Making the Scout Shawl

Making the Scout Shawl

Hello and welcome to the first post of 2024. As I mentioned at the end of last year, we are in the middle of a big house move so things are a little in flux here, however, I have had a project on the go through all the stress of selling a house and it has been invaluable in helping to cope not just with this, but also the dark winter days that seem so short and damp and plagued with endless grey skies. The ‘Scout Shawl’ is a masterclass in practicing fairisle knitting.

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Making a Maple Leaf Quilt

Making a Maple Leaf Quilt

For the first post of the year, this seems strangely out of order, but that is probably because I am late finishing it. On the other hand, it is really not out of order at all, because this quilt is a very special one and a memento of our beautiful old Sunday School House, here in Yorkshire. We are moving!

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