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Midwinter - Fun with the Back!

Midwinter – Fun with the Back!

Published by on November 14, 2023 | 3 Responses

I have cracked on with my Midwinter cushion and sewn together two cushion panels. Wanna see? I’m really happy with these… Sewing the blocks together was very fiddley as the dots in the edging of each block made it scream if each stitch was not perfectly aligned. I have learnt that, in mattress stitch, you […]

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Midwinter Cushion

Midwinter Cushion

Published by on October 31, 2023 | 5 Responses

Rowan have been doing a Knitalong for Martin Storey’s Midwinter Blanket. (You need to sign up but the pattern, videos etc are free) This is the pattern pic of the blanket, made up of separately knitted fair isle squares in Rowan Felted Tweed… This immediately appealed to me – partly because of the potential to […]

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After the Rain - Love it!

After the Rain – Love it!

Published by on October 8, 2023 | 2 Responses

I finished After the Rain a couple of weeks ago – Oh Wow do I love that yoke pattern! … but I only got around to doing the obligatory photo shoot today – Bad Susan! I won’t tease you – here she is… Last time I spoke to you I’d just started the yoke pattern […]

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Green Gifts

Green Gifts

Published by on September 17, 2023 | 3 Responses

Lucky me – it’s been a week of green gifts – knitterly and otherwise 😀

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Unravel Autumn 2023 - Show 'n Tell

Unravel Autumn 2023 – Show ‘n Tell

Published by on September 10, 2023 | 2 Responses

Friday was was a day of SEX at Unravel Autumn yarn festival at Farnham Maltings. (That’s a “Stash Enhancement eXercise” – nothing smutty!)

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Blue Things

Blue Things

Published by on September 3, 2023 | 4 Responses

I’ve had Blue theme the last couple of weeks – the colour not the mood! Both my latest Knitting WIP and my DIY projects are the same shade of blue!

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Jelly Roll Fever

Jelly Roll Fever

Published by on August 26, 2023 | 6 Responses

I contracted Jelly Roll fever in summer 2021. It took eight pairs of socks and a year of fun to beat my obsession with these cute little socks into remission. I still fear for the safety of my sock yarn stash. I may relapse at any time.

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Misurina Done!

Misurina Done!

Published by on August 13, 2023 | 3 Responses

Once I had finished the fairisle yoke, Misurina was finished at great speed! So happy! 😍 I won’t make you wait for a photo 🙂 I am very, very pleased with her. My fears about the fairisle pattern not showing up in the cream were unfounded – I love these colours – I think the […]

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Fabulous New KnitPro Gadget

Fabulous New KnitPro Gadget

Published by on August 6, 2023 | 2 Responses

I have a gadget that has made Misurina so much easier. Thrown in my bag at unravel with the thought, “Not seen that before, for £3.75 I’ll risk giving it a try”. The KnitPro Swivel Cable! I usually knit in the round on KnitPro Nova needles (The silvery metal ones)and occasionally Symphonie. For very small […]

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Adventures with Jacquard Ladderback

Adventures with Jacquard Ladderback

Published by on July 30, 2023 | 2 Responses

Who is Jacquard Ladderback? A late Georgian Era, gentleman thief to rival Raffles with his fiendish cunning and skill? Fiendishly cunning and skilled is right …but it’s actually a new knitting technique I’ve learnt to help with the long fairisle floats for Misurina. (It’s usually call Ladderback Jacquard but that didn’t sound as fun 😉 )

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