Sweet Fabric:
Auntie Pat

  • The gift...

    The gift...
  • A piece of craft history...

    A piece of craft history...
  • The magic doorway...

    The magic doorway...
  • Where it all began...

    Where it all began...
    Knit

    was with the sticks. I learnt from my dear grandmother. The quick movement of her hands was inspiring & something I could never master. The painfully slow & awkward way I manipulated the needles & the yarn was too much for me & I concentrated my creative activities elsewhere.

    I'm going to rectify that this year. I shall be spending a couple of hours each week with my Great Aunt learning how to do it "right".

    Casting on with my thumb beautifully now & I've got the pointer finger flicking like a pro. No more of this hand off the needle & swing around with the yarn for me.

    Once I've practiced my technique a bit more (& solved the problems of the world over cups of tea with Auntie Pat), I'm going to make this. Oh yes I am...just you watch me.