Making Sense of Vivaldi
Vivaldi’s construction is unusual so I wanted to show you the peices layed out before sewing up – Purcey decided to lend a helpful paw… He was quite well behaved and just observed the strangely short back… This didn’t last long… “I’ll just watch the strange shaped neck pieces….” Then I’ll kill that loose bit […]
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Whirlwind Update
An exciting, eventful month! Now to catch up with blogging it all….. I had a holiday in Skiathos, Greece (hot, sunny, lovely beach holiday), My lovely sister Carol and her husband Steve stayed in my house and “cat sat” for me while we whooped it up in Skiathos (I had to make sure my tiny […]
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Thick, Orange and Fuzzy (and I don’t mean Purcey)
I just had to start something new while I was waiting for a gadget to finish off my Tabby-Cat. Tabby-Cat is all finished and sewn up except for part of the side seams where I need to sew in the ties. I really didn’t like the design of the Ā ties in the pattern – 2 […]
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Difficulty Counting
My Tabby Cat is coming along well – that’s the grey, tabby-stripe jumper I’m knitting, not Purcey the new ginger kitten! He is coming along well too š I’ve done the back and front and was storming though the sleeve – it was very straight forward… …Cast on 68 stitches, do the beady edge, knit […]
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Introducing Purcey
I would like to introduce the newest member of our family. His name is Purcey….because he Purrs! Weāve had him since last Saturday but first visited and āchoseā him 6 weeks ago – itās been agony keeping him secret (just in case anything went wrong). Dad was a Ragdoll and Mum was a Ragdoll/Maine Coon […]
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Tabby Cat
Lots of you have asked about the cream cardigan I was wearing in the Ā knitting film. You were also curious what the grey thing I was knitting was! First the cardigan I was wearing…This one… It’s called Joy from Kim Hargreaves Nectar book and is made in Rowan Denim. I call it my Honeymoon Knit […]
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Struggling With Those Sleeves
Time to put on my *Shameface* and confess my slow progress with my Autumn Rose Sweater š³ Can you remember way back to the end of December? I blogged about Autumn Rose here -> Something to Test My SkillsĀ She’s this beautiful fairisle sweater I was going great guns – quickly whizzing up the body […]
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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. Ā <<Sulky face>> […]
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Travelling Socks
I usually have a pair of socks on the needles, Ā 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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An Unexpected Scarf
I quite often have people asking me to knit for them. There are some āinterestingā ways my skills are requested ā ranging from the polite and flattering, āI know youāre really busy but youāre such a wonderful knitter could you please make me a Ā āKnitted thing of immense size and complexity in ugly yarn?ā To […]
It looks lovely, and ā„ļø seeing your 2009 self š!
WOW!! It looks s beautiful. I took don't knit shawls because I never wear them. Yours would be beautiful as…
Absolutely GORGEOUS ! x
Well done Susan, it's fabulous šš
Wow, love, love, love it. I am a shawl person and have a few favourites that I take on holiday…