It’s a bit tricky, but each of the posts have categories. 1. Find a category that looks interesting to you. They tend to be topics or people’s names. 2. Click on the category word(s), e.g ‘Growly’ or ‘Textile history’ and a list of all the relevant posts will be made. 3. Categories that are used… Continue reading How to find things in this blog
Category: Knitting
Nearly finished 1940s sock
Almost-complete 1940s tennis sock from Odhams Complete Family Knitting In true 1940s vein I’ve had to make-do-and-mend with the colour scheme of these tennis socks – going for a jaunty yellow n’ white stripe, due to shortage of white yarn. I’ve also knitted them in alpaca – the right gauge and beautifully soft. But durable?… Continue reading Nearly finished 1940s sock
A home for our family history 