Sat 23 Aug (3d ago)

I’ve been in Cannes the last few weeks, and I still have one more week to go, so crafting is minimal. I brought my handmade merino wool and started knitting a shawl. I love how the green dye turned out, using rosemary and grass. So far, the shawl has a so

Sat 09 Aug (17d ago)

The borehole is officially installed and working. I got a generator off facebook marketplace, and it just plugs into the pump in the borehole. No problemos! I

Sat 26 Jul (1m ago)

It’s been a low-key few weeks again. I’m not in a particularly creative phase. Since the big fleece-to-jumper project has finished, I’ve not started a new knitting project, mainly because I don’t have any yarn. I’ve been spinning the 500g of merino wool I

Sat 05 Jul (1m ago)

Not the most eventful two weeks. Experimenting is a lot of trial and error and I don’t have much to show for all the errors… I have however finish the Grobbendonk jumper, the last sleeve I made with this year’s wool.

Sat 21 Jun (2m ago)

We’re back in London for the next few months so getting set up again. I tended to my garden as first priority when I got back. The tomatoes had grown somewhat in the two weeks away

Sat 14 Jun (2m ago)

I’ve been in France the last two weeks, so there were limited things I could do, but I do have stuff to talk about!  I had two main crafts with me; the knitted beige blouse I needed to finish, and sewing projects. First the blouse. I picked this up again

Sat 31 May (2m ago)

I have this Japanese-style chair project on my list, which I have the timber for. Progress has been limited; I did cut the timber down to the right sizes, but got stumped because the wood is very curved. Meaning, if I want to glue two pieces side by side,

Sat 17 May (3m ago)

At the start of the week I dismantled the cabinet that I built a few months ago. I learned a lot from making it, it was relatively good at storing all my tools, but I just thought it was super ugly and I didn’t like hanging the tools on the doors; they mo