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More Helical Socks

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Published: March 9, 2025 21:59

I finished the helical knitted socks I mention a few weeks ago.Here you can see how they compare.I really enjoyed the way the different patterns emerged as I was knitting. There were some similarities.In fact I enjoyed it so much that I immediately started…

Monthly Montage – February

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Published: March 6, 2025 11:53

In February the only crafting I did was socks. I finished the pair of socks that had been hanging around for a long long time and started a new pair using three different yarns left over from earlier socks. These were my normal toe-up socks but using the…

Monthly Montage – January

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Published: February 19, 2025 11:46

This last month has been either about the problems of getting a new kitchen tap I was happy with or the process of designing my latest blanket.

Helical Knitted Socks

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Published: February 16, 2025 21:16

The photograph I posted a couple of weeks ago was meant to indicate that I was taking a break from blogging and crafting and going to spend my leisure time on books and a jigsaw. This was because I was having an energy down turn from my CFS and felt I…

Mute Monday

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Published: February 3, 2025 09:32

My New Tap – What happened next

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Published: January 26, 2025 22:55

When I wrote a couple of weeks ago, I only told you about that one problem. The first plumber had said that there just might be a leak where he had attached an isolator, so to keep an eye on it. So I did and there was. I shone my torch and there was a […]

Blanket Colours – getting there

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Published: January 19, 2025 21:40

I think that things are converging on choosing colours for the blanket I am designing. When I first started thinking of colours, I based what I used on the blanket my daughter had liked but I also fancied trying out a rainbow version. This seemed like a…

A Question and a Word

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Published: January 12, 2025 21:45

First a question. I don’t really like mixer taps. I like to think the water from my cold tap is straight from the mains with no chance that it might be mixed with some water from the hot tap. However I have two sinks in the kitchen and so I need a tap that…

Choosing Colours for the Blanket

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Published: January 5, 2025 21:47

I have never had this much trouble choosing colours for a blanket. With my spectrum blanket(and other ripple blankets)  and the blanket for my granddaughter which also gave rise to the colour scheme for my Eternity Knot blanket, the colour ideas were…

Looking Back on 2024

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Published: January 1, 2025 11:37

I like to look back on the past year and all the finished objects I have shared with you. No knitting this time though I have been plodding on with that, as yet unfinished, pair of socks. I published four new patterns in 2024. A Dainty Cross Bookmark…