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In this world of the internet, things happen quickly. We have 90-second reels that show house renovations going from derelict to beautifully complete in a blink of an eye. A two-year project squeezed into a minute and a half. And we don’t see the brush strokes, the waiting for deliveries,
Gauge Part Two
Eeek, not another one! So soon after the other one too. That’s because the last blog post created a few questions. The main one was… how do I measure my gauge? I’ve created a short video to show how, and I’ve also done a few longer videos like this one
The one about how joyful tension is…
What?? Eek, it’s another one of these blog posts again… the one where some knitters think I am swearing at them or getting too personal, like asking about personal hygiene or something. Classic response: It’s perfectly normal, thank YOU very much and try to walk away. So this might be
Introducing the Clew Bay Hat
I love the history of knitting. It fascinates me that we will never know who created that first stitch, or what those first knitted garments looked like. People were incredibly clever – creating their clothes, their homes, growing food, trading across seas… all without the tools we rely on today.
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Have you got your Easter weekend knitting organised? I am relaxing with the Philippa Jumper this weekend – just simple garter stitch in the gorgeous Donegal Tweed. I love garter stitch. It’s one that you can just pick up and put down without thinking about it. So if you are
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This week I have mostly been knitting a new tank top in Re:Treat Chunky. And I did another thing that I remind knitters to be careful about when knitting. It’s so easy to get excited with the knitting. It feels good to knit. The logistics of gauge and measurements are
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I finished the Tra Mittens this week and that was very good timing. Even though we had some lovely spring weather where it looked like the chilly days were over for a while, this weekend turned very cold again and I needed all the woollens – hat, scarf and mittens!
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Someone once said to me, “How do you concentrate on one thing with so much yarn around you in the Skipton studio?” I don’t! I am always thinking of the next thing to knit or crochet. I love knitting in the winter… then I started writing that sentence and realised
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This week I finished off a Max Tank Top. The pieces were knitted some time last year… maybe even a year ago last year, if you get what I mean! They’ve been sitting in a bag and every time I go through my bags, I look at them and think,