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Category Archives: wool
Easy Boot Socks – a Pattern
I’ve been flirting with knitting socks for quite a while. I’ve even bought some hand-dyed sock yarn for the purpose. Of course, life intervened on my dreams of cables and lace entwined in knitting harmony. I have four pairs of … Continue reading
Help! I can only knit Garter Stitch
At this time of year there are many new knitters – I’ve noticed the number of “Help” emails increase since Christmas. And the stitch that all new knitters can do is the Garter stitch – where all stitches are knitted … Continue reading
Posted in garter stitch, Knitting, Patterns, wool, Yarn
Tagged garter stitch, knitting, patterns
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Christmas Jumper Day and Family Activites with Save the Children
Save the Children has a fantastically fun fundraising even going on RIGHT NOW to encourage us all to make and wear a Christmas knit. CALLING ALL KNITTERS! Make the world better with a sweater on Friday 13 December … Continue reading
Cabled Hat Pattern – a Quick Knit
We’re expecting snow and bad weather to arrive this afternoon where I live. And we’re told that it will be a hard winter. The worst for years. Apart from all the doom and gloom news around winter, there is a … Continue reading
Posted in Cable Knitting, Knitting, Patterns, wool
Tagged knitting, pattern, winter knitting
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Epiphany over Fingerless Gloves
There are items of clothing that I don’t “get”. I’m sure it’s the same for everyone. I know my boys don’t get the purpose of hats or slippers and my husband thinks polo necks were designed to be worn only … Continue reading
Posted in Knitting, knitting looms, my design, Patterns, self-striping yarn, wool, Yarn
Tagged knitting loom, winter knitting
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Washing Knitting
So many people are courageous enough to knit “off-pattern” but go to pieces at the thought of washing knitting. There really are very few rules to follow to have long lasting clean knitwear. And here they are: Start thinking about washing … Continue reading
I Love this but Is it Good Quality Yarn?
So you’ve identified the need for a knitted present and you’ve pinpointed the yarn. Or perhaps there has been a skein of yarn shouting to be bought in your favourite yarn shop and you have decided to take the plunge. … Continue reading
Update on Fluorescent Yarn
Back in September (can’t believe that was nearly TWO months ago!), I wrote about Fashion’s returning love affair with fluorescent yarn. I’m still working on the main creation but since time is my enemy at the moment, I thought I’d … Continue reading
Posted in children, family, Knitting, knitting looms, Patterns, wool, Yarn, Yarn Types
Tagged knitting, yarn
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Felted Slippers – One Up from Knitted Ones
Ever since the summer holiday when I was working on the felted bag project, I wanted to use the felting yarn in more projects that were fun, easy to knit and useful. My post on knitted slippers gave me the idea to … Continue reading
Halloween Knitting
I have a very restrained attitude to Hallowe’en so Halloween knitting is not usually part of my WIP. Some may even call it puritanical. I just don’t like it and find it tremenduously commercialised. Now that I’ve got that off … Continue reading
Posted in halloween, Knitting, Patterns, self-striping yarn, wool, Yarn
Tagged halloween, knitting, pattern
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