daisy
time
I am struggling with feeling motivated to do my machine knitting. i know i want to do new designs and vaguely what feel i want them to have but that's not making me do it!! I had a brief burst over the last couple of weeks as i made some cushions and pincushions for my cousin Suzannes…
black gold tide
when i was doing my knit unit in 2nd year i used the 70s/80s as inspiration, in particular i focused on Shetland at that time. Essentially everything changed.. because the oil came. Obviously i wasn't alive but you can see the before and afters everywhere in Shetland. Little croft houses next to very 70's houses.. strange hotels.. large groups of…
gunnister
Gunnister, Northmavine
lately
spending time with my poorly dog, niece time, working with peats, banner making for partysgot my knitting machine, and my studio is beginning to get sorted out. My business is getting going.
shetland skies
one thing I love about Shetland is the skies we get. degree show is over, real life has begun.
facey fingas
even though this giles deacon 'eek' manicure is ancient, i thought id give it a go. I thought about doing union jacks but to be honest im sick of looking at them.I hope prince phillip gets better soon though!
busy
I have been busy setting up my degree show, it doesn't feel real yet, and i dont think it will til after its all done. i will hopefully get my setting up finished tomorrow, and I might go knit more cushions on Wednesday.the weather was fabulous last week, 22 degrees or something yesterday.. in Shetland. I couldn't believe it. The kind…
sunshine
aah, today it was sunny, a lot of the time in Shetland the weather is NOT sunny, and it can make you wish you didn't live here. Which is a shame, because i do love Shetland. I just don't love rain.. We spent the morning cleaning up the space which will be our degree show.. which is exciting. It…
cushions
i have officially finished all my college work (scary) but today i spent the day knitting up cushions to *hopefully* sell at my degree show. i got six knitted up, washed and linked (with a bit of overlocking too) PRETTY GOOD! also i made these little tags to go on the side. teehee x
ella gordon 