Pamela Boxall
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Bits and pieces
These are the bits (or pieces) of my Heather Sweater, ready for assembly. I’m unsure about the sleeve caps, but it will be easy enough to alter them if needed. Tomorrow I will start constructing the garment and, I hope, get a move on with the neckband which I’m considering crocheting. The pattern calls for… Continue reading
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Spock Bear is knitting
Knittin’ in the morning sunI’ll still be knittin’ when the evening comes With my apologies to Mr. Spock and to Otis Reading, both of whom deserve better I’ve had to draft Spock Bear in to help me with the Heather Sweater! I thought I might be able to properly capture the wool colour better from… Continue reading
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They’ve frozen up my beard
I haven’t actually got a beard, but I’ve always been partial to them on other people. Mainly men, it has to be admitted. Once the sun is up, I start the day with a gentle ten-minute yoga routine in front of an open window which, if nothing esle, gets a little early-morning air into my… Continue reading
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Current stitches, future stitches
I haven’t worked anything like the amount on my Heather Sweater that I had intended which just goes to prove that, no matter how much you tell yourself you’re going to knit, it only works if you stop playing digital jigsaws on your computer and start knitting. I did get the first sleeve finished yesterday… Continue reading
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Old Bag
I know it’s not the first time round the block for these photos on my blog – at least I’m sure I’ve previously used the one on the right and I can’t believe I wouldn’t have included the left-hand one at some point. Looking back, they are my favourite images of myself as a young… Continue reading
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How was your Friday morning routine?
Many of us are familiar with the slew of perfect morning routines that the social media are awash with, but they pale into insignificance beside the morning spent by “Man About Vogue” in Winter 1972. Does that bowl of overnight oats with chia seeds really seem cool compared to his Alpen cereal with milk (back… Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 