From the knitting nook
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It looks like a cardigan
What a difference a week makes! Suddenly my current knitting project looks like a cardigan and is showing up in a fairly accurate colour. Next up, I have to tackle the band which will run all the way up the fronts and round the neck. I have many ideas on how I could approach this.… Continue reading
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King’s Lynn – also known as a sleeve
I wanted to do a proper knitting update with lots of spiffing photos, but this picture of a seam is all I’ve managed. The yarns in this cardigan are not easy to capture via photography, and the project is at a point where it has all the gawky ungainliness of an hour-old foal. This state… Continue reading
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Whilst I was sleeping….
It’s been a while. I’d like to say I’ve been ridiculously busy, but really I have mainly been eating cakes. Cakes at home, cakes out, all the cakes, all the time. Despite my permanently sticky fingers, there has been progress on other fronts. I enjoyed using my V&A perpetual planner the first week, but I… Continue reading
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Silk + Merino = paradise
I’ve had a good week with my knitting and just this morning I completed the back of the raglan cardigan. I kept on feeling the love for the Rowan Baby Merino Silk yarn but then fell completely overboard when I moved on to the Malabrigo Silky Wool for the yoke. Oh, my goodness, that yarn… Continue reading
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Cast off, cast on
I’m happy to say I’ve had a positive start to 2023 on the knitting front. I cast on a pair of socks with one of my Christmas yarns just before New Year and finished them this week. This was the perfect little palate-cleanser project after the long haul of my pink cardigan and the completion… Continue reading
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What I did over Christmas
I’ve put in some proper knitting time over the Christmas break and finished that pair of socks which I promised I’d get done before the end of the year. I’m pleased. The two yarns I’ve used co-ordinate well and, though there’s an obvious demarkation between leg and foot, it doesn’t look massively out of place.… Continue reading
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