gift knitting
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Fine weather for knitting
The East of England has largely escaped the worst of the UK’s recent stormy weather, but the cold fronts have swept across bringing windy, rainy conditions. This, of course, is perfect weather for sitting on the settee and putting in some serious effort on the knitting front. I managed to make the required adjustments to Continue reading
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Empty needles
It was way back in June when I last wrote about knitting, and I was working on the plummy version of my Gaudi cardigan. Well, that proved to be a non-starter. Oh, I all-but finished the back before I decided there was no point going on as it wasn’t going to be right. It was Continue reading
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Frost on her toes
We’ve been enjoying a run of frosty mornings here in the East of England, and what better way to celebrate than to wear my recently-completed sparkly socks? I enjoyed working on these and they were a nice, speedy knit. The wool, West Yorkshire Spinners’ Signature Sparkle 4-ply in the Silent Night shade, behaved perfectly with Continue reading
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Circularity
I’m seeing circles everywhere at the moment. My cassette collection hasn’t grown since before Christmas, but I’ve enjoyed listening to the cassettes I’d picked up. The spinning of sprockets, the steady spooling of the tape from one side to the other, and that most circular of all experiences: rediscovering old favourites, have kept me charmed. Continue reading
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A lot of knitting!
So, in last week’s post I wrote about being happy to have hit the 8-inch mark on this Christmas knit. Just imagine how I feel now that I’ve got 23 inches done! When I photographed it I’d just done the armhole shaping – you can see my cast-off stitches – and this is always when Continue reading
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