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International Yarn Smuggling

International Yarn Smuggling

Published by on July 18, 2024 | 2 Responses

Knitting brings out the criminal mastermind in me. My global network of knitting accomplices, assisted in covertly importing “the good stuff” for my next project. Was it Cracksilk Haze? (Rowan Kidsilk Haze to the unaddicted – one ball is never enough to satisfy!) Did it involve Drug Dealer Scales? No, this is Canadian branch of […]

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After the Rain - Love it!

After the Rain – Love it!

Published by on October 8, 2023 | 2 Responses

I finished After the Rain a couple of weeks ago – Oh Wow do I love that yoke pattern! … but I only got around to doing the obligatory photo shoot today – Bad Susan! I won’t tease you – here she is… Last time I spoke to you I’d just started the yoke pattern […]

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Struggling With Those Sleeves

Struggling With Those Sleeves

Published by on June 9, 2013 | 6 Responses

Time to put on my *Shameface* and confess my slow progress with my Autumn Rose Sweater 😳 Can you remember way back to the end of December? I blogged about Autumn Rose here -> Something to Test My Skills  She’s this beautiful fairisle sweater I was going great guns – quickly whizzing up the body […]

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Something To Test My Skills

Something To Test My Skills

Published by on January 6, 2013 | 8 Responses

Clearly I should do something really difficult now as I keep getting blasé and screwing up on the easy patterns. What better than the scary, never attempted before challenge of the fabulous Autumn Rose Sweater? I bought the kit at Ally Pally at the same time as I bought the Nimu yarns for Stripe Study […]

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