Bring me sunshine
Went for a walk along Hessle foreshore yesterday. The weather was beautiful. Here is a picture of the magnificent Humber Bridge in the brilliant sunshine.
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WIPs and on the horizon
I currently have a fair few projects on the needles and am still wanting to cast on more! There are just so many things I want to knit and as usual, not enough time to fit everything in. I’m still working on the baby knits, I’ve now completed one jacket, two hats, the backs of two more jackets and a pair of mitts. As everything in the pattern is written for knitting flat and seaming, I have …
Read moreCock O’ The North…and other things
Last weekend, Patrick and I went to Hipperholme in Halifax. Why would anyone do that you ask? Well it was specifically to visit The Cock O’ The North pub which is the tap of the Halifax Steam Brewing Company. We had had the place recommended to us by a couple of guys in our local pub The Wellington Inn (which doesn’t appear to have it’s own website any longer). So, The Cock o’ the North then. …
Read moreKeep on Running
Back in May, I started on the Couch to 5K running programme, I didn’t blog about it at the time, not sure why but I didn’t. Well to cut a long story short, I fell by the wayside following a couple of setbacks and haven’t run really since July. I was really enjoying it but I fell ill with dizzy spells, then a bad cold so had a break. When I went back to it, …
Read moreHats and a shawl.
I mentioned last week that I was test knitting a hat design for Knitting Kninja, well I finished it and my son immediately claimed it, declaring it to be the most comfy hat he’s ever worn. Here it is I love how it turned out and he is right, it is such a comfy cosy hat. I had sort of promised it to Patrick but Mason got in there first so I’ve had to knit …
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