Can you participate in a minimalist Woolswap? The answer is yes you can. Over the past few months, I have been seeing on my social media feeds a swing towards people wanting to become minimalists.  This movement does appeal to me as I have been falling into this bracket for the past few years. In … Read More

Book Review At the end of last year, I purchased the The Ultimate Knitting Book by Vogue Knitting as I wanted to have a reference book that had all my knitting references in the one place. I normally rely on the internet and Youtube if I am stuck on a certain knitting technique, but then … Read More

Recently I embarked on my new journey of knitwear designing. I’ve been a knitter now for over 40 years. Thought it might be fun to try my hand at knitwear designing. Step 1 – Planning Being an avid sock knitter now for about 5 years, I chose to start with an easy sock pattern. Handcrafted … Read More

What extras should you consider putting in your Woolswap parcel? With the next round of Woolswap open again in a few days time, I thought it would be a good idea to give you some tips on what to put in your Woolswap parcel. When you join Woolswap you are asked some questions on your … Read More

Welcome to the first of my blogs where I will be showcasing some Indie Dyers who will share their story and also some Woolswappers who will be sharing their Woolswap experience with us all. So the first cab off the rank is Kyle Vitnell from Fiber Lily who I came across when I first started … Read More

My Experience at the Brisbane Show – EKKA For the last twenty-four years that I have lived in Brisbane, I have only been to the Brisbane Agriculture show once.  This is where the country comes to the city every August and known by locals as the EKKA.  This year I  thought it was high time … Read More

Well, it sure has been awhile since I last wrote a blog for you guys, for which I do apologise.  This, in turn, corresponds to it also being awhile since I last completed a finished knitted item. I thought at one stage that I could be a monogamous knitter, but gosh was I wrong.  You see, … Read More

Greetings from Liverpool. Wow, it has been awhile since I last wrote my blog, but as some of you are aware, my partner and I have been on the road traveling since September 2016 and have finally made our way over to the UK. We have just under four months left of our trip to … Read More

As most of you know that I am so addicted to sock knitting, which just mystifies me sometimes.  You see over the years my knitting skills have ranged from jerseys (back in the days when I grew up in New Zealand) and beanies, as I tend to get bored with any new item of knitting … Read More

My mission on my twelve months trip around the globe,  is to try and find at least one local yarn store in the city that we travel to. Upon wondering the streets of Athens recently on a Sunday we came across this local yarn store that had a really cool sign on their roller door. … Read More