Hi all, and welcome September! On the morning of the first day of the month, I was greeted by a red squirrel foraging for seeds and hopping from tree to tree in a dark foliage covered woodland path. In that snapshot it felt as if […]
Berry Season
Category: Knitting
Midsummer Crafts: of Foxes, Honey and Buzzards
Hey everyone, June has come and gone, July is here and summer is in full swing. It’s been a busy period and it’s been a bit ago since I’ve come here and talked about what I’m making in my craft corner, and what I’m up […]
The Gift of Woodland Socks
In my 2020 end-of-year review, I mentioned I fell down a sock-knitting hole. For all that talk about my newfound fondness of sock knitting, I have neglected to actually show you any fruits of that fascination! Let this post be the start of my sock […]
Springthings
The Spring Equinox has come and gone, so I thought it would be a good time to come here and talk a bit about the changing surroundings, the awakening garden and what’s been going on in my craft corner. I know March, and this period […]
Chestnut Fair Isle Cardigan
Hello makers! Today I’m bringing you a post on a beloved finished cardigan that I’ve been wearing throughout this autumn and winter. There’s a set of photos taken on an icy cold day, with layers of frost cloaking the land and mist gracing the tree […]
Lopapeysa in Winter and Tracks in the Snow
Hey all, I mentioned last week how winter decided to make a visit, and how I wanted to make the most of the frozen landscape by getting out there as much as time and Covid regulations would allow. Before I move on with some more […]
2020: Knitting, Spinning and Baking
Happy New Year and welcome to January! I know that apart from the number nothing has changed since the ball dropped but I hope the year will be softer for all of us and that 2021 will be what you need it to be. Our […]
Wren Yoke Jumper
Hi makers, how are we all? Incredibly, we made it through November and are now in the last month of the year! November was such a wild and overwhelming month to be online with the US elections and their aftermath, and the following bombardment of […]
A Scrappy Tundra Lopapeysa
Hello everyone! It’s been a rainy week at the Treehouse. Covid numbers are still rising and everything on every news channel still makes me want to scream, but I’ve also been greeted by lots of birds on the balcony, got muddy boots on autumnal forest […]
Autumn on the Balcony, New Projects and Mending
Hey all. How is everyone holding up? In my patch of the world we are on our way back into a second Covid-19 lockdown, as restrictions have toughened significantly after numbers have sky rocketed. I’ll spare you the details of the incompetence of our government […]