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Tweed swiggle
I’ve started another swiggle piece (here’s the original design, the first swiggle jumper and its progress – one, two, three), this time a birthday present for my mum, who will be sixty in September. I...
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Thursday’s Paradigm Knit
Sion relic purse Here’s a page from Reverend Rutt’s A History of Knitting, a book mentioned previously in this post. Along with information on a fourteenth-century knitted purse found in a Swiss...
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Softer
Last week a new textile exhibition called Softer opened at the Mill. A follow-up to last year’s Soft show, Softer showcases the variety of textile talent in E17 and includes a crocheted reindeer head,...
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Thursday’s Knit
More double-sided knitting in rowan fine tweed, this time EYES. Inspired by Orwell/ the dough eye (of providence), my plan is to have eyes in the front and back of my scarf.
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Odd socks
Last week I bought some beautiful Noro sock yarn from the Knitting and Stitching show. Here’s the result of my first attempt at sock-knitting. It’s a much more enjoyable and interesting process than...
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Bye bye Wool Week
Wool Week is nearly over. As anticipated, I spent much of it knitting, talking about knitting and lusting after other people’s knitting. Much of this indulgence went on in a couple of visits to the...
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Sudafed commission
Hello! After (another) long break from posting anything, I’ve found the will to blog again. Apart from reminding myself that I started a blog in the first place to prove that there’s no lichen growing...
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Phone Case Knitting Pattern
Back in January 2013 I wrote this post on double-sided knitting, a technique that drew lots of ‘oohs!’ and ‘aahs!’ from fellow knitters and Pinterest users. So here’s a way of using a slightly...
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Herculaneum pillars
In an effort not to come across as bragging, I’ve failed to even mention an amazing family holiday in Naples last month. Better late than never. It was wonderful to spend a week exploring a beautiful...
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