Category: Musings
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Lazy Saturday
There’s a certain time of day when it becomes too late to have a morning shower. Yes, it’s called the afternoon. It was my job this morning to wrangle the children, so I got up and made them pancakes for a (late) breakfast. I caught up on a couple of weeks of Desert Island Discs…
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A yarn-free zone
Pens Although most of my communication happens through a keyboard or a phone, there are still quite a number of things I have to write by hand: cards, letters for work, notes to teachers. I find I think differently when I’m writing to when I’m typing. The physicality of it and the slowness mean the…
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2014 FO and WIP round-up
I think most of these links will only work if you have a Ravelry account. If you knit and don’t have an account, I highly recommend it. What did I finish in 2014? Handwarmers for my sister – finished on January 2nd (a late Christmas present Stranded Advent Scarf – finished on January 23rd Socks…
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In love with knitting again
The big long socks of misery are off the needles, blocked and ready to send. Almost instantly, I felt a lightness of spirit and dived back into my various knitting bags to see what was lurking within. I spent an evening knitting on a lace sock, before sitting down to think about what would be…
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Miles of yarn
In my last post at the end of Blog Week, I mentioned that one of my plans for the next year is to end up with less yarn in the stash. In order to do that, I need a baseline to work from. I spent an afternoon with my Ravelry stash, bringing it up to…
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Knitting and Crochet Blog Week Day 6 – A tool to covet
We’re getting towards the end of the week now. Today is all about gadgets – search for 4KCBWDAY6 for what other people have to say. (Today is also my birthday, so if my family are nice to me, there may be something more to report by the end of the day – do take a…
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Knitting and Crochet Blog Week Day 5 – Something Different
We’ve reached Day 5, and time for something different. It’s the annual challenge to blog in a way different to how you normally blog. You may choose to create a podcast, or vlog, create a wordless post or write in verse. You’ve already stretched your wings with an infographic, now it’s time to freestyle. You…
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Knitting and Crochet Blog Week Day 4 – Colour Review
So, today in Knitting and Crochet Blog Week is all about colour (search 4KCBWDAY4 to find more colourful posts). What are your favourite colours for knitted or crocheted projects. Have a think about what colours you seem to favour when yarn shopping and crafting. My favourite colours generally are blue, green and purple. A lot…
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Knitting and Crochet Blog Week Day 3 – Infographic
Welcome to day 3 in the Fourth Annual Knitting and Crochet Blog Week. I’m knitting for house monkey – the thinking knitters. Today ( search 4KCBWDAY3 to find other participants), the brief is: Make your own infographic […] to convey any element of your craft(s). It can be just for fun or a thoroughly researched…
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Knitting and Crochet Blog Week Day 2 – A mascot project
Yesterday, in the Fourth Annual Knitting and Crochet Blog Week, we declared our houses, choosing which of four mascots best represents our crafting style. I chose house Monkey – knitting is all about new challenges. Today ( search 4KCBWDAY2 to find other participants), the brief is to describe a mascot project. Your task today is…