Today I heard a sad tale. Earlier this month, one of the stand holders at the Dublin Knitting and Stitching Show had her handbag stolen at the end of the Show. I understand the theft happened as we were all scrambling to dismantle our stands and get things out to our vehicles. Of course the theft was annoying and inconvenient and it resulted in the loss not only of cash but also of credit cards, passport etc. It is particularly sad as not only were personal items stolen but also money that the person had been raising for Breast Cancer. Oh dear. We all know we have to be careful at these shows and exhibitions and this serves as an extra alert to be ever vigilant and to take care. There are some pretty unscrupulous people amongst us.
Knitting with the big needles made from drain pipes – this was the project where the fund raising was taking place
View of a rug knit on the drain pipe needles – the knitting materials are approx. 3″ wide waste strips (I would have loved to source these waste strips to make a braided rug.)
Balcony view of the Knitting and Stitching Show.
Display of the Irish Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers at the Knitting and Stitching Show – far from the scene of the theft
At my Glimakra loom in 2004
My Glimakra loom, well wrapped in 20 parcels, on its way to its new home in Limerick
Ashford spinning wheel from New Zealand
the Louet wheel being used at the Dublin Knitting & Stitching Show
a family of recorders – the contrabass is to the right
On the right, Evan Callaway and his Contrabass Recorder
my bass recorder – seems rather large but nothing compared with the contrabass
the alto (treble) recorder is smaller again


my collection of handknit hats

This is from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Written in 1922. And the accompanying blurb is to be found
Current stock of knitting yarn, October 2009
Socks knit from stash yarn
Poster for Florence Joelle, found on the
Florence Joelle 1
Florence Joelle 2
Florence Joelle 3
Lewis, Series One, Two, and Three - remember Inspector Morse?
The Red Violin, directed by Francois Girard, with Samuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Jason Fleming. A very good film about the makers and owners of a rare old violin.
The Tender Wire by Claire Kilroy – a very interesting novel about an Irish violinist living and working in New York. She goes on a quest for a rare violin of dubious provenance.