The Floating Head

August 2, 2013 Nikki
Whispers 31st July

Throughout my stitching time the part I used to leave until the very last was the head and face.   It was part of the finishing touch that made everything come to life.  Because of the way I work the […]

New Knitting Gadgets

July 24, 2013 Nikki

A good gadget should make your life easier.  Over the years I’ve had plenty of gadgets that I’ve used once or twice and then set them aside because they didn”t make things easier. When I first got back into knitting […]

Summer is here

July 20, 2013 Nikki
Whispers Page 25

So summer has finally decided to make an appearance and is trying to make up for lost time.  As usual it’s my sewing that has suffered from my feeling too hot and stuffy to get much done.  But even though […]

Falling behind a bit

July 8, 2013 Nikki

I finished page 16 of Computer Catastrophes earlier in the week but since then everything went busy and I never got around to blogging it. Here it is though, the big page of blue.  I’ve been dreading this page for […]

Mystery Knitting Finished

June 30, 2013 Nikki
Germinate Shawl Blocked

On June 1st I started knitting along on a mystery knitting project by Through The Loops.  Each Saturday a new clue was sent out and you’d spend the week knitting it.  In my case I spent the weekend knitting it […]

Looking Confused

June 24, 2013 Nikki
Computer Catastrophes 23rd June

And so he should be, he should be wondering why it took so long to get this page done.  Seeing the dragon come to life is my favourite part of stitching the Spangler designs.  The charting keeps so much of […]

Feathery Stitching

June 11, 2013 Nikki
Whispers 9th June

Another page complete on Whispers that’s 24 pages complete now which is roughly 44% still a long way to go. I got a lot done thanks to lots of daytime stitching time and I was glad to have the daylight […]

Back to Whispers

June 3, 2013 Nikki

This page seemed to take a lot longer than it should have done.  I blame the stitching lull that comes after a finish – as well as the need to finish my socks. Finally though page 23 of Whispers is […]

Another Finish

May 28, 2013 Nikki
Eskarina Socks

It isn’t the first time but after finishing a sewing I’m finding it a little difficult to get back to one of my others.  I decided to get back to Whispers after my finish but I’ve been struggling to immerse […]

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