Back in November last year I took part in a blogging course run by Holly Becker of Decor8 (www.bloggingyourway.com). At the end of the month-long course, Holly chose six blogs to critique and produced a screencast looking at those blogs. Guess what? My humble little Wolves in London was one of those blogs! Yes, that’s … Continue reading Making stuff and pootling in the garden
Craft
Rainbow chevron baby blanket
Prepare yourself, gentle readers, for some photos of... ...my favourite thing I've ever knit! Whipped up in a mere few weeks of late-pregnancy knitting fever, I present to you this rainbow chevron baby blanket, a present for my brand new nephew. I dillied and dallied about what to make for him, knowing that he was … Continue reading Rainbow chevron baby blanket
For the love of knit
In the last two weeks of my pregnancy, a haze of knitting obsessiveness descended upon me. I couldn’t put down my needles for a day. Heck, I couldn’t put down my needles for an hour. As far as a nesting instinct goes, I think it’s a pretty good one. Sure, my fridge was filthy, but … Continue reading For the love of knit
A boy’s favourite things
I’m the oldest of four siblings, all born within six years of each other. (Looking back now, with the experience of having my own family, I wonder how on earth my Mum coped without having a serious breakdown, or running off with a Greek waiter at least once in my childhood. But, to the best … Continue reading A boy’s favourite things
The horror
I can’t be the only knitter who absolutely hates sewing in all the yarn once the project is finished. Sometimes, it can take me as long as it did to knit the entire thing to actually get around to binding in all the loose ends. So, if you share this aversion with me, pity me … Continue reading The horror
A finished baby blanket
As I mentioned in my last post, I managed to summon up a burst of knitting energy recently and finish off the blanket that I started about three months ago for the impending new arrival (aka sproglet mi). After sewing in all the ends (oh, such a tedious process, I always put it off and … Continue reading A finished baby blanket
Homemade baby presents; a quandary
Can you give my weary brain a little help this fine spring morning? I'm having a quandary about what to make for the imminent arrival of my future niecephew (tbc) and could use some advice... When my sister had her first baby, last summer, I put together a lovely little box full of homemade goodies: … Continue reading Homemade baby presents; a quandary
Feeling guilty
I’m feeling a little guilty this morning… You see, today was my deadline to make something rather glorious from this heavenly peacock fabric. And what have I done with it? Erm, absolutely nothing. A month or so ago, I entered the Hillarys Blinds country craft competition: you selected your favourite fabric from four options which … Continue reading Feeling guilty
Vintage botanical deliciousness
Regular readers (hello you lovely people) will know I have a penchant for vintage prints and a love of gardening. So, it's perhaps a little surprising that I have only recently discovered the plethora of stunning vintage botanical illustrations that are available out there for free on the internet. (And by free, I mean both … Continue reading Vintage botanical deliciousness
The joy of knitting
Now that my exams are over, I am itching to tackle my gigantically long to do list. And the very first thing at the top of the list is to knit a blanket for the impending arrival of sproglet number two… What with one thing and another* I’ve hardly done any knitting for almost a … Continue reading The joy of knitting
Wolves in London 