Busy Busy

Yes the title of the blog post should tell you alot Ive been very busy busy over the last week in all areas of my life.  Firstly we went to the Norwich Castle Museum which my youngest son has never been to before and I had not been for quite a number of years.  I think thats the way the things you live closest to you dont always visit, something we will be changing.  We had a great time and will be returning.  We are learning about the romans so there was a great display on this and we bought some roman coins too.  There are loads of interactive puzzles and things to do too which my son loved.

Work wise I have been working on some new designs which are all including cables, which I love at the moment.  I have a hat design on the needles right now and a few christmas presents too. I have also been dyeing yarn and making butterfly stitch markers where all proceeds are going to pancreatic cancer UK so if you would like to help in any way please head over to my Peggys Yarns website to see more.

I have been thinking about filming some tutorials for knitting and putting on youtube if anyone would like to see any of these would you please comment as I think I need some encouragement to actually do it! 

Today is sickness day in my household as the children are unwell :( I have not got it YET so I am nursing them back to health and hoping that I do not catch it. But I am still determined to make this happen today 

Welcome to my world

Welcome to my blog! Some of you may know me from Peggy's Collection and Peggy's Yarns.  These are still very much there but this is an extra blog that will show more of the running of the businesses and a little more about myself and my home life.  This will include knitting, dyeing of yarns, spinning, cooking, beauty and children.  So yes a real mixture! Thanks to @norfolkhorns on twitter for helping me decide on a name for the blog.

Firstly a little about myself.  I am Diana and Peggy was my dear grandmother who taught me to knit. I live in bootiful Norfolk where I grew up with my family.  I am very close to my family who mean a lot to me which I am hoping you will also see from this blog.  I have 3 children and I home educate my youngest little boy who is 7 years old.  I am hoping to include some of that in this blog too.

This is me!

I am very proud of Peggy's Collection and have won many awards and had many photo shoots and fashion shows.

One of my many designs being modelled by my niece Heidi Jackson

I also hand dye yarns which I love as it re kindled my love for knitting and not just knitting for a job. As much as that sounds like an ideal job to many knitters it can also be very stressful and demanding.  I love the flexibility I have with my work.

Sparkly yarn I dyed for Peggy's Yarns 

A special design I am making 

I have worked with many charities and that is a very positive way to use my skills too and I am also very happy to help as much as I can.  I am very fortunate to do a job that I love.

Well I hope you have all had a little insight to the life of Diana and I will be updating this blog a lot with day to day things I do that I think will interest you all.