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Take my button box, for example
This is my button box. It is a joyous comglomeration of colours, shapes, sizes, and textures housed in a deeply nostalgic tin. Far from being a home for retired fasteners, this is a living, evolving organism which is both a useful resource and a source of pleasure. I take buttons out, I add buttons in,… Continue reading
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Think ink
I know it’s modest in comparison to many an ink stash, but the fact is my inks are getting out of hand. How much of any given thing is too much is a purely personal thing. I recently saw a photo on Instagram showing a vast Diamine ink order. The lady unpacking it mentioned that… Continue reading
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Not as intelligent as I’d hoped
I like to scan through the comments that WordPress, very accurately it so happens, assigns to my “spam” folder. Mostly they are gibberish, the sender gets blocked (I know it’s pointless as they are throw-away user identities, but I do it anyway) and the comment gets permanently deleted. Sometimes, though, they are a hoot, like… Continue reading
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Make it easy on yourself
During the past week I’ve made a couple of changes to how I was working the Slope Rib Sweater, with an eye to making the process more enjoyable. You can see both of them in the above photo – wooden needles and a bit of scrap wool. I like to live at the cutting edge… Continue reading
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A lot to like
Aware that I suffered a fit of damning with faint praise when I wrote about the Cross Bailey Light fountain pen on Friday, today I’m going to be more enthusiastic about Filofax’s new decorative accessories. Over the past month four Collections have launched – the Garden Collection, the Indigo Collection, the Confetti Collection and, most… Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 