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Posts from October 2007

New Books, New Scarf

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At the end of a week the likes of which I hope I don’t have too often, it’s nice to have a productive weekend.
The weekend’s productivity started on Friday [...]


Bobbin along

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I know it’s a terrible terrible pun, but I’m not apologising for it, because it makes me grin, and with the week I’ve had, that’s a much needed thing.
As [...]


Waving, not drowning

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I’ve been dealing with quote a lot of stress lately. Some of it comes from external sources, some from within myself (I’m sure I’m not the only one who [...]


My First Crochet Hook

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I learned to crochet at Ally Pally 2 years ago, and since I learned with a borrowed hook, I needed to get some of my own, sharpish.
So I did.
I [...]


Me and my Clapotis

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Dee at Posh Yarn asked a very interesting question today, on her blog. She asked us to tell her what knitting project we enjoyed the most.
I was going to [...]


Have hook, will travel

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This week has been a week of almost perpetual motion.
On Tuesday I went from London to Perth (the one in Scotland, not the Australian one) so that I could [...]


Ally Pally

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Two years ago (about six months into my newly acquired knitting addiction) on a whim, I decided to volunteer to help out at the Knit and Relax stand at [...]


Tea and Scarf

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Since coming back from Crete, the days have got colder and more wintry, so I turned my red merino handspun yarn into a crocheted scarf.
It’s about 4 inches wide [...]


Handspun on Holiday

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About a year ago now, I went to the Handweavers Studio in Walthamstow and bought some dye to play with.
After playing with some merino, I dug out some combed [...]


Rainbow Roving

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Although I packed yarn to go on holiday to Crete, I didn’t expect to pack yarn to come back with from Crete.
Then I spotted an ad for a craft [...]


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