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Wonderful weeks
My plan for today was to talk about how and why I plan my life in weekly segments, although I could simply say “because it makes sense” and go and do my knitting instead (don’t you go thinking that I’m not tempted). I have been reflecting on the fact that, over the course of many… Continue reading
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Creeping in
Isn’t it strange how things can find the chinks in your armour and before you know it come creeping into your affections? Take this Graf von Faber-Castell Gulf Blue ink, for example. After my first try it was easy to dismiss the shade as too wishy-washy, utterly failing to hit the jewel-bright tone I favour.… Continue reading
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My kingdom for a sock
There, I have one completed sock which demostrates fairly accurately the amount of effort I’ve put into my knitting this past week. My knitting needles have deemed me absent without leave on many occasions. I thought I’d make it up to you, and them, by providing glamour shots of the shameful amount of progress which… Continue reading
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Close encounters with a camera
On Monday I had the second part of my photography training with my friend Alex who is kindly encouraging me to put a little more effort into this area. For our second session we indulged in studio work. Alex inherited a lovely out-building which she has set up as a place to do her hobbies,… Continue reading
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The sock that was
This is the sock that was, then wasn’t, and now is all over again. It’s been a journey. Stitch counts defeated me on my first attempt with this yarn, and I ripped it out completely on Thursday. Friday morning brought me my long-desired 2.25mm double-point needles and I was so pleased to be able to… Continue reading
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When it’s time to change ink
The week started with a blazing fanfare which revealed to me that I couldn’t spend another minute writing with the inks I’ve been using this past month. Don’t get me wrong, there was nothing inherently wrong with the inks, in many ways each was perfect for its task, I had simply hit the point where… Continue reading
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