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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Kitchener, but not as we know it.
Occasionally it is useful being a knitter who prefers top down socks and kitchenered toes.
Before Christmas my neighbour came to the door with a brown paper carrier bag and a hopeful expression. He had been to a show at Hopetoun House, and had seen a bargain, a completely gorgeous 100% alpaca piece of drapey cardigan-like [...]
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Let it snow!
The usual rush of Christmas preparations has kept me away from the blog for a few days and of course, just like the most of the rest of the country we have had lots of snow.
The Shed.
It has snowed quite a lot more since this was taken.
Eglu. I hope the snow is acting as insulation [...]
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Taking Five
We are all busy people and this time of year is, I think we can agree, busier than most.
At times like this when I just seem to have five minutes here and there I thought it would be fun to have some interesting places to visit for ideas and inspiration. I’m also starting to firm [...]
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Taking Five
We are all busy people and this time of year is, I think we can agree, busier than most.
At times like this when I just seem to have five minutes here and there I thought it would be fun to have some interesting places to visit for ideas and inspiration. I'm also starting to firm [...]
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Home!
Just got home after a whirlwind business trip to London of which more another time.
127 emails to answer so If you have sent me a message I will get back to you on Friday when I've had a chance to go through them all. I have answered some using my iPhone from London, but anything [...]
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Home!
127 emails to answer so If you have sent me a message I will get back to you on Friday when I’ve had a chance to go through them all.
I have answered some using my iPhone from London, but anything that needs to be cross referenced with the website can’t be done on the phone [...]
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The Voyages of the USS Avensis…
… going boldly where no knitter has gone before.
Fegrig has a job which means he covers a lot of miles.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles. And the occasional Bus and Ferry.
This means that he is given a work-car (with the usual not-a-perk tax penalties). Today was changeover day. The Vectra he has had for the last two [...]
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Pinwheel
Coming to a screen near you this evening.
From the Saffron yarn, clockwise.
Saffron, Mischief, Pine Needle, Wine, Pillar Box, Chocolate Mousse, Knitting Vicar, Emerald, French Navy, and Lawn.
These are all Clan, but some are available in toddy and macushla too.
Really saturated colours rather than multi-toned semisolids. Ideal for mittens or gloves as well as socks.
I am [...]
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Not Pantone 2685c
The new dyes I ordered arrived yesterday afternoon, and I couldn’t resist diving in and doing what I love to do right away. I never use a straight-from-the-manufacturer colour, there’s always a little alchemy involved otherwise I might as well work on a production line. And after a couple of hours, this was the result, [...]
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Take Another Five.