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Sweet little Sophie…
It’s my niece’s birthday on the 5th March so I thought I’d knit her Ysolda’s Sophie. It’s a gorgeous pattern and will match the Elijah toy Lizzie got for Christmas. Here she is… And last night I started to stuff her head. I only have 4 more rows before I finish her head but before I do I’m going… Read more »
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Gretel – what went wrong?
I have spent the last 2 days apart from Gretel – things have got too painful now, we’ve grown apart – I can’t even look at her!! Let me show you what went wrong…Does this look right? No – because somehow I’ve totally altered the pattern!!!! I have no idea what I’ve done – all… Read more »
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Slight gretel problem – don’t panic!
Well I thought Gretel was going really well until I knew in my gut it wasn’t! I had a problem with the cable didn’t I?!?!? But this was quickly solved by getting the new Gretel instructions from Ysolda. I had read ‘knit in pattern as set’ as continuing with the previous line when actually… Read more »
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Bustin’ out…
Any of you crafty girls out there that haven’t heard of Bust magazine? If not then you should definitely get hold of a copy – it’s great. I’ve had a subscription for a few years now and the issues I don’t have I try to get on ebay – one went yesterday but I missed it (I… Read more »
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Sunny day and more knitting cases…
As promised, I took some pictures on the way to work this morning – I can’t really capture how pretty Sheffield is in the sun though. Here is a shot of the allotments which run near my house. We’ve had our name down on the list for one of those for 4 years now!! We’ll… Read more »
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Valentines Day cuteness…
I couldn’t resist a picture of this – isn’t this the cutest thing you ever saw. Lola was awake until I took the picture and then she wouldn’t take her eyes off me. She’s like a little guard dog – she sleeps with one eye open!
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Gretel, we love you!
I have just about finished the band of the hat now and it looks great so far. I’m glad I have passed the first hurdle and I can’t wait to start the cables (I love them!). I’m feeling a little full of cold which could be explaining the huge headache I have had all week… Read more »
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Gretel is finally on the go…
I’ve been a super scaredy cat for weeks over Gretel by Ysolda. I do the same thing everytime. I buy a gorgeous pattern, buy the wool, can’t wait to start it and then chicken out at the first hurdle! With Gretel it was the cast on – a tubular rib cast on. It doesn’t help that… Read more »
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Crafting 365 update…
I thought I’d give a little update on my personal crafting 365 efforts. Here is what I’ve made so far since the 24th January – today is day 18. Have a look at my photos here. Day 1 Dad’s sock pouch Day 2 Start of sewing case Day 3 Badges Day 4 Sewing case Day 5… Read more »
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Eco knits
My new Rowan magazine arrived this week and whilst I am not too chuffed with the patterns in this edition one thing did catch my eye; The new Rowan organic cotton range! I went to town on Weds and bought some. The colours are just gorgeous and everything is dyed with organic plant dyes. I would… Read more »