Pamela Boxall
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Crawling towards November
Autumn has arrived, the trees are turning gold, the clocks have gone back, and my horoscope for the first two days of the week basically advised me to “Chill out with a book or a movie; nothing’s happening.” On Monday, I tried to defy the inevitable and make decisions, work on my jumper, and force… Continue reading
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Proof of the pudding
Ah, just as I thought – eliminating the gapping of the button-band has turned this garment into something I want to wear, at least with skirts and probably with reasonably roomy trousers. It does not look flattering with my jeans, but then that’s what my Helsinki jumper is for! So, at last, a photo of… Continue reading
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Holey knits, Batman!
I think “holey” is the best description for a week where I worked on my current lace-panel knit, carried out minor surgery (local aneasthetic only!!) on another lace-motif garment, and discovered one pair of well-worn socks suddenly lacked heels. My Heather Sweater is progressing, albeit slowly, and I’m edging ever closer to the armhole and… Continue reading
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A posting dissenter
There are more similarities between fountain pen users and knitters than you might think and one of the main ones is that, being human, we each develop strong beliefs about the ‘right’ way to undertake our hobby. In the knitting world you have the camps who like to knit items from the top down and… Continue reading
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They call it a haul
I have indulged myself with a bit of a “planner decor” haul and I thought I’d show you the things that caught my fancy. I’m a relatively good girl and don’t have lots of stickers and washi tape. I used up all my existing stickers on two projects over the summer: Covering up the unwanted… Continue reading
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Twinsets
“What would I do?” I said to Pooh“If it wasn’t for you,” and Pooh said “True,It isn’t much fun for One, but TwoCan stick together,” says Pooh, says he.“That’s how it is,” says Pooh.” A. A. Milne, Us Two, from the poetry collection Now We Are Six All my pondering about base garments to wear… Continue reading
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