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Having always wanted to visit the Outer Hebrides, I was delighted finally to organise a trip around these islands. We started the adventure by crossing to Skye. The weather was wild but by the time we reached Dunvegan Castle, the sun had come out to shine. This seat of the Chief of the Clan MacLeod dates from the 14th century and dramatically perches on the edge of Loch Dunvegan. Woodland, walled, water and round gardens were well worth a visit. A very late lunch at the beautifully located Stein Inn followed.           The next stop was a visit to The Skye Shilasdair...

Two weeks ago, I started a new machine knitting class on Fridays with the very knowledgeable and very helpful Jill Lothian of Scottish Machine Knitters.  She also very kindly sourced a vintage Knitmaster 326 for me!  I'm unbelievably excited to own a knitting machine at last.  I have wanted one for a very long time, but was unsure about how I would learn to use it and maintain it. Jill's course is great and concentrates on the technical aspects of machine knitting.  This is in contrast to Katy Birchall's wonderful class I attended at Edinburgh Contemporary Crafts at Abbeyhill Techbase in...

Hello!  Thank you for visiting my new website and online shop! Please have a browse about and familiarise yourself with the layout. I've changed one or two things. For example, I'm now organising the bags by Collection or Design rather than size. This is the way I always display my bags at yarn festivals. Hopefully, it will make it easier to find the bag you want, or substitute the next best choice. Also, my blog is now contained within this website. Two important things to note: firstly, rather than announcing an update to my products for a specific time and date, I'm now...