Category Archives: Knitting

Yarn Along

Joining in with Ginny at Small Things yarn along this week. Oh, my this will be my third post today.  That’s a first and promise there has been no caffeine involved!  I am a little further along with Scarlett’s dress.  Jairah … Continue reading

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Yarn Along

Joining in with Ginny at Small Things yarn along this week. I found this free pattern at Spotlight and thought it would be great for Scarlett for school.  Scarlett’s favourite colour at the moment is blue and I just love the … Continue reading

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Yarn Along

Joining in with Ginny at Small Things yarn along this week. I have finally finished piecing and sewing together the blessingway baby blanket.  It has come together quite well considering all the different sized pieces people had contributed.  I had to … Continue reading

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Yarn Along

I have decided to join in with Ginny at Small Things yarn along this week. I have been working on sewing up a friend’s baby blanket which is a blessingway gift for her baby.  Her babe has now arrived (a … Continue reading

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Not Just A Square

A lovely friend is due to have a baby soon.  I was meant to attend her blessingway this weekend past, but had over committed myself and couldn’t get there.  It was the same day as Tenneille’s birthday and being the … Continue reading

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Here ’tis

I have competed my Sideways Grande Hat from Boutique Knits and I am in love.  It is beautiful and soft and the colour is so rich and warm. I forgot to mention in my previous post that the cable is … Continue reading

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I’m a knittin’ me a hat, in Summer?

Well this week started out quite cool.  In fact we lit the fire twice.  Nothing like a fire to add to the ambiance of the festive season.  I decided to get my knitting out, because wood fires provoke that in … Continue reading

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Books to inspire the crafter within

So as we are getting closer to Christmas, the realisation that I have done very little, albiet, nothing for Christmas is a little daunting.  But of course there are always books that inspire the crafter within me. Sew Soft Toys … Continue reading

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Winter knitting 2010

In honour of the fact it has taken me 5 years, yes, 5 years to get to the point of actually getting this blog up and running, I thought I could do a bit of ‘back-blogging’, that is, stuff I … Continue reading

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