TJFrog's Blog
TJFrog's blog is a gentle wander around life on Skye, a little travel, social knitting, new designs and shows attended. Like the weather they are a little unpredictable as to what comes next.
Shetland Peerie Makkers
If it wasn’t for knitting, it’s likely Shetland would still be on my list of places to visit one day . . . Instead with
Delving into the Delights of Dorset Buttony!
Blog post by Geraint Ashton Jones. When your hubby is a photographer & you task him to photograph some Dorset Buttons instead of his usual
Black Isle Show
I mentioned on Episode 6 of TJFrog Podcast I’d pop up some more photos from the Black Isle Show 2017. A few highlights for me.
Pies for the body – Panoramas for the soul – A creative cafe on Skye
Blog post by Geraint Ashton Jones. Geraint’s knitting & crochet educational day out with TJFrog! Click here to read about majestic landscapes, pies, knitting &
Fancy Tiger Crafts
Last year work took us to Denver, Colorado giving me the perfect opportunity to visit Fancy Tiger Crafts. Celebrating their 11th anniversary on 8 July
Woolfest 2017!
What a fantastic weekend at Woolfest 2017! As a first time vendor and having never visited Woolfest before it was with nervous anticipation that I
EYF 2017
EYF 2017, my third time as a vendor & the most elated exhaustion I’ve experienced post show! The run up to EYF 2017, alongside my
My Crofthoose Hat
Last October I went to Shetland, my third visit for Shetland Wool Week and three years since I last took in this amazing event. Many of
Exciting Times Ahead!
TJFrog is now over 2 years old & so much has happened in that time both for the business & on a personal level. During
The last months of 2016
December arrived with the weather officially warmer on Skye than where I use to live in the South of England and here at the end
Autumn 2016
There is no denying when I wake up & see a sunrise like this it adds an additional sense of wellbeing to me & injects some
WIPs – Finish It or Frog It?!
Last weekend saw Louise of KnitBritish and Leona-Jayne of Fluph shop, Dundee collaborate & hold a #bigwiprip session – Rip up your works in progress
April Weather
Saturday morning started off like this . . . . . . and by the afternoon it looked like this. Snow settling on the ground
Edinburgh Yarn Festival 2016
Whether a vendor or a visitor at EYF you will all have had your own experience of this unique & innovative yarn festival created by Jo
Sun, Snow, Sheep – Skye
Plentiful sunshine today, blue skies & snow topping the very peaks of the mountains to showcase the Skye landscape. After the winter storms we’ve had