I was walking through the city centre yesterday to go to the hospital to visit Mum (all went well and the surgery went to plan, I spoke to her this morning and she has been out of bed and had a short walk), I visited the haberdashery for some bias binding for the basket lining and I picked up a couple of balls of chunky yarn for a cowl I'm making….more of those later in the post
When I'd finished my childfree mooch I wandered onto the hospital, it was a cold, dull, breezy day .....the breeze was certainly stronger whipping around this magnificent building...
I suddenly realised how lucky I am to live in such a beautiful and historic city, I am probably not the only person who walks around and doesn’t notice the amazing historical architecture around me….I made the decision there and then to appreciate my hometown much more and every time I venture into the city shopping to visit a new (old) place…..
This is York Minster, or to give it it’s proper name ‘ Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York’ beneath the building is the remains of a Roman Basilica from the fortress as York was the Roman city Eboracum during its occupation of England. There has been a Christian Church on the site since 627AD.
A stone Saxon church survived Viking invasion in 866AD but was ransacked by William the Conqueror's forces in 1069. William appointed his own Archbishop, Thomas, who by the end of the century had built a great Norman Cathedral on the site. The present Gothic Style church was designed to be the greatest cathedral in the kingdom. It was built over 250 years, between 1220 and 1472.
The Minster has a fabulous website is you fancy finding out more….click here
History lesson complete…..onto crafting…I fancied a nice snug cowl for those cold mornings walking to work…I picked up a couple of balls of King Cole Big Value Chunky for pennies yesterday, I set to it around 7pm last night and by 11pm it was all done…
The light is not good today, the colour is a deep purple with flecks of cranberry and an iridescent plum…I hooked it in treble crochet on a 10 hook, it’s quite loose and floppy which was the look I was aiming for.
Also….this morning ye olde sewing machine was set up….and this occurred..
and now it’s like this….
I’m so pleased with it….my yarn for making my circles for my bed blanket is now to hand, so I can pick it up whenever I need to…
Thank you all for your kind words, thoughts and prayers for my mum, I passed them all along to her.
I’ll be back soon…..
Hugs & Stitches
