), we are heading for North-East Scotland this week (and it’s rumoured to be almost as cold) and somewhere in between these two trips I have to finish David’s sweater (because places are rumoured to [...]

“Denmark is losing its reputation for being a good world citizen.” – Naomi Klein
Danish police arrest 150 demonstrators as world leaders arrive at Copenhagen conference. Mainstream groups such as Friends of the Earth have been barred from the conference centre (“Every delegate from the international environmental campaign group arrived at the centre this morning to [...]

I was rummaging around various knitting sites for an unrelated reason, when I came across the story of the Queen Susan Shawl.
The Queen Susan Shawl is a collaborative project on the Heirloom Knitting forum on Ravelry. Several knitters had noted an old photo of a lace shawl in the Shetland Museum photo archives and [...]

Firstly, today is a sunny day. It is so strange to see rays of sunlight spill into this room, so I wanted to make a little note of that.
Secondly, the new Winter Knitty is up. If I weren’t still working on David’s sweater, I would cast on for Mr Darcy for him.
Thirdly, I just finished [...]