Wooden knitting needles that is…the ones I ordered over a week ago. I had hoped that they would have arrived by the time it came to writing this post…. clearly not and I am most displeased…

Taught by my dear old departed grandma some 20 years ago, I have just recently taken up the art of knitting again following the birth of my son 6 months ago. I was keen to stick to old ideals of putting him in cotton nappies and dressing him in wool.

You’re not the 1st to question, “aren’t you a bit young to be knitting?… is that not the past-time of the over 60’s…your grandmothers/or indeed mothers or elderly aunties.?!?” Well, no and you have just committed a big, blundering faux pas.

My esteemed male colleagues in the studio were somewhat un-impressed when I divulged my recent post topic to them late on Tuesday afternoon -  knitting has indeed got a bad cred. Why?! when some of the most popular, iconic celebrities are said to be picking up the sticks? …let me name but a few: Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Kate Moss even Sarah Jessica Parker.

The studio boys may scoff now but shame on them when I finally complete and showcase the green Mohawk hat for my brother-in-law’s next snowboarding trip…

He would have received it for his Christmas present as requested, had I not been already knitting my son his very own lil’ red devil hat…

Updates to follow re. my needles…