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At Last – The Flower Blanket is Done

Published by on September 7, 2010 | 11 Responses

The Flower Blanket is finally finished 😀 I am so relieved. First I must say, “Thanks you” for all the sympathy, empathy and support on my Despair Filled Wailing post – I think I’ve gotten over it now 😉 Before I show you the inevitable “Finished Blankie” pictures, I guess you’d like to know about […]

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Despair Filled Wailing

Published by on September 2, 2010 | 9 Responses

Or perhaps this post should be called, “Stupid, Stupid, Stupid” So here’s how I was reduced to “Despair filled wailing”… I’m onto the last flower of the blanket…. I’m rushing around, grabbing my knitting, ready to go meet the Guilty Knitters for my Sunday morning knit-fest. Quick look at the plan to see what flower […]

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Blankie Dilema – Replanting the Flower Bed

Published by on August 23, 2010 | 5 Responses

So here I am, basking in compliments from my knitterly friends on how the admire my resolve to get back to one WIP at a time. Their encouragement is spurring me on to great feats of blanket square knitting – two whole squares on one train ride to Bristol! I have eagerly completed strip no.9 […]

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Knitgasm…

Published by on August 9, 2010 | 8 Responses

So what am I knitting right now while dreaming up Hetty colourways? I’m still trying to get back to being “one WIP at a time” girl. I hate having half done projects hiding in corners, reproaching me for abandoning them. 😳 So I had the choice of my two remaining WIPS – My see-through sweater […]

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And The Flower Blanket Goes On…

Published by on May 30, 2009 | 9 Responses

You must all be wondering how the Flower Blanket is going? The truth is, not as quickly as I would have liked! I have completed and sewn up a mighty 6 strips now… It’s a bit crumpled because it’s getting so big it has to be folded up and put away when I’m not working […]

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Not Enough Yarn!

Published by on April 22, 2009 | 4 Responses

I had a sneaky feeling when I started The Flower Blanket that 30 balls of yarn wasn’t going to be enough… I was right 😥 One column of nine squares uses pretty much 3 balls, one of each colour. Just scraps left over. I want 13 columns and an edging (which I guessing would be […]

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Cat Subdues Yarn and a Dumb Blunder

Published by on April 18, 2009 | 5 Responses

I’m still slogging away at the Flower Blanket! …and I have discovered Blanket Rule No.6… Sixth rule: Tired Sleepy Knitter + Intarsia = Tears I tried to press on one evening, when very tired, and finish one of the flowers. Once you’re past the centre it’s relatively easy – just the column of single stitches […]

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Flower Blanket – Taking Shape…

Published by on April 5, 2009 | 7 Responses

I have finished 17 squares of my Flower Blanket, rejiggled the pattern (again) and done some sewing up! The squares have taken over as my train knitting – on a knitpicks circular needle (ideal on a crowded train and for leaving fellow commuter’s eyes in their sockets!) I can get one striped or one moss […]

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Flower Blanket – The Knitting Begins…

Published by on March 29, 2009 | 6 Responses

I’m guessing some of you have been awaiting progress on the Flower Blanket?? Shall I taunt you?? I’m not that cruel 😀 You know I said I’d do this on the train? Somehow I’ve found another project to do on the train so this has been my evening project instead – the plain and stripy […]

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Purple Flower Blanket – The Design Phase

Published by on March 15, 2009 | 10 Responses

How does being bored with knitting plain socks on the train turn into an afternoon designing a blanket? Here’s how… I sat asking myself, “What can I knit on the train that’s not socks?” Squares for a blanket maybe? Out came my two Debbie Abrahams blanket books. These two… I made my Denim Blankie from […]

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