Sanday Spinners

Works in Progress

SandaySpinner — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:38:04 +0000

I may be quiet at the moment, but I am certainly not idle. The web site continues to make progress and I finally feel as though an end is out there somewhere, if not actually in sight yet. At least I...

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Go, girls

Beth — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:23:19 +0000

Work continues on the new web site. It always amazes me just how long such things can take. Gill and her DH came round this afternoon to see the Land Rover emerge from its winter of discontent. My...

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WIP Photos

Beth — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:05:07 +0000

Long Leaves Scarf in handspun merino on KnitPro Symfonie wooden straight needles, 35cm.

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It’s business

Beth — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:02:15 +0000

We went to town yesterday. It was not a very pleasant day for it, but we had an appointment with our bank manager and needs must when the Devil drives, eh? Despite the gusting wind, the sea was...

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Sock Serenity 9: The completed Toe-up Sock

SpinningGill — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:24:59 +0000

I’ve now finished the last installment of the Toe-up sock adventure. I’ll definitely be knitting more of these! The second sock made significant progress on the ferry yesterday going into...

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Oh Goody, Goodies!

SandaySpinner — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:55:35 +0000

We love parcels. We especially love parcels with fibre related goodies inside them. This is one of the boxes that came in yesterday’s parcel And this is the other It’s just a taster. Full...

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The Toe-up Sock is Complete!

SpinningGill — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:37:47 +0000

I have now finished my first toe-up sock. I am so impressed with this technique that I can’t see myself knitting a top down sock again in the near future. The final article about it will be...

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Testing Times

SandaySpinner — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:21:20 +0000

We should have a beautiful new site to reveal to you before too long. We were playing the set-up and testing game until very late again last night and it is difficult to believe that progress is not...

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Whistle while you work

SandaySpinner — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:45:40 +0000

We are very busy here. You would not believe just how hard we are beavering away! There are parallel projects going on: Sanday Spinners is becoming a limited company, HQ is moving into my workroom...

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More adventures of the Toe-up sock

SpinningGill — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:33:02 +0000

The next Toe-up sock article is now available. As I may have mentioned, this is the first toe-up sock I’ve done and I’m very impressed with how it’s going. I love the ease of...

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