GoodReads
Category Archives: Purls
Blocking Shawls – Experiment no. 1
A cautionary tale ahead. Sometime ago I had a run-in with some Danish knitters. They were asking questions on how to block a shawl and I replied with my usual answer (I include a longer version with all my lace … Continue reading
This Bit of Glasgow
It has been a very long month. While January is seldom a cheerful month, this month has been a never-ending stream of tight deadlines, late night working, and battling post-flu malaise. Today I sent off one pattern submission that may … Continue reading
Lightbulb Moment
The past few days have been quite a blur. My quasi-flu turned into proper flu and I have been cooped up in bed too tired to do anything except doze, occasionally read, and knit a tiny bit. I have been … Continue reading
Where Did The Time Go?
Well, Christmas happened and Casa Bookish went off to Aberdeenshire without as much as a hey nonny, nonny. So, belated happy holidays everyone. I hope yours was a good one. I was given an amazing Danish knitting book: Mere Feminin … Continue reading
More Yuletide Crafting
E. did open her parcel before Christmas. I received a rather excited text as a result. I made her a pair of bangles as I knew she’d love the combination of fashion and knitting. No pattern, but this is what … Continue reading
Christmas Crafting
This holiday season I was not going to make anything for anybody – bar that quilt for my mother which didn’t happen. Then someone suggested a small crafty Christmas exchange within a tiny circle of friends – and how could … Continue reading
Kastanie
Dear Father Christmas, I have been a very good girl this year. Well, I have been a very good girl most of the year. Okay, I was a very good girl until last night. I hope we are still cool … Continue reading
2011: A Year in Knitting
Although we are only halfway through December, I am ready to look back at my knitting year. I found a New Year’s Resolution post I made on Ravelry on January 3, 2011: Sort out the unwieldy stash Eleven hats in … Continue reading
Gift-Buying Guide For Knitters
So, you want to buy a great gift for the knitter in your life? And you haven’t a clue where to start? I have written this gift-buying guide for people just like you. Please note that this guide is rather … Continue reading
Pattern: Tornved
My heart sank when I woke up this morning. It was another classic Glasgow early-winter morning: overcast, rainy and dreich. And I meant to do a photo shoot today, rats. Yes, boys and girls, I finished designing and writing another … Continue reading
