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Tag Archives: knitting
Finding Inspiration
I have been getting the urge to make something tiny lately… my limit was 2mm needles, so I went hunting for some lace-weight yarn. I found a lovely colour-way from Schoppel; a gradient lace-weight that drifts from greens through to … Continue reading
Posted in craft adventures, Fibres, knitting, nature, seasonal
Tagged 2mm, flowers, knitted, knitting, knitting lace, lace weight, laceball 100, laceweight, samplers, schoppel, swatching, yarn
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One ring (shawl) to rule them all
Oh dear, time does seem to have escaped me again. We have moved house twice since my last entry. I would love to say my time has been spent knitting furiously, spinning skeins of luxurious fibres and exploring a world … Continue reading
Posted in craft adventures, Fibres, knitting, Travel
Tagged 4ply, elves, elvish, estonia, estonian lace, history of knitting, history of lace, knitted leaves, knitted shawl, knitting, lace, lace knitting, leaves, merino, mohair, queen elizabeth, queen victoria, ring shawl, scotland, shetland, shetland lace, sock yarn, spinning, wedding shawl, woodland, wool, yarn
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A village wrapped in woollens – and some serious yarn deprivation
Hello – I have missed you all! What a month! We very unexpectedly moved house and everything has been in utter chaos. We are only in this house for a very short period of time and then it’s another move. … Continue reading
Posted in knitting, seasonal, Spinning, Travel
Tagged art, art yarn, bishops castle, christmas knitting, chrochet bombing, crochet, gorilla knitting, knitting, shropshire, yarn, yarn bombing
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Woodland Knits – and spotting dragons
Shhh – come over here! Look what I found in the toadstool patch! OK, so I didn’t actually find it in the toadstool patch, I actually found it on Amazon, but that’s not the point! Do you long for a … Continue reading
Posted in book review, craft adventures, felting, Fibres, knitting, nature
Tagged dragon watchers hood, enchanted, fairy knitting, flower crown, knitting, knitting book, knitting book review, knitting pattern, midsummer nights dream, seedpod purse, stephanie dosen, tiny owl knits, wildflower crown, woodland knits, woodland knits pattern book
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Woolly Anticipation
I was a little late hearing about the yarn show Yarndale this year. It was one of those things I had heard about but having already been to Wonderwool Wales I was content not to go. Or rather, my bank … Continue reading
Posted in craft adventures, Fibres, knitting, Spinning
Tagged alpaca, crochet, indie yarns, knitted animals toys, knitting, luxury yarns, natural dyes, natural fibres, needle felting, sheep, skipton, spinning, spinning fibres, spinning wheel, tiny owl knits, travel, uk yarn sellers, weaving, wet felting, woodland knits, wool, wool tops, yarn bowls, yarn show, yarndale
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Walnut Mary – the colour changing cardigan
I do not have much of a success story with natural dyeing. I get this fanciful idea in my head that I can experiment and this usually ends in yarn the same colour as when I started. Take my recent … Continue reading
Why Create?
Do you ever ask yourself why you create? For most of us it certainly isn’t out of necessity as it was for our parents or grandparents. We can hop into a car and buy a jumper for next to nothing … Continue reading
Posted in children, craft adventures, felting, Fibres, knitting, Waldorf / Steiner
Tagged creative, creative therapy, crochet, eco friendly, eco knitting, felting, fulling, Gardening, grow your own, hand me down knits, heirloom knits, knitting, knitting for charity, knitting for children, knitting for kids, knitting to give, making, nesting bowls, prayer shawls, stacking bowls, steiner inspired, waldorf inspired
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An August Giveaway
A friend and I have recently set up a new ‘knitting’ group, Woolgathering at the Tyn-y-Capel . Nestled in the local hilltops we get to admire a stunning view no matter what the weather and enjoy conversation over a pretty … Continue reading
Posted in knitting, seasonal
Tagged autumn, cable needle, cables, circular needles, diamonds and pearls, DPNs, Free fingerless mitts pattern, free knitting pattern, free pattern, free wrist warmers, gloves, in the round, knitted, knitted gloves, knitting, knitting give away, knitting giveaway, magic loop, picot cast on off, seasonal
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