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Top Secret Project…Shhhh!

Published by on March 12, 2008 | 6 Responses

Great excitement today!! The postman arrived with a Special Delivery Parcel for me – but I can’t tell you what was in it! I’ll explain. I saw a plea from KnitOnTheNet for sample knitters to help with testing patterns and knitting samples for the republication of Jane Waller’s book A Stitch in Time. The book […]

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Frog City

Published by on March 8, 2008 | 2 Responses

I’ve been reviewing my wardrobe. Kirsti made a good point on my second to last post that I really should send my old stuff to the charity shop – not the bin. With this in mind I looked at the shelf where I keep most of my handknits – It’s a large shelf and very […]

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Knit for Victory!!

Published by on March 7, 2008 | 4 Responses

Not much exciting to tell you on the knitting front. I’m still knitting Hildegard and slogging up the front – One side done up to the shoulder and just starting the other side of the V neck….I’d forgotten what a time consuming pattern it was! You can also see how the ball of silk just […]

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Goodbye Old Favourite and Hello New Version!

Published by on February 26, 2008 | 3 Responses

I have finally accepted that a favourite old handknit top of mine needs to go in the bin. I love it to bits but it has been regularly worn, machine washed and tumble dried and has now shrunk to the point where it is a crop top showing way too much belly! Here is my […]

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Fairisle – it looked horrid on me!

Published by on February 23, 2008 | 3 Responses

This week I’ve been visiting my big sister, Carol and her lovely husband, Steve. While I was being spoilt rotten, 😀 I remembered to take some photos of a couple of Carol’s jumpers that I made. The first is a fair isle design from Rowan 38 called Electra – guess what?? It’s on the cover […]

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Branwen – Now With Added Splodges

Published by on February 16, 2008 | 1 Response

I’ve finally finished Branwen. Doing the crocheted motifs took longer than I thought – not because they were difficult but because it still aggravates my wrist and elbow to crochet too much. I had to do a couple then leave it for a day. There are three sizes of motif and I chose three colours […]

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No “Sex Pills” for Me!

Published by on February 12, 2008 | 2 Responses

I was bored watching TV last night and doing some channel chopping while knitting. I stumbled upon the opening 5 minutes of the 1958 Richard Burton film Look Back In Anger. The landlady collected her newspapers from the drenched (it was raining) paper boy, complained bitterly that they were wet, then announced, “Time for a […]

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Country Pursuits

Published by on February 8, 2008 | 1 Response

I really must try and keep my blogging as fast as my knitting! I finished off my Earth Stripe Wrap Sunday and started a new project – I’ve nearly finished it and I haven’t shown it to you yet! 😯 It is in super thick yarn so it’s not entirely surprising it’s so quick… Its […]

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All Wrapped Up

Published by on February 6, 2008 | 5 Responses

It’s done. The Earth Stripe Wrap is mine! Here she is… And the back view – please excuse the big bum! 😯 It’s warm and snuggly and I can see I’m going to be wearing it a lot. I ended up making it 175cm long so it could be flung over my shoulder with enough […]

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Stripes and Tassels

Published by on February 3, 2008 | 5 Responses

The Earth Stripe Wrap (ESW) has whizzed along, despite me having my attention diverted by the Petal Bib and the green Snuzzle Scarf! I reached the pattern decreed length of 148cm – Phew. Two full pattern repeats and another 60 rows. Hmmmm….Yarn amounts are an annoyance again. To get to the 148cm point, I’ve had […]

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