Intrepid Fox

He is so very cute.

This is Ella’s new pattern Intrepid Fox.

I love the connection between the original project(s) that used the yarn and the Fox.

If later,  they are parted you have a memento.

Intrepid Fox on the Rocks !

Intrepid Fox hanging out.

Like a favorite book- unputdownable.

On Kate's shoulder.

Intrepid Fox, the research assistant !

 

1977 – Anarchy in the UK

Finally got my act together and cast on for my “Punk Hands” !

Pattern is anarchy in the UK by the talented Alabamawhirly .

I don’t very much enjoy knitting pairs of things one at a time.  Only one pair of socks has ever been produced by me. Sleeves and cardigan fronts are always worked two at a time, that’s how I learnt to knit a garment. As much as I love seamless patterns I dread having to work the sleeves separately – I worry that they won’t be identical.

This winter I have been living in my Alfredos that Ella had made for me – well now, they could do with a wash,  so time to knit myself another pair of handwarmers.

The kit from Skein Queen arrived beautifully wrapped in tissue, check out the sticker!

Following Ella’s advice, I’m knitting them from the inside – in order to loosen my floats.

Then when I flip them to the other side …

So back to 1977…

From the perspective of a 15 year old living in St.Ives Cornwall, Punk was a refreshing revolution.

We were fortunate to have a venue in Penzance, The Wintz that drew the very best bands. Not only could the school band replicate the sound of punk, we could actually get to see bands that were in the charts !

There are gigs that stick out in my memory – the Pistols being up there. They were billed as,”A Mystery Band Of International Repute”,  in order not to be banned from playing (I still haven’t seen Life of Brian which was banned from our cinema).

Standing outside, queuing up to get in, we didn’t look like “London Punks”. We just wore our jeans and a t-shirt, more of a hippy/rock look –although I do remember Simon, my brother, going to one gig in his sleeveless wetsuit vest and school tie – and I did pierce his ear with a safety pin…

The feeling in the line to the door was a cocktail of excitement and fear, the fear of not getting in because of the number of people in the queue far exceeded the number on the fire license.

The tiny venue was packed, but in a good way – we went there regularly and recognized most of the crowd. The energy from the stage was matched by that from the floor, we may not have looked like punks but we pogoed naturally.  I remember buckets of sweat but thankfully no spitting !

I have no idea what the setlist was but, I did hear Anarchy in the UK, Pretty Vacant and the one that caused the biggest reaction in our neck of the woods, God Save the Queen.

Chick knits !

My New Bag

Clever eh ? Socks on straights !

Love my latest bag from Yve’s shop – it makes me smile 🙂

Tickled Pink…

and here’s why !

Thrilled to be in my favourite shop on this planet  – this really is the Bee’s Knees.

I had to pop outside to get a photo and was soon joined by this young chap !

As seen in…

the Knitter magazine Issue 25

So very excited – it doesn’t get much better than this (actually it does but that’s my next post).

When I was contacted by the one of the editors asking if they could feature NovaSteel

– I felt like I had scored a goal been told we have backstage passes.

I had to explain to Simon that the The Knitter is the pinnacle of the UK knitting publications so that he could comprehend  my childish over-excited behaviour.

And the winner is….

Athena by Bloups

Thanks to everyone else who entered; there were some other great, engaging and creative suggestions and it was genuinely tricky to pick a winner.

Well done and thank you to everyone !

New Pin !

The New Pin is created from industrial offcuts...

and is seen adorning my Violet Sky hoodie.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to name the New Pin.

Please add your suggestions as comments below by 12 noon CET on Friday 20th August.

Prize is any shawl pin from the collection at NovaSteel

Winner will be announced here on Friday afternoon.

Fab Orange !

My beautiful new bag.

Loved it from the miniute a saw it in Yve’s shop , the colour really is fab ! Beautifully made, it is easilly big enought to fit a big project, like this:

My Voilet Sky Austin Hoodie

Love seeing the Orange and Purple together – there is something about that colour combination that makes me feel childlike.

Some other things that are Fab Orange:

Up the path

Flower

Poo-poo-head

This is a one of the April chicks, he is a Vorwerk and started off looking like this:

Little Poopy

Chicks

A bird in the hand...

Are you my Mommy ?

Flower Pics

This is my attempt.

Evie took this one.

A bee by Kate