I need to step away from the blog for a while. There’s lots going on and not much crafting happening. At this stage I’m planning to start blogging again in the new year.
https://ruthsplace.wordpress.com/2017/08/22/taking-a-blogging-break/
I’ve been playing with my spinning wheel. This was a batt dropping from Nunoco. I was so eager to start spinning that I forgot to take a picture until the batt was almost finished. It had lovel...
While we were in Australia Gorgeous Girl spotted a video recipe on my Facebook feed and decided to recreate it. She made some modifications and it was delicious. The salmon was a real treat as we...
https://ruthsplace.wordpress.com/2017/07/28/in-which-gorgeous-girl-cooks/
I went to KnitFest when I was in Australia. It was great to wander around an look at what people were making and connect with some indie dyers. I bought some fibre and yarn and collected some bus...
https://ruthsplace.wordpress.com/2017/07/26/stash-acquisition/
I got a bit obsessed by these socks while we were away. Knitted on them every car trip we made and in the evenings. Spun from merino wool in a traditional three ply. Frustratingly they are a litt...
https://ruthsplace.wordpress.com/2017/07/24/hand-spun-socks/
While we were in Australia I took the opportunity to drop a few hand-spun, hand-knitted items in the mail. I belong to a group on Ravelry called Aussies Knitting for War-affected Kids. Feel free ...
https://ruthsplace.wordpress.com/2017/07/22/knitting-for-charity/
We had a lovely, but hectic visit to Australia. Lots of running around getting things organised. I got new glasses, still learning to love them; sourced goodies for the goodie bags for Kidlet’s...
I have some travel coming up, so have cast on another easy project. I’m using this pattern and some yarn that I spun earlier in the year. Traditional three-ply sock yarn. “Unfortunately” I�...
https://ruthsplace.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/handspun-socks-2/
I haven’t knitted very much for charity lately and so have decided to move charity knitting back into regular rotation of projects. I’m really happy with how this little cardigan turned out. ...
My current Wednesday crochet project will also be doing double duty as my take-along project. I’m making one of these bags. Pictured is one of my new crochet hooks from the set that I bought ...
https://ruthsplace.wordpress.com/2017/06/28/crochet-wednesday-3/