Category: Field Trip
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Holiday knitting
I’m thinking ahead to a trip we are taking before too long: A few days camping, then a few car journeys and staying with people. The big question is what to knit. Space is limited, so I really need to pick one project. It can’t be fiddly and it needs to be able to stand…
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Harrogate 2012 – in quest of laceweight
I realised today that it has been nearly two weeks since I went to the knitting and stitching show at Harrogate. Time for a report. This has taken me all evening to write, so make the most of it. That was an evening of knitting I couldn’t really afford to miss since I have just…
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Woolly thoughts
I’ve realised that I never posted about the Hat Design Workshop I went to. It was hosted by Kath of Little Houndales Knits and taught by Woolly Wormhead (so sorry about the picture – believe me this is the best one). The maths underlying knitting is always fascinating to me, so it was great to…
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Two by two, hands of blue
Apologies to any Firefly fans who are now slightly freaking out from reading the title of the post, but really, what else could I call it, given that I have been making these? These are the Vintage Buttons Gloves by Ysolda Teague. Since the photo, I have completed the other three fingers, with 2 yards…
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Colinette Stash Enhancement
I mentioned last time that I had managed to fit in a trip to the Colinette Mill Shop in Llanfair Caereinion. I was rather disappointed last month that the chicken-pox that curtailed our Welsh holiday also put paid to my annual trip to Llanfair, but I managed to find an excuse. My boss left here…
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Sniper Shot
I’m not quite sure how, but somewhere in the last 11 days I managed to finish my socks for Sock Sniper. They have now gone to the post office to begin their travelling overseas. The yarn is Smoothie Sock from Artist’s Palette yarns – one of my favourite yarn bases. The semi-solids are particularly lovely.…
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The end of an era and a new start
Yesterday morning, at approximately 5am, a significant milestone was reached: I finished listening to episode 91 of Cast On. When I started listening to Cast On, I downloaded the most recent series at that point, beginning at episode 92. Then after I reached episode 98, there were no more new episodes for a few months…
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Driffield Farmers’ Market
Today I fulfilled a long-standing plan to go to Driffield Farmers’ Market and have a look at the Little Houndales Knits stall. Of course, when I say ‘have a look at’, I really mean ’empty my wallet onto the stall in return for yarn’. Fortunately, I don’t carry a great deal of cash with me.…
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Second Sleeve
It turns out that sleeves are very straightforward. I’m on to the second sleeve and just needing to find the time to chug on through 110-ish rows. Really starting to look forward to wearing it now. In other news, we managed to visit a yarn shop today: Poppy’s on Colliergate in York. I had plans…