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What you write when your brain can’t handle a review of the year
2016 has been a strange year. That’s putting it mildly, with global events that many of us thought “could never happen” turning out to be the things we hadn’t realised that many of our neighbours actually wanted. There have been … Continue reading
Fear of missing out (and how even the knitting events you can’t attend might still bring you joy)
Fear of missing out (“FoMO”) is the fear that you’re missing out on fun and rewarding interactions and experiences that other people are having. Apparently we all have different factors which might cause us to experience FoMO to varying degrees … Continue reading
Unravel 2015
I recently made a road trip from London to Farnham with three friends to attend Unravel at Farnham Maltings. Unravel is an annual yarn and fibre festival, and as it’s at the end of February, it usually kicks off the UK … Continue reading
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Tagged Farnham Maltings, inspiration, knitting, Unravel, yarn festival
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Winter inspiration by the sea
A long weekend away provided a welcome opportunity to recharge my batteries and get plenty of visual inspiration. Although London hasn’t been cloaked in a Narnian snow blanket (like many other parts of the Northern hemisphere), it’s still pretty dark … Continue reading
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Tagged Adnams, Beetlebum, bittern, EastLondonKnit, knitting, recharging, RSPB MInsmere, Southwold, winter inspiration, winter landscapes
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Being kinder to myself (or how it’s really not right to rush when knitting with cashmere)
I hope you’re having a good 2015 so far. I spent the start of mine very quietly, as I was laid low with a chest infection. When I felt up to knitting, I had a lovely soothing project to work on: the … Continue reading
Knitting thrums: a how-to guide
Do you knit patterns more than once? I usually prefer to knit something new, but sometimes a pattern begs to be knit more than once, often because I finish it for the first time and think someone else I know might like one … Continue reading
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Tagged Cadeautje, gift knitting, how to make thrums, knitting, thrums, Ysolda Teague
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A knitting weekend (and measuring my progress)
Last weekend, I enjoyed two days of lovely company, delicious food, beautiful countryside, excellent conversation and lots of knitting with a group of friends and friends-of-friends. Six of us stayed in Swallow Barn Cottage in the lovely village of Hartpury, near Gloucester … Continue reading
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Tagged bee shelter, Cadeautje, Cedar Shake, Hartpury, Juju's Loops, knitting, knitting weekend, measuring progress, thrums, Ysolda Teague
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A knitting emergency
This week I had a knitting emergency. I had nothing to knit… By that I don’t mean that I had no yarn to knit. Far from it – this is the pile by the sofa at the moment, and I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged cold turkey, does knitting improve me?, knitting, knitting emergency, nothing to knit, projects, yarn
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The Great London Yarn Crawl: one week to go!
Next Saturday (20 September 2014), I’ll be taking part in the Great London Yarn Crawl: a wonderful woolly day out around London, visiting various yarn shops on a planned route with other knitters, all on public transport. The founders of the GLYC, Rachel and … Continue reading
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Tagged A Playful Day, GLYC, Great London Yarn Crawl, knitting, London, LYS, Pom Pom Quarterly, Refuge
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