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Cat Slays Human

Published by on February 6, 2007 | 1 Response

Nothing to do with knitting – I just stumbled on this picture and thought “AWWWWww”! Thug says, “OK, so you didn’t like the mouse I gave you. What about this one?” Further caption suggestions please!

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Ode to a Merino Yarn

Published by on February 5, 2007 | 3 Responses

Lots of knitterly updates today! The Willow Ribbon Twist Jacket is knitted – after wrestling it from the evil ginger paws of Thug who was quite partial to sleeping on it! It still needs buttons, I need to dig my way out from undr the decorating to get to John Lewis to buy some – […]

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Willie Warmer – Hot tips!

Published by on February 4, 2007 | 3 Responses

…that’s a hot tip as in “hints ‘n’ tips “. Tsk!! How could you think such a thing! 😳 Much hilarity at my knitting circle this morning – one of our number (who will remain nameless) is a little fed up with being teased (ribbed??) by a male colleague about her knitting. He frequently demands […]

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Evil forces conspire to prevent knitting…

Published by on February 1, 2007 | 1 Response

The world is against me knitting… The decorating is at that gruelling preparation stage. The badly painted “glow in the dark” yellow walls have resisted all attempts at sanding – paint has been daubed over badly stripped wallpaper and glue giving a “jaunty and individual” surface. Everything I use to sand just clogs. I’m seriously […]

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Ribbon Twist Jacket

Published by on January 30, 2007 | 1 Response

I need a quick win. Recently I’ve had a disaster (denim), a brain bender (Spangle gloves) and a heartbreak (Bucky Bear) so I’ve decided to raid my stash and start on this Rowan Ribbon Twist Jacket. Yes I know – it’s the one one the cover of the pattern book again! (The Ribbon Twist Collection) […]

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Buck the Starbucks Bear is Missing!!

Published by on January 29, 2007 | 3 Responses

I’m heartbroken ! Buck the Bear has disappeared from my local Starbucks. See the post here about his birth… Buck the Starbucks Bear No one knows where he has gone -perhaps missing in the shop (but the staff have hunted high and low)? …Accidentally dropped in a bin ? ……Stolen by a malicious ex employee? […]

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Denim colour run disaster – Rowan’s response…

Published by on January 26, 2007 | 2 Responses

I told you last week about my disappointment with the terrible colour run in Ben’s Brooklyn jumper, made with Rowan Denim in black & cream. After several hot washes and an eggcup of bleach (eeek!!) I said I’d be writing to Rowan.. Read the previous post here… Where to start with knittie stuff I have […]

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Spangle Gloves & Scarf Set Be-Ribboned and Finished

Published by on January 25, 2007 | 2 Responses

It’s All Done!!!I have finally finished these gloves after lots of frogging and swearing trying to get the second cuff right 🙂 They match the spangle scarf posted about here spangle-scarf-in-woven-cables and here spangle-scarf-done. Since I was a child, I’ve been fascinated by poking my fingers under the twists of cables and wondering how it […]

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“Buck” the Starbucks Bear

Published by on January 23, 2007 | 3 Responses

I belong to a knitting circle – The Knaughty Knitters. Two or three times a month on a Sunday, we rattle the doors of Starbucks at opening time, bag the best comfy seats with our knitting, grab a coffee then sit and spend the whole morning knitting, chatting, coffee drinking, “oohing” over each other’s knitting […]

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Playing with Spangle Gloves

Published by on January 21, 2007 | Leave a response

One Skein I’ve been looking out for for a double knit (ish) weight glove pattern using 4 needles for a while. (I really hate the idea of seams in fingers of gloves!!) I found just what I was looking for in One Skein. From Theme pics Its a super book full of projects to make […]

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