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No trip to the ink well this month
I wish I was writing about a fresh batch of pen and ink combinations to suit the lovely spring days, yet somehow I’ve started the month with a surfeit of pens already inked. Although I’m ready for a change of direction I want to keep on using what I’ve got to hand and so April… Continue reading
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Let the knitting commence
It’s taken a while to line up the knitting projects that I want to make this year. I thought I’d firmed up my thoughts a couple of times, even started some projects, but quickly realised they weren’t quite where my heart is going right now. All good ideas, all still in the pot for future… Continue reading
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What to pack?
To those of us with similar obsessions, the changing seasons of life bring their own nuances to the question of what we are going to take with us, both on an everyday level and on our travels. I innocently believed that finishing the nine-to-five working life would finally remove that conundrum of fitting everything I… Continue reading
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One Onoto, two Onoto, three…
There’s a new pen hereabouts and it’s another Onoto. Are we getting bored yet? Not one bit! Let me introduce you to the Onoto Christmas Carol 2025. Onoto’s website describes this as a nickel silver pen (nickel silver is the base metal to which silver plate is applied to give EPNS – electro-plated nickel silver).… Continue reading
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First finished object of 2026
All the effort on my lace cardigan project paid off and I was, indeed, able to wear the new garment on my final day at work. Whilst I’m very pleased with the outcome, making this has sated the decades-long yearning I had to knit this design. I prefer the lace cardigans I have made in… Continue reading
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The evolving desk
Time has passed and my desk has gradually evolved from the initial set-up last summer. There was a brief spell of glam and glitz over Christmas but now it is readying itself for some serious work. Despite the changing landscape, the desk continues to be one of my favourite places. I am happy to report… Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 