From the knitting nook
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Changing Socks Feb 2024
Somehow during my traditional Christmas-to-birthday hibernation period, I found the energy to complete my latest pair of socks. This was my Christmas cast-on project, but I had displayed only sporadic interest in working on the socks because my brain was switched off for most of the time. Indeed, if it wasn’t for the fact that… Continue reading
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A little bit of selfish knitting
Although I’m mainly working on knits for other people this month, I’ve indulged in a little selfish knitting this weekend. This pair of socks was actually my Christmas Eve cast-on project and I got the first sock completed over the Christmas break with the intention of finishing the project during January. I’m using one of… Continue reading
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Star Spangled
I’ve made a good start on the knitting project for my friend – a chunky cardigan with a USA theme which I’ve decided I will call “Star Spangled”. I’ve got a picture in my mind of how I want the final design to look, though I’m rather winging the actual construction, trying out elements with… Continue reading
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The calm before Christmas
Hurrah! I’m settling into the calm, quiet lead-up to Christmas. Work is done, if not for year, then definitely for the long holiday weekend. Gifts have been exchanged, the door is locked, I’m on the inside and the world is on the outside. Nothing much matters for the next three days. I’ve just enjoyed a… Continue reading
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I said there was progress
There comes a point in every knitting project – at least, in all those where you are knitting a garment – when you get your first glimpse of how the finished object is going to look when you wear it. A moment when it moves from the abstract to the concrete, from theory to reality.… Continue reading
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A slow start
After a short hiatus I have returned to the Big Blue Slouch and, after a slow start, suddenly I am back with a vengeance. The last time I stopped to take a photograph, I was still working on the fancy rib; half a week later I am approaching the place where I will start to… Continue reading
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