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Fun With Brioche, Burping and Barking

Fun With Brioche, Burping and Barking

Published by on March 21, 2016 | 6 Responses

I have a few days off work – Time to learn a new knitting skill! Brioche Knitting –  Phew –  It’s been a while since I had to really sit and study a knitting text book to learn a technique!! 😯 Why Brioche knitting? Two guilty reasons…My American friend, Judy Rosenburg sent me a link to a […]

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Mother's Day Knitterly Fun

Mother’s Day Knitterly Fun

Published by on March 9, 2016 | 8 Responses

A ball of sock yarn seemed an inadequate gift to give my Mum for Mother’s Day. Hmmm… My Mum, an expert knitter of several decades, recently rediscovered knitting socks on four needles. A skill she first learnt as a child in school in wartime England. After a celebratory “Mum’s day” roast dinner, while I was showing her how to […]

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Fabulous Day Out with Purl Alpaca

Fabulous Day Out with Purl Alpaca

Published by on March 5, 2016 | 5 Responses

Ben is a wonderful husband. Guess what he bought me for Christmas? A knitting workshop with Purl Alpaca 😀 I have knit several kits from Purl Alpaca and was thrilled to spend the day with Tracey,the Alpaca farming half of the business and Kari-Helene, the knitwear design half. All the sample garments were arranged around the […]

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