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Made it!
With less than a metre of contrast green remaining, I breathed a big sigh of relief as I finished my Selbu mittens this week … A good soak softened the cream Masham wool, which bloomed nicely and evened out the stranded knitting. … Continue reading
Spontaneous Snowflake Cast-on
It must have been the sudden drop in the outdoor temperature that made me want to cast on a pair of warm mitts this week – it’s not as if I haven’t got several WIPs on the go already 😉 … Continue reading
Just knitting in the rain
The heavens opened today … … so I was grateful to have my knitting with me while I waited for 10 minutes in the car park … It is a shawl based on Louise Tilbrook’s 4 ply Fuss-Free Festival Shawl pattern, except … Continue reading
Beautiful Blue
Hello! What do you think of this week’s inspiration? This photo – no filter – captures the ornate metalwork that greets visitors at the main entrance to Hanbury Hall, showcased here against a cloudless blue sky. I was inspired by … Continue reading
Inspired by a day out
When you’re feeling a bit jaded, a day out with friends can lift your spirits and rekindle your creative inspiration! Here are some of the things that made me think of knitting and got those creative juices flowing again … … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, cable, Colour, creative, garden, inspiration, knitting, national trust
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Impromptu Mitts
I needed a simple travel project at short notice, so headed to my stash and looked for inspiration. I found it in the form of a 50g ball of Drops Fabel, a variegated 4 ply in a range of blues … Continue reading
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Tagged Colour, finished, Finished object, FO, knitting, project, Sock wool, tips, Wool, yarn
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Coastal Colours
Don’t you just love it when your knitting matches the colours of the coast? This was my recent holiday knitting, accompanying me out and about on my travels in Wales. It didn’t match every location, but hey, that’s ok 😉 … Continue reading
Update on the Zigzag
It survived the recent WIP/UFO review and in the last couple of weeks I’ve been making an effort to make progress with it … Here’s the latest status of the so-called Zigzag Cowl with only a few metres of yarn left to knit … … Continue reading
Stripes and more stripes
Back in 2012, I bought some yarn to make the “in” project of the moment, the Color Affection shawl by Veera Välimäki. With hindsight, I now recognise that I had reservations about the colour choices and yarn composition from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Colour, finished, Finished object, garter stitch, knitting, Shawl, Sock wool, stash
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Stranded – in a good way
At last year’s Wonderwool Wales event, I was over the moon to find some hand-spun, hand-dyed wool on the stand of the Ceredigion Guild of Weavers and Spinners. It found an appreciative home with me! Although it is lovely, the rustic texture proved … Continue reading
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Tagged Colour, Finished object, FO, hand-spun, mitten, Mitts, Wool
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