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Bluebell Cardigan
This cardigan feels like it’s been unreasonably long in coming. Such a gestation period for such a simple little cardigan – the reason is that in October last year, I acquired five skeins of Madeline...
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Froot Loop Socks and a Giveaway
Sometimes a pair of socks comes together so perfectly. It’s a reminder of why knitting socks can be so satisfying. A perfect yarn and pattern match makes for a dream knit. A little while ago my sister...
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The Wool Markets
It was a week ago now, but I very much want to write about a special day last weekend when Alice and I had our second outing to what she has affectionately come to know as “The Wool Markets”. Once a...
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Guest Interview at Suzy Hausfrau
Just a note to let you know that today you can find an interview I did with Suzy Hausfrau on her blog over here. Suzy Hausfrau is a great local yarn business owner and blogger. She is doing wonderful...
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Rainbow Legwarmers
In among the few big projects I’ve got going on, I’m trying to churn out a series of smaller instant-gratification items, which is all very well until your small items start to radically out number the...
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Hats galore!
As the school holidays approached, I set about quickly knitting a couple of hats for Alice and her cousin Willem. Willem was coming to Canberra for the school holidays, an event that’s happened twice...
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Lace Kelly Gloves
All winter I’ve known I wanted, and actually needed a new pair of fingerless mittens. All previous pairs were either lost or worn through. Each morning at the bus stop as the temperature plummeted, I...
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The Beach in Winter
I like having a winter birthday. I like it because Canberra does winter well. We have clear blue skies, bright light, chilly air and in July, the daffodils are starting to open their yellow heads. But...
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Tappan Zee Cardigan
All good things have their day, don’t they? Several years ago now I decided I wanted to make a Tappan Zee cardigan, a pattern from Knitty in 2010. Eventually, I did, just this month. My sister told me...
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A Return to Steeking
A long time ago, in 2007 to be precise, when I was young in my knitting, I undertook a project which (very) longtime readers will remember consumed nearly a year and a half of my life. It was The...
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