Shop update

I've had some more Peaknaze sock yarn in and been dyeing that up, oh, it is yummy yarn to work with.  I added a couple of new yarns to my folksy shop at the weekend - do go over there and take a look!  My Folksy shop.  I hope to have a few more up soon, and there are other developments in the pipeline, so watch this space..

Work in progress

Yay, I'm working this week (hospital appointments permitting)!  So I've sent Chris out with the children and I get to play with wool.  Hmm, who gets the better deal here?!  Anyway, a work in progress pic for you from yesterday:

These are all a new batch of Peaknaze sock yarn, in some new colourways.  They are currently drying and I hope to have them in the shop by the weekend.

Talking about the weekend, I and my yarns will be at the Spring Fair at St Andrew's Church, Hadfield on Saturday, doors open at 10am.  There will be lots of other stalls there too from pet stuff to cakes, as well as the usual delicious refreshments.  Please come and see me!

April already?

Uh, so how did it get to be April already?  Where has the time gone??  All I can do is apologise for the radio silence and say, in my defence, it must have been busy!  Easter has now been and gone so I'm looking forward to things getting back to normal again (and watching those little pink piggies flying past again).

But just before they do, my middle one will be four tomorrow, and I have a pirate party to organise.  Arrr, me hearties!

Happy St David's Day

As my eldest keeps asking, is it spring yet?  It certainly felt like it today.  We took a picnic lunch to Broadbottom and it was lovely and very warm.

 [Steph is dressed as a pirate for World Book Day, just in case you were wondering what she was wearing.  I have a better photo, but it won't upload properly.  Shame.]

And there were some very gnarly trees in the woods nearby, so I went exploring...

And then we went to the Whitworth Art Gallery while Hannah went to speech therapy:

 

 You can see what I was doing...

Shop restocked

Yes, I have finally finished restocking my Folksy shop - the yarns are different to those that are at the Smithy Studios, so please go and have a look!  Follow the link at the side to find my shop.

It's been a manic half term here but things are now getting back to something more resembling normal as the children have gone back to school.  It was lovely having them at home (and not having to do the school run!), but Hannah especially, after nearly a month off school having an operation, was ready to go back.  Anyway, I must dash as I need to pick up Rebekah because Chris has a funeral.  No, it's not his, nor anyone we know - he's an organist in his spare time.  It's that time of year for funerals, and he's being kept busy with at least one a week. 

Bye bye ice!

I’m so glad the ice has finally melted – the world has regained a bit of colour and lost a lot of slippiness!  I love snow, but I hate the thick sheet of ice that it inevitably becomes if it doesn’t melt quickly.  It makes going out so difficult, and it’s been around for over a week.  But for those of you who miss it, here are some photos to remind you what it was like:

New colourway!

Yes, I have a new colourway, Woodland Glade, which will be available online as soon as I can upload it!  I'm waiting on the weather a bit for some more pictures, but here's one:

This particular skein is available at the Smithy Studios (unless it's gone already!) and more are on their way.  In fact there is a whole new basket there so go down and have a look!