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Monthly Archives: February 2010
633 Squadron
As I have said many times, I am not a lace knitter, so I am quite astonished by the fact that I am successfully managing to knit holes in places where there are supposed to be holes.
It has taken me almost a whole sock, but I’m also starting to see how the pattern works instead [...]
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My Knitting Olympics – Part One
As I expect the whole knitting world knows, the Knitting Olympics are upon us. Started by the Yarn Harlot, the intention is that you knit something during the Winter Olympics, casting on (roughly) during the opening ceremony as the flame is lit, and completing your project before it is extinguished. The intention is that this [...]
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Ã…sa Tricosa
In the knitting world there are many blogs. We all have our favourites.
There are also knitters who don’t blog which is of course, fine.
And then there are those who you just know should blog, because they have an interesting slant on the world, a spritely yet thoughtful turn of phrase and a knack with a [...]
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hands up!
And finally…
The most popular sock club yarn EVER.
Wheelie Bin!
So popular that there was an almost unanimous request that it be added to the shop colours, and while I don’t have the recipe any more, I’m going to try and recreate it this week.
Two people even brought their leftovers so I could bring some home to [...]
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p/hopping and mysterious cake
It wouldn’t have been a Gathering without a p/hop, now would it?
p/hop is more than patterns, you see.
Everyone brought yarn with them to York. And some brought books. And some brought fibre. I suppose that if this were an upmarket frock shop then these things would be called pre-loved, as in loved-at-the-time-but-perhaps not-loved-quite-as-much-now, because in [...]
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York II
So, we arrived in York and after a few cups of tea we went out to explore button shops and work out where to buy dinner. We eventually returned to the Convent when it was almost dark, but in reality as you can see from the church tower it was only about five o’clock (roll [...]
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Welcome!
We have a new home.
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We have tried to choose the most useful things, but what we think is useful might not be best for you, and you are the one who is using the website so please let [...]
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New blog
I have a new blog.
I have closed the comments on this one and will be blogging in the new place from now on.
This blog and the photos etc will be imported in the next week or so, and the website will change to have the same "look" as well, but for the moment I would [...]
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11174
Way back in October last year I posted in the Shed on ravelry "Maybe we could have a Shed meet up somewhere…" (post 11174, if you want to see it).
And somehow, that innocent one-liner grew and grew until it became "The Sheddite Gathering".
After much discussion and lots of local knowledge assistance we plumped for the [...]
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Knitting Olympics part 3