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Is this your knitting?

I’m feeling a bit tired and miserable (physically) today, so I’m not going to write a huge post. Famous last words! So instead, I have a question to ask, which as can be fairly guessed from the title of this … Continue reading

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The Funky Fur Takes Over

I was young, naive. Nineteen. I had only ever bought yarn from charity shops. And then, I walked into a shop that sold new yarn. And, funky fur. « Previous Towersey Shawl – more photos!   Next » Ev’ryday I’m hexipuffin’.

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Sheldon, and all of his bits.

I started knitting Sheldon on the day of my birthday party – how’s that for a memory! Sheldon is a little turtle designed by Ruth Homrighaus on Knitty.com. After knitting Turtle’s Turtles this year, I decided I needed another turtle – … Continue reading

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Car Knitting and Harry Potter.

Car Knitting Last night I spent about an hour sitting in my car, knitting. JS was on a train to Devon and I arrived super early because the weather was bad and I didn’t want to have any accidents. It … Continue reading

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[Organisation] And the next project is…

I have spent this morning going through my Ravelry queue (again) and deciding what project to cast on next. I’ve just finished the two biggest projects I’ve worked on for a while (the Towersey Shawl and the Dragonfly Jumper, watch … Continue reading

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WIPW (11) – Towersey Shawl

My main WIP this week is the Towersey Shawl. I don’t have long to write this blog-post as I’m about to go to Wonder-Gran‘s house to help her fix an old chair that is a bit of a family heirloom. … Continue reading

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Blocking the Dragonfly Jumper

I hope everyone had a fab weekend – mine was filled with dyeing, blocking and travelling. It was fun, and I have loads to write about. I’m going to tackle the blocking first, as this was the least time-consuming part … Continue reading

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Time to knit…and other news.

So I mentioned a few days ago that I have Big News for everyone, and I am now able to reveal it as I’ve had a chance to discuss with my family and friends. I’ve been struggling with my depression recently, … Continue reading

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Sorting through my Ravelry queue…and other organisation.

I sorted through my Ravelry* queue the other day. What this actually means is that I deleted all the projects that I put up there as I’ve brainstormed over the last few years, and added patterns that I think will … Continue reading

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WIPW (9) – Jumper Continuation!

I posted about the first jumper I’ve attempted in last week’s WIPW, and it’s all I’ve worked on since. I started it (for the second time) while I was on holiday in Cornwall with JS and his family. It was … Continue reading

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