hand-knit
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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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If all my handknits disappeared
I have seen this hypothetical proposition discussed in fountain pen forums: if all your fountain pens disappeared, which five would you definitely replace? So, let’s just cross-polinate and ask, if all my handknits disappeared, which five would I re-make? The first two are no-brainers: the cable-front cardigan and the diagonal rib sweater/cardigan. I know these Continue reading
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Printing error
On my recent yarn shopping expedition, I found this pattern book by my favourite designer, Martin Storey. I’ve got a great plan for my final two garments for the year using this book, but first I’m going to have to return it to the shop in the hope I can get a better copy. Because, Continue reading
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