This blog is about shopping ---- again!!

I think the word has gone round amongst the local reps that I cannot resist buying unusual & beautiful yarn.

I have a real weakness for Wensleydale because of Winston my beautiful boy.

I fell in love with Wensleydales “curly wurly’s” during a visit to the Exeter Show, a couple of years ago. So when I heard of a sick Wensleydale lamb I had to rescue him. I bought him for £20.00,then had to rush the vet to him as soon as I got home. The vet told me he had double pneumonia and worms but might survive if I pumped him full of antibiotics every day, forced worm medicine down his mouth and taught him to take a bottle. Well all went well. I wrapped Winston in a towel and squeezed milk into his mouth. Quickly he grew to enjoy his cuddle and feed. The vet suggested feeding him a bottle for the whole of his first year, which both of us enjoyed.

I’ve just realised that I have gone off at a complete tangent!

So..... When a couple from Wales popped in with their beautiful Wensleydale yarn which is hand dyed with organic dyes, I couldn’t resist!

Then a lovely French lady arrived to show me Elle yarns. I now sell Merino Brights which is wonderful for felting and a beautiful soft yarn specially produced for making teddy bears.

My husband is horrified that I still manage to buy more than I sell!

I just love to sit surrounded by beautiful yarn and plan my next project.

I will just hope that the sales reps stop popping in to see me & tempting my weak resolve.

I know that I am a very poor blogger. I have written a couple of entries since the last published one but, unfortunately, I have managed to lose them when I have tried to publish.

I have found this so disheartening that it has taken me a long time to get around to writing another entry.

No excuse, time to try again!

I finished a beautiful wrap using a stunning sea green Touch yarn boucle a couple of weeks ago and took a photo because it looks so beautiful.

I also finished my recycled cashmere jacket. I had a bought cashmere sweater in my wardrobe which was much too big and didn’t fit me at all. So, I decided to undo the whole thing and reknit it using a Kim Hargreaves pattern that was written for All Seasons Cotton. Amazingly the tension worked out exactly right and I was really pleased with the result. This is despite running out of cashmere for the last few rows around the neck. Fortunately, because the cashmere was a natural colour, I was able to match it with Rareyarn’s  natural DK which matched exactly.

I really believe in recycling beautiful yarn and am delighted that Claire Crompton is doing a recycling & remodeling class for us on 20 April.