hand-knit
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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 radically romantic slouch
I’ve been out and about recently, but then I’ve also been sitting at home working away at my knitting and I already have one complete front piece for my mega-cardigan, the Big Blue Slouch. I don’t think I have enough wool, so I’ve ordered an extra couple of skeins just to be on the safe… Continue reading
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Oh, the knitty-witty
All together now, I know you know the tune: You add some stitches onYou pull your stitches outIn, out, in, out, shake ’em all aboutYou change your knitting needlesAnd you start againThat’s what it’s all about Oh, the knitty-witty. Okay, time to cut the whimsy and get brutal: six days ago I took a good… Continue reading
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Going to the ball
Yes, Cinderella, you shall go to the ball! And there, in the merest blink of an eye, it’s a finished object! I cannot believe that such a basic cardigan took me three and a half months to knit. It’s lamentable. Even worse, it’s the first garment I’ve actually completed to a wearable standard all year.… Continue reading
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And then I did
I said that circular knitting needles were horrible, and so they were. I said you’d have to pry my lovely straight needles from my cold, dead hands, but perhaps that wasn’t entirely true. I was married to my straight needles for fifty-odd years and they served me well, true and trusted friends. I learned that… Continue reading
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The Janus edition
I’ve decided that August is going to be all about clearing the decks, finishing things up, getting everything spick and span ready to head into the cosier days of autumn and winter. I’m in a looking back/looking forward mood: a Janus frame of mind. The boundaries are fragile between what was, what is, and what… Continue reading
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