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…and now, some nice knitting!

Published by on April 29, 2008 | 1 Response

I need a pleasurable project! Fortunately, the next project in my queue fits the bill. Scrumptious yarn, rewarding pattern and for someone I love who will appreciate all the work that goes into it. On a trip to Get Knitted’s store in Bristol, Steve (the lovely husband of my sister Carol) reviewed every blueish DK […]

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Top Secret – as done as it’s gonna get…

Published by on April 22, 2008 | 1 Response

Well, that’s it. I’m not knitting it any more. So there! Top Secret has run out of yarn before the end 🙁 The stitch it was in was bad. The enormous size was bad. The fact I was sample knitting and wouldn’t see it made up was disheartening. It has been so soul destroying I […]

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Bored!

Published by on April 2, 2008 | 1 Response

I’m so bloody bored with knitting Top Secret, the sample I’m doing for Knit On The Net. It’s in a stitch with lots of knits and purls on each row so I can’t get up any real speed. The pattern pieces are straightforward and easy- I usually like a bit of a challenge. It’s also […]

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Airplane knitting

Published by on April 1, 2008 | 5 Responses

When I told you about my yarncrawl I mean, romantic weekend in Edinburgh, I forgot to tell you – we flew to Edinburgh…and I knit on the flight! It was a big decision, what to take to knit that wouldn’t offend airport security – a decision up there with what clothes to pack! I can […]

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EdinBrrrrrrrr

Published by on March 30, 2008 | 4 Responses

I had a surprise last weekend! I was whisked away to Edinburgh for a romantic birthday weekend by the lovely Ben. (My birthday weekend was also known by some people as “Easter” this year!) We had a lovely time and did all the tourist spots, and importantly for a knitting blog, visited a couple of […]

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Super Noodles!

Published by on March 21, 2008 | 1 Response

I’ve been doing more unknitting. Or frogging, or unravelling, or unpicking to give it a few other names (that’s just the polite ones). This time I was unknitting Keats. I thought I’d show you a quicker way of actually unravelling the knitting…. All I did was start a section off then thread the end of […]

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Unknitting

Published by on March 15, 2008 | 6 Responses

There’s heaps of information out there on how to knit a garment but it occurred to me, I’ve not often seen how to unknit a jumper? Or “Frog” a garment to give it it’s official internet knitters’ accepted name. (Hence my post being called “Frog City“.) For those who are not up on the latest […]

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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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