knitting
broken … or, what happens when you don’t do what you said you would do
Saturday, March 20th, 2010patient :: lily boot
red ID :: allergic, so every medic who sees me from triage nurse to radiography technician asks “what are you allergic to? what kind of reaction do you have?” Clearly, the red ID system works well! (for the curious, I’m allergic to ibuprofen and lips, eyes and airways swell if I take [...]
orange … amongst other things
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010I love orange. So often, when I’m choosing fabric, or wool, or clothes, I find myself thinking oh look, there’s orange, I love orange and never choose it. This happens so often, that when I fossick through the stash, look through my wardrobe, there’s a lot of orange.
Julian and I have fallen into the habit [...]
shawl love
Thursday, March 4th, 2010I must confess, I’m quite addicted to knitting shawls. It all started this time last year with a few balls of Noro (the wrong ones, I might add) and this simple pattern.
Ahhh - so pretty. But it flew off to warm the shoulders of a dear friend in the US. So onto shawl number 2. [...]
there are needles, and wool, and pens, and paper …
Saturday, December 12th, 2009Sadly, with preparations for Christmas and Saint Lucia’s day progressing with good cheer and peaceful spirits, we are back to eating supper on our laps!
Every table in the house has been commandeered for stitching …
applique
embellishing
wrapping
cutting
sticking and opening
knitting
collecting
And when the moment finally comes that we have parcels ready for posting, we jump to it, fill the [...]
synnove … a winter solstice elf
Monday, December 7th, 2009Meet Synnove. She is one of the many woodland elves that now make their homes amongst ours. During the long, cold winter months, Synnove devotes herself to keeping her household’s fireplace bright, merry and warm. In return, all that she hopes for is a wee saffron bun and a warm cinnamon milk, left by the [...]
I am Lily - stitcher and part time bookseller. Mother to my gorgeous girl, Abigail and wife to Julian. I make time each day to let my imagination potter and add quirky prettiness and handmade comfort to our home and lives. You can email me at lily(at)blockaday(dot)com