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Cardi in 4 days? Day 2 ::

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Almost finished with the bottom now :)

Cardi in 4 days? Day 2 progress :

In fact depending on how I go it may be finished, as on trying it on with the dress it stops perfectly at the waist. Although I am concerened that it flares out a little too much. So I'm going to work on the sleeves today and if I get them done in time I may even frog the bottom and make it a little less flouncy, you know because I haven't given myself a tight...

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mustard hearts for me ::

Posted by vicki brown on

mustard hearts for me ::


 


my newest short sleeved sweater is finished!  It still needs blocking (which I'm really hoping will give it a bit more length as it's a teeny bit short) but otherwise it's all finished and I'm quite in love with it.


mustard hearts for me ::


I made a few silly mistakes with the fair isle pattern, but for a first attempt I think I did pretty well.


mustard hearts for me ::


mustard hearts for me ::


I have to be honest I didn't knit it all in continental style as I had intend...

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another short sleeved sweater for me ::

Posted by vicki brown on

so as I said, new knitting skills require practice and well, what perfect excuse to knit myself a new sweater.


another short sleeved sweater for me ::


I saw this beautiful Katia Peru yarn in my local yarn store a few weeks ago and fell in love with it.  It's super chunky and soft and I imagine it will be oh so warm too.


another short sleeved sweater for me ::


I found a fabulous book of fair isle in the charity shop this week, it has some really interesting history of the...

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continental style ::

Posted by vicki brown on

last week I attended my first neighbourhood 'knit and natter' gathering, it was lovely and there were fabulous cakes!


"'A souvenir of today at Cudgewa 25.10.16.' It looks something like a Red Cross meeting, but it's just the normal state of patriotic girls during the Great War." - Cudgewa, Victoria, 25 October 1916 / photographer unknown


Whilst I was there I was taught to knit continental style (essentially holding the yarn in your left hand rather the right).  So far, so good, I'm not quite as fast as I am englishstyle yet, but getting close. I'd love to be one of those super speedy knitters, you know where the...

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owls for me ::

Posted by vicki brown on

owls for me ::


I was asked to knit something for a twitter friend.  I've never been asked to knit something for someone before (normally I just inflict my creations on others) so I was hugely flattered.  


The pattern in question was owls by Kate Davies.  I had never heard of Kate Davies and her blog needled before, but my am I glad I now have, she has some beautiful patterns!  I completely adore these gorgeous pa...

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