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Six Socks for 2021 FO1
The first pair of my Six Socks for 2021 are complete. I didn’t get them finished to wear for New Year, although I finished them during New Year’s Day so I’ve still technically got all year with only five more pairs to make. I thought I’d do some splendid kind of finished object photo shoot, 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
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All these notebooks
This post has been inspired by comments from two lovely friends: Alex W. in the ‘real world’ who mentioned notebook fetishes when she visisted and saw this bureau, and blog-friend ReginaMary who asked in the comments on Friday’s post if I have a separate use for each of my planners and how I keep it 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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Bringing me sunshine
Here are a few of the things making me happy as we move into August 2020. Wool sample cards One of the joys of life is digging out wool samples to see what I might want to knit to go with a new summer skirt. There’s some promising ideas in the Linen-Cotton range, a bit Continue reading
Pam Alison Knits 