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I am Forgiven

I am Forgiven

Published by on April 28, 2013 | 2 Responses

I have finally been forgiven for being a bad, unfaithful wife and knitting for another man. How did Ben attain this state of nirvana? It only took me to knitĀ a beautiful pair of socksĀ and me to finish his Drifter šŸ˜€ The finishing is timely – The weather here is still freezing and Ben has a […]

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Jealous-Boy Gets a Treat

Jealous-Boy Gets a Treat

Published by on March 30, 2013 | 6 Responses

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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Paid in Full in Bacon

Paid in Full in Bacon

Published by on February 16, 2013 | 10 Responses

The Salford Scarf took me 9 days to knit and it is lovely but jealousy may be a problem…. I was a Ā little worried about giving it to Lawrence….not that I thought LawrenceĀ wouldn’t like it but what his wife would make of it…especially as it was finished two days before Valentine’s day! LawrenceĀ said he was […]

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An Unexpected Scarf

An Unexpected Scarf

Published by on February 5, 2013 | 15 Responses

I quite often have people asking me to knit for them. There are some ā€œinterestingā€ ways my skills are requested ā€“ ranging from the polite and flattering, ā€œI know youā€™re really busy but youā€™re such a wonderful knitter could you please make me a Ā ā€œKnitted thing of immense size and complexity in ugly yarn?ā€ To […]

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Cats Squabble Over Completed Haven!

Published by on September 17, 2008 | 9 Responses

I’ve had problems with the cats and Haven. It’s finished but there have been squabbles! Firstly, Mewsley has been rather jealous of all the attention Thug has been getting. She decided that SHE was going to do the snugglablity testing for Haven. After much pawing (and a little drooling) she decided that it was soft […]

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Summer? Ha! I’m Making a Scarf

Published by on September 12, 2008 | 3 Responses

What do you make after a cute, short sleeved cotton cardigan when, frankly, it’s too cold and wet to wear it without a thermal layer underneath and a sou’wester over the top? A huge, warm, snugglicious scarf of course! It is Haven from Kim Hargreaves’ book, Heartfelt. Ben bought me this book last Christmas.Ā  I […]

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