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This is the 8th of the “Travels Down Memory Lane Series”. Over the last couple of years, there hasn’t been an opportunity for holidays away. So I decided to look at some of the posts I’d planned to write, and for various reasons, I hadn’t.
Nothing is as much fun as walking down memory lane and revisiting and sharing the photographs and journals from our travels.[Read More]
This is the sixth of the “Travels Down Memory Lane Series”. Over the last couple of years, there hasn’t been an opportunity for holidays away. So I decided to look at some of the posts I’d planned to write, and for various reasons, I hadn’t.
Nothing is as much fun as walking down memory lane and revisiting and sharing the photographs and journals from our travels. A wonderful visit to Jarlshof, Shetland, on my 50th birthday![Read More]
This is the fifth of the “Travels Down Memory Lane Series”. Over the last couple of years, there hasn’t been an opportunity for holidays away. So I decided to look at some of the posts I’d planned to write, and for various reasons, I hadn’t.
Nothing is as much fun as walking down memory lane and revisiting and sharing the photographs and journals from our travels.[Read More]
A long-held dream of mine is to attend Shetland Wool Week.
Neil and I visited Shetland in 2015 in early September to celebrate our 50th birthdays and our Wedding Anniversary. Gosh, there is so much to love about Shetland, the ponies, the sheep, the amazing scenery, the glorious colours of wool and the most delicious Fish & Chips you will eat anywhere!
It was wonderful and often places we visited were busy gearing up for Shetland Wool Week starting a week or so later… [Read More]
This wonderful post was written by Neil last March when he was in Edinburgh for the Edinburgh Yarn Festival. I decided that I’d keep it to post now as EYF 2018 approaches. Wishing everyone who is lucky enough to be visiting Edinburgh and the Festival a magical time! Thank you Neil!
I couldn’t resist putting together this special Edinburgh blog post for you – especially if you are a fan of Harry Potter like Nicolette and I. A walk around Edinburgh imagining Harry Potter wandering through Diagon Alley or at least Edinburgh’s equivalent!
Edinburgh Castle
When Nicolette and I planned our visit to Edinburgh, I certainly hadn’t been thinking about the links the city has with Harry Potter. I was concentrating on how to get to the Yarn Festival and what to see while I was there.
Nevertheless, the links to Harry Potter were just too considerable for me to ignore.[Read More]
After arriving at the festival bit late on the Friday (due partly to our plane from Belfast needing to be replaced due to “technical difficulties”) I decided to get there early on Saturday morning.
Outdoor Seating Area
I had a lovely chat with a lady from Montreal as we waited for the doors to open at 10am. I told her my mission to buy a skein of Hedgehog Fibres yarn for, my wife, Nicolette and my concern to get the right colourway. She justifiably commented that I couldn’t go wrong with Hedgehog Fibres. But, she added, it had been so busy on Friday that some ranges were close to selling out by the end – I think Jamieson & Smith were one mentioned.[Read More]
One of my Scottish friends, on hearing that I was visiting a yarn fest in Edinburgh said “well I suppose they have festivals for all sorts these days.”
Well, yes they do. Especially Edinburgh, which seems to be a bit of a festival Mecca. But the Edinburgh Yarn Festival (EYF) is not just any old festival, as far as Nicolette and I are concerned.
Although this is only the fourth EYF, it is already a huge event by most standards. There are about 100 contributors, with only the top talent given space for their displays. From Kate Davies, Brooklyn Tweed, Eden Cottage Yarns, John Arbon Textiles, The Threshing Barn, Ysolda – the list goes on. Not to mention Blacker Yarns, KnitBritish, Knitmastery and The Teapot Trust in the side rooms. Then there are the classes too…[Read More]
This was to be Nicolette’s long awaited first trip to the Edinburgh Yarn Festival.
My name is Neil and, as Nicolette’s husband, I can remember her talking about going to the Edinburgh Yarn Festival since it first opened four years ago.
When we visited Shetland in September 2015 we both took a huge number of photos. Since then I’ve been using my photos as colour inspiration for fair isle projects. Normally, I show photos of the finished items when I’m wearing them but the series A Shetland Colour Story will explore how I use my photos to help create a colour palette for the project I want to knit.
I always start by creating a collage of photos that create a sense of place, colour and bring back memories of our visit.[Read More]
My Slip Stitch Snowflake Socks were inspired by the Sweet & Spicy Peach Socks. I pretty much used the same slip stitch sock pattern. The main difference was that I wondered how the sock would fit if I continued the slip stitch pattern down the sole of the foot as well as the instep. The easiest way to do this was to decide to knit an afterthought heel. I do love tweaking patterns. So much fun!
The Slip Stitch Socks are knit using Regia Snowflake in the colour Snow Suit 7707. Use a 100g ball of sock yarn of your own choice. I used 2.75mm Clover bamboo double pointed needles. [Read More]
Hello, I'm Nicolette Kernohan. I love sharing unique knitting projects, exploring colour & inspiring your creativity. Knitting Squirrel sells knitting wool & sock yarn in glorious colours & fibres.
