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Third time lucky
I’ve felted and I’ve frogged – both activities have helped me to keep crafting in the heatwave. My third heat-busting “f” is “fibre”. While I was finding wool too hot to handle, cotton seemed to be a potential solution. A change of fibre … Continue reading
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Tagged Colour, creative, crochet, Drops, finished, Finished object, ideas, knitting, project, Shawl
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Lintilla – this week’s Finished Object
Having a number of smaller projects on the go, alongside a couple of bigger projects, seems to be a magic formula. The satisfaction of casting off lifts my spirits and keeps me motivated, giving me renewed determination to keep going … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Colour, finished, Finished object, FO, garter stitch, Holiday, knitting, memories, project, Shawl, stash, thoughts, Wales
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Retro Tea Cosy
This little project proved to be an unexpected challenge – pulling the stranded yarn tightly across the back of the work felt so wrong! Normally, stranded colour work requires a nice, even tension to stop the floats from pulling. Here, … Continue reading
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Tagged BCLM, creative, Finished object, FO, garter stitch, knitting, museum, Pattern, Retro, vintage, yarn
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Edd the Duck
My decluttering has had its ups and downs, I have to admit. It’s a work in progress – much like my knitting! One of my rediscovered treasures was a video (yes, a VHS video) of Edd the Duck, recorded from the TV … Continue reading
Snowflakes mitts ready for the snow!
My Selbu mittens with the snowflake pattern have been successfully road-tested this week – I finished them a matter of hours before the wintry weather hit! ☃ Having made a major adjustment to the original cuff, my plan had been to turn … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpaca, creative, Drops, finished, Finished object, Wool
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Castonitis
Yep, the Single Project Status didn’t last long 😉 Last week I started a vintage style cardigan, which is making good progress, but it isn’t the best travel knitting. So I had to cast on some self-striping socks … And of course, while I … Continue reading
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Tagged cast-on, cotton, crochet, Finished object, garter stitch, project, Shawl, Sock wool, socks, WIP, Wool
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Philodendron Finished!
This cardigan pattern has been in my queue since I bought it in 2015, so when I was deciding on a Christmas project, it seemed like a good time to make it happen. Cast-on on Christmas Eve, it has grown … Continue reading
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Tagged cardigan, Drops, Finished object, FO, knitting, Pattern, Wool
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So … Socks
A short post this week to share with you my latest Finished Object … My Nutkin socks are off the needles and ready for my feet! The only change I made to the pattern was to use rib for the cuff, instead … Continue reading
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Finishing off the year
It came as a genuine surprise this week to realise that I only have one knitting project on the needles … No project bags tucked out of sight, no languishing WIPs, no unloved UFOs (unfinished objects). Just one project, and … Continue reading
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Tagged cardigan, creative, finished, Finished object, FO, Hat, knitting, Shawl, Wool
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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
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