HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year to you all!  We had lovely holidays and it's good to be back.

I made this massive glove. 

It's in Herdwick and it's meant to be big. 

It's going to be the glove of God in a show I have coming up with my friend Felix and others, called 'Love is Awesome'.

And love is awesome. I really felt it this Christmas. I went to the Lake District and climbed Fairfield on a clear frosty day and thought how lucky I am do be surrounded by beautiful people, materials, tools, and ideas, every day of my life.

I hope 2009 is full of joy and creativity for you all x

LOUISE'S NATIVITY...

TAKE BABY JESUS HOME FOR JUST £5.

We don't usually open on Mondays but we will be in the shop tomorrow eating Stilton, pickles with Port. You are most welcome. 

Knitted Baby Jesus's come in matchboxes with straw bedding.

MARS.

Thank you poet Margaret Whyte for the a postcard of  

Mars by Diego Valázquez c. 1639-1641

Margaret suggested I could knit for him, and that I do. Everyday.

BABY JESUS.

We love knitting Baby Jesus,

he's made in Jamiesons Shetland, from a pattern by Allen Dart and his halo is made from a little bit of picture wire.

NEIL'S LOVELY JUMPER.

I've bought records from Neil at Rough Trade since I was about 16.  Neil has always had good taste in jumpers. My favourite jumper of Neil's in this red and black mohair asymmetrical number which looks so no wave. 

One Monday, which is my day off, I was at the listening post and as Neil turned around to look me out some records, I noticed that he had three massive holes in the back of the lovely said jumper.

Neil kindly let me take it home for darning, which was good because he doesn't know me that well. 

I'm glad I did it, because I found 7 moth cocoons hiding in the mohair. That wouldn't have been Neil's fault, it's a very common with mohair, which needs a comb and a shake every now and then. 

GOODBYE COLONY.

We were sad to stub out our last knitted fag at the Colony Room Club this week.

Good bye Colony, we are sorry that after 60 years, you are closing along with all the other great places of character.