Beginning now

I have been knitting fairly consistently now for almost 6 years. I did learn to knit in year 8 (many moons ago!) at high school during a term of needlecraft and made a fluffy, soft vest in ice blue chunky wool but then never picked a pair of needles again until the birth of my daughter Lucinda. There is now a small body of work, a Ravelry account queued with projects, a folder of bookmarked videos and self-help tutes and an ever growing stash of yarn and knitting paraphernalia to feed my passion. There is also a wonderful group of knitters and crocheters who meet regularly at our local community club. These ladies just blow my mind with their expertise and I feel very amateur and awe-struck in their presence. I also enjoy their light-hearted, easy going view on the world and the moments where we have a good old laugh at life. I've called this blog "Fibre Fancier" because, despite every best effort, to be conservative in my yarn resources a.k.a. "stash" I really do fancy knittable fibre of any description and in this blog I will probably be exploring all types of yarn or fibre with which I can knit. Cotton, wool, bamboo, silk (if the budget will stretch), plain old 8ply acrylic and super luxurious fancy yarn. This blog, I'm hoping, will be a place to share projects, high points and low points and seek out fellow fibre fanciers. Feel free to comment and I will be looking forward to responding.