And more boy jumpers! This is so historic and if I remember correctly way to warm for a little boy running around in the mountains of Africa.

I am extreeeeemely new at this. So, here is one image...

We have a saying in our family: 'Only real men wear pink!'

A couple of months ago my Mum and I were wondering how many rooms all our handwork would fill. Today I am feeling extremely nostalgic so, I went through some old photographs and found these two jumpers that I knit for my boy when he was little. When a back consisted of casting on 56 sts. 18 years later I am still knitting for him but now backs consist of 156 sts and arm lengths go on forever. Here's to quick knits for little boys.

Books and things

Today I spend the day sorting out my books. I can never find anything I am looking for. Now I have them in neat little piles. Children's ones together, stitch dictionaries together, Rowan magazines together, in number order mind you. Then I came to the Interweave knits. Some months ago in a fit of 'try to orgnise your knitting life' I tagged all the projects I would love to do. That was before Ravelry. Now, look at what it looks like.


See my new organised book shelves and my Interweave projects. Now, all I need is the time to use it all..............

I cannot do without friends like this

This is a 90 year old lady from Shanghai. She grew her own vegetables and sold them at market every day most of her life. She also knit most of her life. The last winter in China was a little bit too much for her, she got ill and after missing 4 days at the market, she died. These are the women on whose shoulders we stand. The ones who taught us patiently, lovingly and asked for nothing in return. This is why I knit. I am sure I have carried it with me through many lifetimes and I am so happy I know how to.

Today Andrea spend almost the whole day with me setting up this wonderful blog. How fortunate to have such a wonderful friend and one who knows exactly what I want. Thank you Andrea - you are special.

Testy test test

Testing for colour testing...