The Sailor Wren

I am doubly pleased today. Firstly, I have finally finished the Wren pattern I have been working on for such a long time. I may write a post about using wire to make legs soon, and I intend to make a sailor's hat for him, for he is a nautical Wren!

I say nautical, because I am donating £1 from the sale of each pattern to the charity that supports former Wrens i.e. members of the Women's Royal Naval Service. The WRNS was set up in the First World War, when many women began doing jobs that had formerly been the preserve of men. The Wrens reformed in the Second World War, and then kept going until the 1990s.

I'm also pleased because the weather is lovely, and someone is actually following my blog! It's nice to know I'm not talking to myself, so thank you, whoever you are!

New Beginnings

Apologies for the complete lack of posts of late, but we have just moved to the countryside. Getting internet has been a complete pain, but my shop is now back online.

We are now in the countryside of Shropshire, which is absolutely beautiful. Here is the view from our bedroom window:

And, as a taste of what I've been up to, this is the Wren I've been working on. The pattern will be available eventually, but I've had some problems getting the right yarns (and the prototype you see here isn't finished because I ran out 3 rows from the end!). Mixing tapestry yarn and Rowan Summer Tweed has not worked well... There doesn't seem to be a suitable brown in the Rowan though. As you can see, I'll be making full use of our new environment for picture-taking!