Wool on...any day ending with a ‘y’.

From February 2016 I wrote dozens of monthly posts titled Wool on Sundays. The idea of bloggers sharing posts about fibre arts such as knitting, crocheting and stitching was the brainchild of Janine who organised the link ups through her delightful Rainbow Hare blog. 

Times and directions change, and this forum for sharing ‘yarny’ projects is no longer a formal monthly feature. And even though I’ve been a bit slack at blogging in recent times, I’ve found that I really miss chatting about projects. So here’s my version, Wool on any day of the week! Lol

In a previous post written in the last month, I showed some photos of blankets made for Knitting for Brisbane’s Needy; a combination of crocheted squares given to me and some granny squares made by me. The solid squares made by my friend Susan were perfect for a plan I’d finally come up with on how to use a big bundle of crocheted motifs that had been passed on to me a few years ago. 

Originally I thought I’d square them up by crocheting more rounds. But I went off that idea as the motifs were quite thin which I thought would not make the resultant blanket warm for the homeless. So I’ve stitched them to the solid squares; the stitches disappearing into the crocheting, so the backs of the squares are neat. 

All the squares laid out ready to be joined together...

Finished blanket ready to keep someone warm. 


A few months ago I bought some Bendigo Woollen Mill’s Classic 8 ply online. It took a while to arrive which wasn’t surprising as on the BWM Facebook page they showed a photo of huge wire bins full of parcels ready to be posted. The company had been overwhelmed with the support from knitters all around Australia. And apparently the orders are still coming in  as witnessed by this recent FB post. 

Some incredible statistics there! And this is what I’m making with my order...the variegated Shepherd yarn was in my stash...completely forgotten about for a number of years too 🙄😉

It’s lovely working with wool again. 

Wool on Sundays...

I'm writing this post one day late, while I'm sitting at Melbourne Airport waiting for our flight home. A visit to Bendigo always means a visit to the Bendigo Woollen Mill, so that's what this post is about. 😉

Since our last visit in 2012, there is now a gateway from the mill to the vintage tram depot next door...

So DH headed over there for a while, while I checked out the mill shop.

Lovely crocheted bunting in the large room at the back of the shop...

A little play area for tots...

An area for coloring in or drawing for the older children...and somewhere that husbands can sit too after they have checked out the tram depot. 

There are 3 large areas in the mill shop and the place is packed with beautiful yarns, patterns, divine samples and other 'bibs and bobs' associated with knitting, crocheting and spinning. I didn't find much that I wanted in the remnant bins this time, unlike my last visit. But I still found lots to buy...some for me and some for others. There's a big bag of yarns in my suitcase which is now on its way to the luggage hold of the plane...so I'll share those another time. 

Joining in with Rainbow Hare's Wool on Sunday.