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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Knit together
Despite the predictions of the BBC we had a lovely sunny day for WWKIP day yesterday and so had a pic-knit in the University Parks much to the interest of passers-by and one particularly persistent moorhen who had apparently learnt to recognise the triangular profile of a sandwich from 10 paces.
Every time I picked mine [...]
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
A good use for spare sock yarn
This is actually more about destashing as I have a couple of ideas for what to do with all those ends of sock yarn that get left over when you just can’t knit any more ribbing:
Oliver’s blanket: Michaela at http://stashbasket.blogspot.com/ is asking for 4 inch squares knit from sock yarn to make into two blankets to raffle [...]
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
Knitting and Stitching show - Alexandra Palace 2007
On Sunday Ellen, Aliki, Helen and I visited the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace. There were loads of amazing yarns there and I think I did very well to come away with just one skein of Lorna’s Laces Helen’s Lace in Black Watch and three of Louet Gems Superfine/Fingering merino sock yarn in [...]