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The Embellishment of Pooh

Published by on April 30, 2008 | 5 Responses

My apologies – this post isn’t about knitting! You may think we are crazy but it is at least creative… It’s about doodling on shopping lists. And an excuse to show you some doodles and record them for posterity. So what is this about? Traditionally, in our home, Ben has always adorned my shopping lists […]

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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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