Tag Archives: Woolaballoo

Day 7 – How to knit short row heels

You’ve made it to day 7 of the Advent sock-along – hurrah!  And now it’s time to do our first heel. As we mentioned in our first Advent blog, we’re going to use a short row method to knit our heels.  It may sound daunting but, in this post, we’re breaking it down for you […]

Woolaballoo Advent Socks (introductory blog post)

Deck the halls with boughs of holly!Fa-la-la-la-laa-la-laa-laaa-laaaa.‘Tis the season to knit socks!Fa-la-la-la-laa-la-laa-laaa-laaaa. That’s right – it’s the season to knit socks!  And as winter fast approaches, we’d love it if you’d join us in knitting THE holly-est, jolliest socks in all the land! But there’s a catch.  The pattern is top secret!  A small snippet […]

The secret shame of yarn addicts

Woolly words #3: Ahhh, we’re in the thick of the Great British Summertime. It’s August and the rain is coming down in biblical amounts. Not that I mind, it’s perfect weather for snuggling up with a wonderful woolly project. The only problem is deciding which woolly wonder to crack on with… At the end of […]

Woolly words #2: Hooked on a Feeling…

Crochet is a dark art… A few months ago I could not crochet. I had always wanted to learn but no one in my family was a crocheter and often, by the time we get to being a grown up (a term I use very loosely!!!), we decide that things are very difficult and come […]