Category: Knitting
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Done at last! This was a great airplane knit. I can’t wait until it’s cold enough to enjoy. The pattern is the Cream and Sugar Cowl by Alana Dakos. The yarn… oh the yarn. It’s Sweet Georgia’s Cashluxe Fine – a Cashmere/Merino blend that is unbelievable to touch. The yarn was a gift from Yvette,…
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So I finished this lace shawl, and it’s so gorgeous I can’t believe I knit it. It’s the first thing I’ve done entirely from charts, and I have to say I’m pretty pleased with m’bad self. The pattern is Mystic Fire by Anna Dalvi, and the yarn is Northbound knitting Superwash Merino in the gorgeous…
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I’m in the mood for fall knitting these days – and this new pattern was inspired by a friend of mine who had a slouch hat that she loved so much she wore it almost every day, indoors and out, last winter. It set me thinking about how much lovelier it would be if it…
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I’ve updated the pattern for Jax to include instructions for a full-length leg warmer pattern as well as the boot topper version – I was enlightened to the need for this by someone who listed it as a project on Ravelry, and let’s just say she wasn’t kind. It was an interesting experience for me…
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Not that I’m hastening the end of summer. But it’s just cool enough at the office today to wear something knitted. Yes.
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There is a box with a spindle and some fluff sitting in a corner of the apartment that I’ve cast guilty looks at every evening for weeks. I thought ‘I’ve let it go so long I probably suck at it now, better to not open the box and find out!’. I’ve been travelling so much…
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To Kris; if you’re reading my blog this morning, this one’s for you :) Black Puddin is created for my dear childhood friend Kris, who does not wear colour. Kris can be seen in black, off-black, grey-black, brown-black and very occasionally dark burgundy-black. This is Kris’s way of introducing variety into her wardrobe ;) So,…
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Put a Little Love Out – 1st Edition is ready! Click here to download the free e-book. I know there are good people out there doing great things. I see them every day – giving up their seat on the train, buying a coffee for someone who’s cold, smiling at someone who looks like they…
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I loved my TFA Colour Affection so much that I had to make another one – in colours that sing Shireen. Ocean and earth colours from 3 skeins of Viola Viola that I seem to recall having made, and discarded, other plans for, came together for this beloved new wardrobe staple of mine. This time…
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Ah, the joys of a willing and beautiful model for your knitting…. Ravelry project page here:
The Blue Brick 