My new Simple Simon Cowl patterns

Craft Market

The car is all packed and ready for the my first craft market in years. Going to Oak End Nursery, in Narcot Lane, Chalfont St Giles tomorrow. 10-4.

Busy busy busy

Trying to come up with some new patterns.

Mainly based on Rowan's Big Wool, which is so quick & easy to knit up. I've been working on different cowl patterns using it. It's so lovely to work with.

Also, trying to work in the garden whilst the weather is good. We have a huge bed at the bottom of the garden that was covered in brambles & ivy. I discovered 13 Christmas trees in there as I was clearing it. Gradually getting there, but oh it's hard work. I've broken 2 forks & 1 trowel working on it!  Will be worth it next year....

I'm Back!

Well, it's been awhile...

We moved.

Then 2 weeks later I fell down the stairs. I broke 3 ribs, punctured a lung, broke my foot & fractured my skull. It took me over 6 months to get over it all & even then I couldn't knit as it was too painful. 

 But we went on holiday & I've got my mojo back!

7 Daisy Sequin Scarves, 2 Easy Peasy Lace Shawls 1 Curly Wurly....

Now I just need to find somewhere to sell them all near London!

Bilbao

Just been to Bilbao for a few days, very different Spanish city.

This is The Guggenheim, most amazing building.

 Frank Gehry's Flower Dog, it's all pansies.

 The front of The Guggenheim

 Truly amazing spider sculpture

 One of our favourite pinxtos bars, Serrantes

 Plaza Nueva in the old town

It's Finished - Four Seasons Lace Shawl

Well, I finally finished The Four Seasons Lace Shawl, trying to write up the pattern is a different story altogether, eyes are so sore concentrating!

 Spring, Estonian stitch, Lily of the Valley

 Summer - Dayflower

Autumn - Interlocking Cherry Leaves

 Winter - Christmas trees

Ennerdale

Had a lovely walk at Ennerdale yesterday.  It's the one lake I'd never been to & it's only 20 minutes from home!  They're trying to build a nuclear dump underneath it at the moment, complete madness.