Day 319 – Inspiration from Anthropologie

Tuesday 15th November 2011. I ♥ Anthropologie VM for their wonderful, easy to adapt displays…….. so inspirational -> I’m dreaming of Christmas already! (and I’m loving the homespun knitted theme this year -> must get that scarf finished for Christmas!) …. Related articles Check Out Anthropologie’s New November Catalog – Plus Styling Tips (fabsugar.com) Anthropologie … Continue reading

Day 284 – all kn*tted up…..

Today I am feeling sad I am sick tired, and aching all over I just want to cocoon * Jo Hamilton via work.place. via  http://thisisnthappiness.com/ via  WurzelTumblr®. * Related articles Day 280 – I need to knit…… (lifewithlizzi.wordpress.com) lead photo by LiseMac on Untitled | Flickr – Photo Sharing!.

Day 280 – I need to knit……

I’ve just realised that the scarf has been hidden in the depths of the ‘to do’ pile for a couple of weeks, and as we are now finally and officially in Autumn (it’s cold and wet again!), I really ought to get my skates on.  So after dinner tonight, I will dutifully turn off the … Continue reading

Day 228 – London Inspiration

After very little sleep but highly excited, my first day back at work after this short holiday was in London. During the Eurostar trip, I wrote a bit of my blog off-line on the iPad and watched a movie, until arriving at St Pancreas International, with incredibly tired eyes.  I think I’m  currently battling with … Continue reading

Day 225 – Fun and Games

Saturday started wet, and just got wetter, until by the evening it was pouring down and didn’t look like it was going to stop anytime soon. Luckily we had been spared this the day before, so it was time to just knuckle down, chill and play games with my parents and the kids.  Rummikub was … Continue reading

Day 143 – Exaxtly how many versions of the Purl Stitch exist?

I popped into Turtlewings on Thursday lunchtime last week for a few quick knitting tips, knowing that a couple of my knitting pals would be there. You see, I am not back up to the confidence levels of my youth, and cannot always remember the purl stitch, (which to the uni’knit’iated is the reverse side … Continue reading

Day 125 – Slow Knitting……

Thursday night was our Slow Design night at Turtlewings. We needed to take a project with us, the idea was to sit and chat while working on something we just can’t find the time to do at home.  Easy I thought, I have 501 things that I never get the chance to do, but scanning … Continue reading

Day 96 – The Foyer

Great day at work today, we finally put the finishing touches to our new ‘Foyer’, and opened it to applause and accolades.  It was a lovely first project for me, as part of the VM team.  We were on a tight budget while reusing things we found in the building, at the secondhand shop (fab … Continue reading