I wanted to share my progress on the castle jumper, as part of Ginny‘s yarn along. So dog-tired, at the moment, that I’m using fewer words. I’ve finished the front and am half way up the back. Lost direction in my use of yarn, so I stopped and went straight […]
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Castle building, stitch by stitch
Children grow. It’s a fact. One moment they have enough jumpers to clothe a small army. The next, they are down to one jumper that fits and another that will fit if you don’t mind listening to the grumbles as it is pulled, with great effort, over their heads. Oops […]
Read moreKnitting Stitches – Grape Hyacinth
Latest square in my knitted patchwork blanket. After several false starts with this square, I have finally finished it. I changed yarn and that made all the difference. It hadn’t helped that there are so many other demands on my time at the moment. There is sowing, planting, weeding and […]
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This week, I have been completely stumped by my knitting. I have started the next square six times this week. Six times! Three different stitches and each time they have not worked. Part of the problem is that I am using a double knit yarn that must be the upper […]
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