The online home and (not so) alter(ed)-ego of Ann McMeekin Carrier. New Mum, Photographer, Knitter, Petrolhead, Shoe and Stationery Obsessive and User Experience Consultant at Lab49.
I’ve been hearing about Yarn Yard quite a lot lately, and finally succumbed to curiosity and went to check out the site. Before I knew what happened, four skeins of pencil roving were wending their way to me, all ready for spinning up into (what I hope will be) sock yarn. The picture doesn’t even [...]
This is sock 2 of my sockapalooza 4 socks. My very very very late sockapalooza 4 socks. Thank goodness I have an understanding pal. Theoretically, I should only have 14 rounds left to do, but I screwed up 6 rounds ago and it’s come back to bite me. This second sock has been very much [...]
I went to SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas earlier this year, and while I was there, I was lucky enough to be able to visit Hill Country Weavers (not just once, but twice!), and amongst my haul of goodies I bought two balls of Berocco Ultra Alpaca with the intention of making a nice cuddly [...]
Back at work and it’s predictably manic. Rushing to try and get my already late sockapalooza socks done and on their way halfway across the world to my very patient and understanding sock pal. Couldn’t resist taking a photo of this little guy when I made a visit to Vauxhall City Farm yesterday. We went [...]
Every time I go to the Handweavers Studio I find myself with a basket full of their little bundles of merino top. They’re ickle (only 20g each), but they’re cheap (50p each), fabulously soft and easy to spin, and so with a few in shades of red, I made this yarn. I was aiming for [...]