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1st July 2019 Postcard from Kyoto: The day summer started
We have just returned from an invigorating walking holiday in Kyoto Japan and were there on the very day when summer started. When was that, you ask? Well read more here to find out! |
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26th June 2019 Slip those stitches!
A new blogpost all about the wonders of Slip Stitches and their use in making strong knitted fabrics for placemats, rugs and bags. The photo shows a lovely reversible stitch, Double-Banded Rib from our book, Reversible Knitting Stitches which I used in my new knitting pattern, the Somertide Placemats shown at the top R. Then many thanks to Anna / Kiku Knits for the photos of her 2 lovely bags, the Nokomis Beach Bag and Sierra Shoulder Bag. All the patterns are worked with different slip stitches and you can read more about these in the latest blogpost here. |
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19th June 2019 New knitting pattern - Somertide Placemats
Summer is finally here - and with the sun comes the wonderful prospect of leisurely meals together outside. So here's a new pattern which will make your summer dining a delight. The Somertide Placemats includes instructions for both placemats and matching coasters in a glorious combination of summer colours. . . . To read more of this blogpost, please click here. For more information about the Somertide Placemats pattern, please click here. |
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14th June 2019 Merry it is in Somertide
A blogpost to greet the start of summer! Please enjoy some of Tim's photos taken near my old hometown of St Albans in Hertfordshire along with some verses that my father used to love from one of his old Middle English texts, "Of Arthour and Merlin" from about 1331. Read more here... |
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28th May 2019 Last minute knitting!
Have you ever seriously under-estimated the amount of time it takes to knit something for that all-important event? It doesn't seem to matter what the event is, whether it's something for Christmas, a new baby or, as in my case, our daughter's wedding. In every situation, the last 24 hours seems to be 1 hour of sleep and 23 hours of knitting! Read about my attempts to knit a wrap in time for Anna and Andrew's wedding here. |
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18th May 2019 Postcard from England - Ancient doorways and hidden places
In this last in this series of postcards from England, you will find us in the Welsh borderlands. I love this part of the world, with ancient castles and manor houses dotted through the landscape. Please click here to read the full blogpost and many thanks again to Tim for his wonderful photos! |
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15th May 2019 Postcard from England - Bluebells and meandering ways
Today's blogpost is another "Postcard from England". This time we start in Cornwall with views of carpets of bluebells and wild garlic, then travel on to sinking churches and timbered houses! Please click here to read the full blogpost and many thanks again to Tim for his wonderful photos! |
