From the knitting nook
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First finished object of 2026
All the effort on my lace cardigan project paid off and I was, indeed, able to wear the new garment on my final day at work. Whilst I’m very pleased with the outcome, making this has sated the decades-long yearning I had to knit this design. I prefer the lace cardigans I have made in… Continue reading
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A recap
Knitting, as I have previously mentioned, was a bit of a slow-burner through 2025. If that is true, then I never even lit the gas under the task of photographing my finished knits. Determined to do better in 2026, I’m now ready to do a proper “finished objects” post about the two blue knits I… Continue reading
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Project 1/2026
Here we are with the first knitting project of 2026, a year where I predict – I hope – knitting will be one of my main pursuits. 2025 was a pretty nondescript year on my needles, though two of my three finished objects are seeing a lot of use. These are the “informal” twinset –… Continue reading
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Missing due to inaction
Hello, September… goodbye September. There were tranquil moments like the one captured above, but on the whole it felt like an extension of August with too much heat and too much lethargy. I packed a lot of things into it but they were nothing much to write home about. Or, indeed, to blog about. Now… Continue reading
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Hitting snags, knitting snags
Oh, how happy I would be to sit here and write that I’ve been quietly working on my knitting these past few weeks and, look, here are some finished objects. I am working on my knitting, but any finishing is in the far distant future. My current project is The Replicant, my second cardigan based… Continue reading
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Spring: blossom and wool
We’ve had an unusually mild spring here in Eastern England so it feels surprising that the blossoms have only recently come into full flower, yet here they are. This being Easter weekend, I’ve taken the opportunity to wander through the fine city I call home and take a few snapshots for the album. My knitting… Continue reading
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