http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/ ... or what can I do with hundreds of odd balls of yarn? en-us 2010-03-04T23:12:20+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002054.html Here's the photos as promised First the February Lady Sweater knitted in New Lanark wool bought this time last year on my annual visit to Glasgow. I had a limited amount of yarn so knitted the sleeves first and then... Yvonne 2010-03-04T23:12:20+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002053.html Yesterday saw me complete the February Lady Sweater for my Olympic challenge - I knew I wanted something that would come to top hip length - the challenges were to see if I had enough yarn and how much the... Yvonne 2010-03-01T23:42:56+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002052.html for a very important date - the end of the Olympics is nigh and I've a ton of knitting still to do! I'd been over optimistic of my capabilities and committed to two projects. The February Lady Sweater which I... Yvonne 2010-02-28T14:20:32+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002049.html The blog has been quiet for a few reasons: I've semi-retired and life seems to have got busier and with less routine. I ran out of things I could blog about (secret knitting)- soon to be revealed. The situation re... Yvonne 2010-02-24T22:07:13+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002042.html they do so spectacularly! Flexi-retirement is great, I'm already feeling more relaxed and the knitting is going well, so what's the problem? The major issue is that my employers "forgot" I was retiring and so have not started the process... Yvonne 2010-01-22T22:45:14+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002041.html Yesterday was the first day of my flexi-retirement - today I'm going back to work - think this might take some getting used to! I started the day yesterday with a long list of all the things I "needed" to... Yvonne 2010-01-19T07:50:56+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002038.html Only 3 more working days until I go on flexi-retirement! I'll be working 2.5 days a week and plan to spend the rest of my time tackling the backlog of things I want to do. The knitting list is beginning... Yvonne 2010-01-12T21:11:50+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002035.html Well if the start of 2010 is anything to go by it will be a quiet one and I'll have plenty of time to knit! We were invited to one of my sisters but Mum was tired, I had a... Yvonne 2010-01-02T23:47:08+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002031.html 2009 is coming to a close and I'm happy to see it go - it has been a difficult year with the loss of my sister Kate in September and more recently a cousin's death. New Year's Eve day was... Yvonne 2009-12-31T23:07:13+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002021.html There's been no major knitting here just lots of small projects using less than 100gms of yarn. Some can be shown and some are still secrets. My favourites are Woolly Wormhead's Mystery Hat B which I'll show once it can... Yvonne 2009-11-21T13:43:33+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002020.html If it's November it must mean that Franklin's in town! Thanks to Gerard at I Knit for playing host. We had a lovely evening catching up with news of Dolores and Harry, knitting, admiring shawls, eating cake and discussing patterns.... Yvonne 2009-11-11T09:46:52+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002014.html The knitting mojo appears to be back and working as long as I stick to simple projects! After the success of the blanket I turned my hand to a simple pullover knitted in Sirdar Peru, the pattern was the Bell... Yvonne 2009-10-26T00:41:08+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002012.html I was determined to finish the Macmillan blanket and hand it in to the people at The Knitter. I left work early-ish on Thursday intending to spend the evening working on it at I Knit. Not a lot got done,... Yvonne 2009-10-10T21:27:34+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002011.html Time to show some of the knitting. Here's an in progress shot of the blanket I'm knitting for Macmillan The yarn is by Biggan and I just love the range of colours. Not sure if this will be finished in... Yvonne 2009-10-04T13:31:57+00:00 http://andallthatstash.alltangledup.com/archives/002010.html Life has got very busy - exactly what I need to stop me going further into melancholy. The day job is in transition from the predictable demands to a whole new scary project which I strongly believe in - we... Yvonne 2009-09-27T22:44:53+00:00