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Thank-you so much for stopping by!!! This is Raymond, my creative director. He is a particulalry beautiful and co-dependent 12 year old Siamese who adopted us two years ago....

And I'm Alice, Raymond's long-suffering Mum! I love knitting socks, spinning yarn, hooking colourful happiness and eating brownie. We hope you enjoy your visit here today and leave with joyous inspiration.
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Category Archives: Richie the Lamb!
Beasties
Beastie Number One: Monster for Bradley. Like most crafty people, I get a looooooooooooooot of requests from people to make them stuff. I always say no, unless the asker is Mum, KB or it is something for Pixie, because things take … Continue reading
Posted in Richie the Lamb!, Slow Yarn Movement, Spinning
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2011
2011 has been quite the awesome year hasn’t it? Hard work, yes, but a year with so much more optimism and hope than the previous years I do believe. Raymond has enjoyed the year, despite a gruelling trip up North … Continue reading
Posted in Cables, Raymond Appreciation, Richie the Lamb!
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New Beginnings…
I realised today when I was writing the date at work that October has already begun! I hadn’t even prepared my monthly mosaic … normally I am so excited by them that I get them ready about a week early … Continue reading
Slow Yarn
Still a little baby, thank goodness! Richie is the beginnings of the ultimate ”slow yarn” experience Are you all familiar with the slow food movement? I personally think slow food is the best there is, that processed food does so much damage … Continue reading
Sock Self Portrait
Last week I said to you that I would knit all day in class to get these socks finished…. I was expecting to take until Friday, but by 2.45pm on Thursday they were done! I had to take these photos … Continue reading
Posted in Raymond Appreciation, Richie the Lamb!, SOCKS!!!
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Drew the Drum Carder Monster.
Hellooo! Can you hear Raymond saying ‘let me in! I must be doing what you are doing and where you are.’ The life of a Siamese- very co-dependent! So how is your weekend going? Mine is going quite fabulously despite working … Continue reading
Posted in Knitted Monsters, One a Day Project, Richie the Lamb!
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One a Day
Helloooo!!! I had to start today’s post with some Richie loving… I just love that little lambkins, he is the cutest thing ever. I visit my parents pretty much every Sunday so see him grow weekly and boy does he … Continue reading
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Woolly Happenings….
Helloooo!! Greetings from under the Gypsy Caravan Blanket! I came home from work today and took my laptop to bed and oooooh my goodness how nice is it to be lying down! This last week has been exHAUSTing. Crazy long days … Continue reading
Posted in Dyeing Wool, Knitted Monsters, Richie the Lamb!, SOCKS!!!
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Little bits of this and that…
Hellooo!!! And how are you lovely people today? Warmer than Raymond and me I hope! It is freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezing here in Wellington! What a week we are having with our polar blast, it is truly incredible! I said last week in a … Continue reading
Posted in Dyeing Wool, Knitted Monsters, Richie the Lamb!, Spinning
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Sharing the Spotlight….
Hellooo!!! I’m just popping in to share some Richie love… I was thinking as I uploaded his photo that it is lucky Raymond knows how loyal his fan club is, otherwise he might get a bit miffed that Richie is … Continue reading
Posted in Richie the Lamb!
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