Wishing everyone a very Happy and Prosperous New Year ..read more

Australian Dawn Chorus Enjoy this wonderful video of Dawn breaking in Australia with all the birds gradually waking up ..read more

Wangaratta Woollen Mills (now Australian Country Spinners) has been processing wool for 90 years - and still makes hand knitting and crochet yarn in Australia - NOT overseas! Recently ABC Landline did video coverage  on this enterprising Aussie company - go  to http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/75448906 and fast forward to 39.41 to see what it is all about! Congratulations Australian Country ..read more

Just a request to readers of my blog - are there still any here??? You see these little ads on the left hand side, and underneath, this posting?? If you click on them, you earn me a few cents for each click.....when the clicks mount up to $100 - Google AdSense sends me the money  - this helps me to buy the yarn to help me make warm clothing and blankets for Homeless and Needy people in ..read more

I don't know if I am being paranoid and overly sensitive but here's what happened to me . A woman I don't know at all contacted me on Facebook asking me to make a preemie beanie and pair of booties for her niece who was born at a very tiny 5lb 7oz I said I would be happy to do that and told her the price would be $10 She wrote back and told me a sad story of how she realised $10 'wasn't very ..read more

 I met this wonderful, hugely talented, woman a few months back... she is a designer of the most beautiful things in the world! Here is a lovely profile of her and her work https://www.handmadeincountry.com.au/artisans/profile/gail-grunske/ Just a few weeks ago, I was knitting and chatting with a group of like minded ladies here in Toowoomba, when Gail brought out this magnificent work of art ..read more

Gorgeous little Baby sweater - the pattern by Elena Nodel, is available on Ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/saffron-baby The bigger version, Saffron, for older girls, is from the Spice Girls collection also by Elena Nodel, and is also available on Ravelry - the best site in the world for knitters and crocheters, ever! Here's the pretty Saffron Baby - this time in Watermelon pink ..read more

I love the Round Ripple Baby Afghan - I have lost count of how many I have done! This one is lovely - I bought some gorgeous anonymous (NO LABEL) mill end yarn from Knitters Paradise Store on ebay.com - my favourite place to buy inexpensive American yarns - it is a lovely super soft Boucle with ombre colourways - this one shades beautifully from pale blue to white and is stunning to use! I also ..read more

Made another round ripple blanket and a crochet jacket to go  with it - I was sent some beautiful yarn from a friend in Newfoundland - thank you Patsy!! It is Baby Luv Georga and it is so soft and cuddly... in a pretty pale green... I combined it with some Caron Simply Soft in a variegated pastel shade that complimented the green beautifully!    The round ripple is still a favourite ..read more

I just finished this adorable little Preemie set - in the most gorgeous Watermelon pink..... The pattern is available on Ravelry - free!! http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/meadowsweet-cardigan I used the 24 row stitch pattern in the body of the Meadowsweet Cardie and created the baby blanket to match... I used a smaller needle - 3.5 mm on the baby cardie - then for the blanket I used ..read more