Mostly Knitting – Sometimes Theology

  • Holiday knitting

    I’m thinking ahead to a trip we are taking before too long: A few days camping, then a few car journeys and staying with people. The big question is what to knit. Space is limited, so I really need to pick one project. It can’t be fiddly and it needs to be able to stand…

  • Update on the Tour de Sock

    I posted last at the end of May and, since then, my needles have been busy with socks. It is the annual Tour de Sock competition: six stages of socks, usually of increasing difficulty. The socks are released at intervals of ten days and it is something of a speed knitting competition. Knitting quickly is…

  • Fictitious Knitting

    When I first started blogging here, one of the things I intended to do was to keep track of where I found mentions of knitting in literature. I even have a special category of posts just for this. Perhaps I’ve been knitting more than I’ve been reading because I haven’t really found many… until now.…

  • Miles of yarn

    In my last post at the end of Blog Week, I mentioned that one of my plans for the next year is to end up with less yarn in the stash. In order to do that, I need a baseline to work from. I spent an afternoon with my Ravelry stash, bringing it up to…

  • Knitting and Crochet Blog Week Day 7 – Looking forward

    This is my final post for Knitting and Crochet Blog Week (4KCBWDAY7). I’ve enjoyed this year – thanks Eskimimi for organising it. Here’s the brief: One year from now, when the 5th Knitting & Crochet Blog Week rolls around, where do you hope your crafting will have taken you to? What new skills, projects and…

  • Knitting and Crochet Blog Week Day 6 – A tool to covet

    We’re getting towards the end of the week now. Today is all about gadgets – search for 4KCBWDAY6 for what other people have to say. (Today is also my birthday, so if my family are nice to me, there may be something more to report by the end of the day – do take a…

  • Knitting and Crochet Blog Week Day 5 – Something Different

    We’ve reached Day 5, and time for something different. It’s the annual challenge to blog in a way different to how you normally blog. You may choose to create a podcast, or vlog, create a wordless post or write in verse. You’ve already stretched your wings with an infographic, now it’s time to freestyle. You…

  • Knitting and Crochet Blog Week Day 4 – Colour Review

    So, today in Knitting and Crochet Blog Week is all about colour (search 4KCBWDAY4 to find more colourful posts). What are your favourite colours for knitted or crocheted projects. Have a think about what colours you seem to favour when yarn shopping and crafting. My favourite colours generally are blue, green and purple. A lot…

  • Knitting and Crochet Blog Week Day 3 – Infographic

    Welcome to day 3 in the Fourth Annual Knitting and Crochet Blog Week. I’m knitting for house monkey – the thinking knitters. Today ( search 4KCBWDAY3 to find other participants), the brief is: Make your own infographic […] to convey any element of your craft(s). It can be just for fun or a thoroughly researched…

  • Knitting and Crochet Blog Week Day 2 – A mascot project

    Yesterday, in the Fourth Annual Knitting and Crochet Blog Week, we declared our houses, choosing which of four mascots best represents our crafting style. I chose house Monkey – knitting is all about new challenges. Today ( search 4KCBWDAY2 to find other participants), the brief is to describe a mascot project. Your task today is…