Shivering and Knitless
Picture it readers, a shivering, knitless Ben, looking imploringly at the jumper I’m knitting him, silently berating me for knitting for another man and his current lack of new knit wear. (OK, maybe I’m hamming this up just a tiny bit for dramatic effect 😉 ) As Drifter is too large and complicated to take on the […]
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Jealous-Boy Gets a Treat
Remember how jealous Ben was of me knitting for another man? (This post –>> Paid in Full in Bacon) He hrmphed and muttered and reminded me that he had said he liked a jumper ages ago and I hadn’t made it for him and he keeps feeling cold in this horrible cold Spring. <<Sulky face>> […]
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Not Sure If These Count As “Successes”
Do you remember the string Whale cat toys I made for Ziggy and Kitty ? These little beasties…. From Kitty & Ziggy A friend of ours has a new kitten and I thought I’d make a little whale toy as a gift for the kitten. Ben saw my “gift Whale” and said, “that’s nicer than the […]
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Kitten Mittens
“Leave all your other projects and make those, Susan!” said Jenny. “I want to see a finished one.” “Awwwww!!! So CUTE!” said everyone else at Guilty Knitters (Even the non-cat lovers!!) So what could possibly be so cute and engaging that I would abandon my lovely Autumn Rose Sweater and work on them exclusively? It was […]
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Travelling Socks
I usually have a pair of socks on the needles, ready to grab and stuff in my bag to keep me company when I’m flying. Even the most rigorous airport security has yet to give me grief over a set of 2.5mm wooden dpns and a ball of sock yarn. I take socks on the […]
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