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Listen up people, it’s here. I have 5 days left. I finished work yesterday and now the knitting marathon really begins. Good intentions will count for nothing on this particular chocolate-muffin and gold-star strewn road to The Madness. So, let’s … Continue reading →

This will be brief as I have a nasty cold and am feeling pretty wretched. In fact, I felt so awful yesterday evening that I sat on the sofa and didn’t do any knitting. At all. Today I am in … Continue reading →

(Editors note: this post is going to be pretty dull and possibly incomprehensible if you do not knit. And if you do knit, well it’s probably still dull but hopefully useful!) There is a certain gift in progress which is … Continue reading →

I have managed to knit three Christmas presents in one afternoon. Not because I am a particularly fast knitter. Not because I have found a way to manipulate the space/time continuum. No. But because I cheated. Knitting doesn’t really have … Continue reading →

My office has a west-facing window and autumn has been providing the most spectacular sunsets across the rooftops of north London. There’s currently a thin band of sandstone gold resting on the chimney stacks, with melodramatic dark grey clouds rolling … Continue reading →

Amidst the Christmas knitting mayhem, an impish thought has been whispering at the back of my mind. With all the gift-giving, many knitters will (hopefully) be familiar with the lovely compliments that often follow as friends and family – not … Continue reading →

Nuff said.

Hope everyone’s having a good weekend and going to at least one fancy dress party. It’s bitterly cold, but there’s something great about wrapping up nice and cosy (in handmade woolens, obviously) and hurrying down the street into a warm … Continue reading →

Showtime Challenge is done. I’m back. I’m exhausted. That about sums up the last five days, but I realise it’s somewhat lacking in detail. We started rehearsals at 7.30pm on Friday and 48 hours later the curtain went up at … Continue reading →

Raise a glass and say a prayer for Eyebrow Productions and the Showtime Team, who are going to stage a West End musical in 48 hours. Better make it a stiff G&T. On Sunday 26th October The London Palladium will, … Continue reading →